The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-05-21
Keeping Up With The Braves
BY H. S. Douglas
BY H. S. Douglas

son and then Damiano moved to sec
ond on wild pitch. But that's as far
as he got, as Barrett flied to center
and Loos struck out.
Summary: Portsmouth, 3R, 5H, OE,
Left. Hagerstown, 1R, 5H, 2E, 9
| Left.
Second Game
Dorman made some more changes
in his lineup in the second game.
Damiano replaced Fairchild at short,
Jordon replaced linn at second and
Blake took over third base. Charlie
Higham was the pitcher and Ber-
nardini was again behind the plate.
Ray Kangus, Highlander (the
losing pitcher) started for Ports
mouth but was knocked out in the
Braves big fourth inning after Civ
ing up 2 hits and two walks Che had
already walked six men in the first
three innings) and was replaced by
Gordon Lange, another Highlander,
, but he couldn't find the plate either
and third pitcher, Joe Corona, came
in, finally retired the side and went
the rest of the way. North was be-
hind the plate.
The game was another one of
those valuations, with total of %
walks, Is of them by the three Ports
mouth pitchers, and by Higham.
The Braves took a one-run lead in
the bottom half of the first when
Damiano opened the inning with a
single, moved to second on Morelli's
walk and scored on Barrett's single
to left. But that rally ended in a
hurry when Morelli, who had
rounded second on Barrett's hit, was
caught before he could get back to
the bag on a quick throw by Guet-
tier, the leftfelder Barrett was
then caught off first.
Portsmouth tied it up in the sec
ond. With one away, North got a
base on balls, but was thrown out at
second on Neighbors' grounder. But
Ankrum, Portsmouth's second base
man and manager, came through
with the first of his three hits of the
game, three-bagger to center, scor-
ing Neighbors Higham then struck
out Kangus to retire the side.
Hagerstown sewed the game up in
weird fourth inning when IA men
went to bat and runs crossed the
plate. With one away, Blake dou-
bled to left and then Bernardini and
Higham both walked, filling the
bases. Damiano followed with a
single to left, scoring Blake and
Bernardini, with Higham stopping
at second.
That was all for Kangus and LANCE
went to the mound. He walked
Morelli, again filling the bases. Bar
rett also drew walk, scoring Hig-
ham and leaving the sacks loaded.
Loos then got the fifth walk of the
inning, scoring Damiano, and Jor-
don drew walk number six, scoring
Morelli. Davis, who made the first
out of the inning, came up for the
second time and beat out a hit in
front of the plate, scoring Barrett,
but Blake forced LooS at the plate
for the second out, but still leaving
the sacks heavily occupied. Lange
then walked Bernardini, scoring Jor-
don, and Higham got the eighth walk
of the inning, scoring Davis with the
eighth run. That was all for Lange,
and Corona took over and whipped
third called strike past Damiano,
the. 14th man to bat, to retire the
side. Corona shut out the Braves
in the last four innings.
/ Portsmouth got an unearned run
in the fifth when Della-Rocca. who
had singled to center and moved to
second on an infeld out, scored when
Pamiano let Guettler's grounder go
through him.
! Their third and final run came in
the eighth, when Ankrum singled
to left, went all the way to third
when Bernardini grabbed Corona's
tap along the first base line and made
wild throw to first, and Ankrum
then scored while Corona was being
thrown out at second on Jenis'
grounder. Higham. then retired the
side without further damage.
Summary: Portsmouth, 3R, III, DE-
Is Left. Hagerstown, OR, OH, 2E, 10
Left.
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