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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02

batting seventh. Everybody in the
lineup got at least one hit and
everybody except Guyton scored at
least one run. Jimmy linn led the
batting attack with 3 for 5, but one
of the big blows of the game was
Bob Myers four Dagger over the
rightfeld wall with two on. Besides
Notermann, Guyton and Blake GO;
two hits apiece.
The Braves got their first run in
the first, when Blake's double to
left, scored linn, who had singled.
Run number two came in the second
inning. Barrett singled and moved to
second on balk. Concannon flied
out to deep center, with Barrett GO
ing to third after the catch. Noter
, mann then walked and stole ser nd.
Miller struck out and then manager
Wasiak ordered linn walked. f1i-
ing the bases. But Guyton also
walked, forcing Barrett across the
plate. Myers then grounded out.
1t was SO Hagerstown in the
fourth. With one away, Miller sin
gle to center and moved to second
on Zinn's single to right. Guyton
popped up, but Bob Myers then
stepped to the plate and smacked
one over the rightfeld wall, scoring
Miller and linn ahead of him.
The Dodgers two runs came in
the fifth, but only one of them was
earned. Rutherford, the first man
up, pinch-hitting for Banals, walk
ed. Charlie then got Lillis on a
popup and Wasiak on a strike out.
But Neal came through with a dou-
bic to left, scoring Rutherford, and
when Concannon booted the relay,
Neal took third on the error.
Koranda then grounded to Blake,
who also booted the ball, permitting
Neal to score the second run.
The Braves really sewed it up in
the seventh when ten men went to
bat and five more runs crossed the
plate to make the score 10 to g.. A
single to left center by Blake, a
bunt single by Hersa and a walk to
Barrett, filled the bases with none
out. Concannon followed with an
other single, scoring Blake and
Hersh, with Barrett going to third
Notermann then lifted a high fly to
short leftfeld that Koranda got his
glove on, but couldn't hold, and
Barrett scored on the error, Con
cannon moved to second and Noter-
mann was safe at first. Charlie
Miller then laid down sacrifice
bunt, sending Concannon to third
and Notermann to second, and Char
lie was safe at first when the pitcher
booted the ball and couldn't make q
throw. Jimmy linn then got solid
single to right, scoring Concannon
and Notermann and still there was
nobody out. But Malloch, who was
on the mound, then struck out Guy
ton and Myers and got Blake, the
tenth man to bat in the inning, tc
hit to Lillis at short, who threw hin
out at first to retire the side.
Hagerstown's 18th and final rur
came in the eighth Hersh and Bar,
rett both walked and after Concan-
non had flied out, Notermann sin
gled, filling the bases. Malloch Their
cut loose with wild pitch, scoring
Hersh. But he then got the next two
batters without any trouble.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
NEWPORT NEWS HERE
"wednesday Night)


Behind the three-hit pitching of
Emerson Unzicker, a lefthander, who
went into the game with a record of
six wins and only one loss, the New
port News Dodgers salvaged one of
their three-game series with the
Braves when they took the final
game on Wednesday night by a score
of to 2. Manager Stan Wasiak did
the catching.
Charlie Miller, the losing pitcher,
started for the Braves and despite
the ten hits he gave up in the eight
innings he was on the mound, he
might have won the game had it not
been for two costly errors. Ed Len
the took over the pitching chores in
the ninth, but he just didn't have it
and was tagged with four of the
Dodgers runs. Ted Laguna was be-
hind the plate.
Unzicker gave up a total of five
walks, but only one of them figured
in the scoring. Despite the fact that
he ran the count to and 2 on no
less than Is Hagerstown batters, he
was unbeatable in the clutch and he
also helped his own cause by catch
ing two base runners off first, with
an extremely tricky motion that
caught them fiatfooted.
It was 81 Hagerstown in the
fourth.
In the top half, Lillis opened the
inning with a single to left. Neal
followed with a single to right, but
Lillis was thrown out trying to go
to third on the hit Colombo ground
ed out Miller to Myers for the sec
ond out, but then Charlie walked
Glenn and Wasiak followed with the
third hit of the inning, a single to
center, scoring Neal, but Glenn was
thrown out when he tried to go to
third on the hit
In the bottom half, with one away,
Guyton walked. Myers flied to left
and then Bill Barrett teed off and
slammed one of Unzicker's offerings
high and wide over the centerfeld
wall, scoring Guyton ahead of him.
UnZicker then shut them out for the
rest of the way.
The Dodgers tied it up in the sixth.
With one away, Neal singled to CEN
ter. Colombo then hit perfect
double play ball to Concahnon at
short, but he couldn't come up with
it and both runners were safe on the
error. They then advanced a base
oil wild pitch. Glenn was up next
and he flied out to deep right, with
Neal scoring after the catch and Co.
lombo moving to third. Wasiak
walked, but the inning ended when
Lynx popped up to linn.
The Braves second hit came in the
sixth when Hersh singled to left,
but that's as far as he got as he was
caught off first and tagged out in a
rundown. Their third and final hit
came in the eighth when, with two
out, Damiano, pinch-hitting for Mil
Ter, singled to left. But linn ended
the inning by grounding short to
first.
1t was So Newport News in the
eighth. With one away, Colombo
singled to center Glenn then
grounded to linn for what looked
like another perfect double play, but
Jimmy bobbled it and both runners
were safe on the error. Wasiak then
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
PORTSMOUTH HERE
Friday Night)

