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by score OF Z 10 ).
Ed Lenthe went all the way to
chalk up his eighth win and Ted
Laguna was his catcher.
Ladera, Highlander, started for
the White Roses and was charged
with the loss. He was knocked out
in the Braves fifth inning when they
scored four of their seven runs and
was relieved by Kinsey, lefthand-
er. He, in turn, was taken out for a
pinch-hitter in the top half of the
eighth and Adametz, another right
handler, pitched the last inning. Jones
did the catching.
The Braves took a one-run lead in
the first inning. Damiano walked
and then on a hit-and-run play, Zinn
singled to left, with Damiano racing
to third, from where he scored after
the catch when Laguna flied to right.
Ladera then settled down and struck
out the next two batters.
1t was 20 Hagerstown in the sec
ond Myers, the first man up, ground
ed to Mccain, but Ladera, who COW
cred first on the play, dropped the
throw for an error. Blake then
singled to left, sending Myers to
third. Hersh was up next and he
flied to center. Myers broke for home
after the catch and should have been
an easy out, but Jones dropped the
perfect throw, for the second error
of the inning, and Myers scored
Blake then moved to second on a
passed ball, but again Ladera settled
down and struck out the next two
batters.
That was all the scoring until the
fifth when the Braves sent ten men
to the plate to score four more runs
and make the score 6 to 0 Hagers-
town.
Lenthe, the first man up, grounded
out and Damiano struck out. linn
then singled to center and promptly
stole second. Ted Laguna was up
next and he got an infield hit, with
Finn going to third. linn then scor-
ed on delayed steal of home. La
guna broke for second and when
Snyder, York's second baseman, took
the throw and tried to tag Laguna,
linn broke for home and safely
crossed the plate. Laguna then took
third on wild pitch, after which
Barrett walked. Dick Guyton fol-
lowed with the third hit of the in
ming, a single to center, scoring La
guna, with Barrett stopping at sec
ond. Bob Myers followed with a
single to right, scoring Barrett and
sending Guyton to third.
That was all for Ladera and Kin
Sey went to the mound. Blake, the
first man to face him, walked to fill
the bases and when Hersh also drew
walk, Guyton crossed the plate
with the fourth run. But the inning
ended when Kinsey struck out
Lenthe, up for the second time in the
inning.
York's first run came in the sixth.
Arroyo, the first man up, singled to
left. Buck walked, but was forced
at second by Durham, with Arroyo
moving to third. Mccain followed
with n cinoIo 70 oon+o,. coor;x., A.
royo, with Durham moving to sec
ond. Tasby then smashed a line
drive over short, but Damiano made
fine catch. The inning ended when
Jones grounded to Myers at first.
Both teams scored run in the
seventh, to make the score 7 to 2
Hagerstown.
In the top half, Kinsey singled to
left. Lindquist then beat out bunt.
with Kinsey stopping at second. Ar
royo followed with another infield
hit on which Jimmy linn made a
bad throw and Kinsey scored on the
error. But the inning ended when
Buck grounded to Jimmy linn, who
stepped on second to retire Arroyo
and then threw to Myers in time to
get Buck to complete the double
play.
In the bottom half, Barrett, the
first man up, got his second hit of
the night, three-bagger to right
field, and scored on Guyton's single
to center. Myers took a third called
strike, but Blake came through with
his second hit, a double to center,
sending Guyton to third. Hersh then
grounded to Snyder at second and
Guyton was caught in a rundown
between third and home for the sec
ond out. Lenthe then struck out to
retire the side.
York's third and final run came in
the eighth. Durham singled to left,
but was forced at second by Mccain.
Tasby flied out, but Jones followed
with another single to left, sending
Mccain To third from uvhara he