Behind the four-hit pitching of
Jack Larson-to say nothing of his
perfect night at the plate, he got
for 2, drove in two runs and scored
twice himself-the Braves coasted
to an easy 10 to 2 win over the Ports
mouth Merrimacs on Friday night,
to give them an even break in the
two-game series. Ted Laguna was
his catcher It was Jacks eighth
win against just two losses.
Manager Jimmy linn revamped
his lineup to get more righthand
power at the plate and it certainly
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
Piedmont League
Standings
The Weeks Schedule
(ThrOugh TuesdaY)

Tonight-Newport News at New
port News.
Tomorrow Night - York here.
Game time 8:15.
Saturday Morning Fourth of
JULY - York here. Game time
HOO o'clock.
Saturday Night-York at York.
Sunday Afternoon-York at York.
This will be a double header
Monday Night - Roanoke here.
Game time 8:15.
Tuesday Night - Roanoke here.
Game time 8:15.
Wednesday Night-Roanoke here.
Game time 8:15. This will be Alsatia
Club Night
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
PORTSMOUTH HERE
(ThurSdav Night

portsmouth came IN on thursday
night for two-game series and they
won the first one by a score of 5 to 4.
Bill Wilson started for the Braves,
but was taken out for a pinch-hitter
in the sixth and Stan Slack went
in in the seventh and pitched shut
out ball the rest of the way. Ted
Laguna was behind the plate.
Bill Williams, a lefthander, was
the starting and winning pitcher for
the Merrimacs, but he ran into trou-
BILE in the ninth and Brooks Law
renee, a righthander, relieved him.
Lamar North was behind the plate.
After three scoreless innings,
Portsmouth took 80 lead in the
fourth, but only one of the runs
were earned. With one away, Will
son walked Wheeler and Guettler,
but it looked as if he would get out
of it when he struck out Peete for
the second out. Bernie Jenis, how
ever, came through with a single to
short left and Wheeler scored on the
hit when Jack Concannon was late in
making his throw to the plate. Jenis
then stole second and when Laguna
threw the ball into centerfeld, Guet-
tier scored on the error and Jenis
went all of the way to third Then,
when Blake let Guyton's throw to
third get away from him, Jenis scor-
ed on the second error on the play.
Neighbors then fouled out to retire
the side.
Both teams scored two runs in the
sixth to make the score S to 2 Ports
mouth.
In the top half, Wilson, for the sec
ond straight time, walked both
Wheeler and Guettler Peete then
laid down perfect bunt along the
third base line, filling the bases with
none out. Jenis then grounded to
linn, who threw to Concannon,
forcing Peete at second and the
throw to first was in time to get
Jenis for the double play, with
Wheeler crossing the plate. Neigh
bors then followed with a double
to left, scoring Guettler, but North
ended the rally when he fouled out
to Laguna.
In the bottom half, Don Damiano
pinch-hitting for Wilson, opened the
inning with a single to left. linn
flied out, but Guyton walked, putting
men on first and second. Myers then
singled to right, scoring Damiano
Barrett flied out to left, but when
Guettler threw the ball past first in
an effort to get Myers before he could
get back, Guyton scored on the err
ror, but when Myers then tried to
go to third on the play, he was
thrown out to retire the side.
In the seventh inning Slack went
to the mound for. the Braves and
Damiano replaced Blake at third.
The Braves came within one run
of tying the score in the bottom hall
of the ninth and it all happened af-
ter two were out. Slack went down
swinging and Concannon took 8
third called strike for the second
out. Williams then walked Laguna
/ and Damiano and linn followed
with single to right, scoring Laguns
i and sending Damiano to third.
That was all for Williams and
Lawrence went to the mound. Guy
ton was the first man to face him and
! with a count of one ball and one
strike, Lawrence cut loose with q
wild pitch, scoring Damiano with
the Braves fourth run of the game
with linn taking second. But the
rally and game ended when Guy
ton struck out.
Summary: Portsmouth, 5R, 5H, 1E
4 Left. Hagerstown, AR, 5H, 2E, 7
Left.
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Paid Attendance

With SO games played at home to
date, the total paid attendance was
29,854. This is an average of nearly
$50 per game and with the Braves
coming home tomorrow night, the
average should be well over the
1000 mark at the end of the week
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02

paid off. Everybody but Don
Damiano got at least one hit and a
big feature of the game was the hit
ting of Earl Hersh, Milwaukee's
bonus rookie outfelder, who got two
home runs high over the rightfield
wall and a double that hit the right
field fence within a couple of feet of
the top.
Red Graham, a lefthander, went
the route for Portsmouth and La
mar North was his catcher.
Larson only faced 80 batters, re-
firing the side in order in seven of
the nine innings. The Merrimacs
two runs were scored in the top half
of the second. With two away,
Jenis doubled. Neighbors scored
him with single to right and North
followed with the third hit of the
inning, double to left, scoring
Neighbors, but Graham grounded out
to retire the side.
Their other hit came in the eighth.
Neighbors, the first man up, dou-
bled to left and then Larson put
North on first for his only walk of
the game. But that rally ended in
hurry when Graham hit into a
double play Concannon to linn to
Myers, with Neighbors taking third.
But that's as far as he got as Rocca
grounded out Concannon to Myers.
The Braves went ahead to 2 in
the bottom half of the second. With
one away, Barrett walked and stole
second. Concannon grounded out,
but Larson came through with sin
gle to right, scoring Barrett Jimmy
linn followed with a double to right,
scoring Larson, and when Ports
mouths shortstop let the throw from
rightield get away from him, Jim
my linn came all of the way home
on the error. Guyton then flied out to
retire the side.
It was Az HagerstoWn in the
fourth. Barrett opened the inning
with a double to left and Concannon
followed with a single to center.
Barrett was almost down to third
on the hit, but had to race back to
second when it looked as if Neigh
bors had caught the ball at his shoe
tops. But the umpire ruled that he
had trapped it and it went as a hit.
Larson sacrificed both runners along.
linn fouled out to the catcher, but
Guyton walked, filling the bases,
and Myers also got a free ticket to
first forcing Barrett across the plate.
Laguna then flied to left for the
third out.
The Braves batted around in the
fifth frame to pick up four more
runs and make the score 80. Earl
Hersh opened the inning with his
first home run, over the rightfield
wall. Damiano grounded out, but
Barrett laid down a perfect bunt
along the third base line and beat it
out and he moved to second on a
wild pitch. Concannon beat out a
hit to short, putting men on first and
third, and Larson walked, filling the
bases. Jimmy linn then got his
second hit of the game, a single to
center, scoring Barrett and Concan-
non. Guyton followed with his sec
ond hit, single to center, scoring
Larson. Myers, the ninth man to
bat, struck out to end the rally.
Their ninth run came in the sixth
when Hersh doubled to right and
then, after the next two men went
out, Concannon walked and Larson
got his second hit, a single to right,
scoring Hersh. Their tenth and final
run was Hersh's second four Dagger
in the eighth inning.
Summary: Portsmouth, 2R, All, 1E
2 Left Hagerstown, 10R, 15H, 0E
10 Left.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
Double PLAYS

Through Tuesday night, with Sc
games played, the Braves had COM
pleted 70 double plays, 40 at home
and 80 on the road.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02

Summary: Newport News, 2R, III,
2E, Left. Hagerstown, 11R, 14H,
2E, IL Left.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
First Game

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First Game
Bill Wilson threw a two-hitter at
the league-leading Dodgers in the
seven-inning first game, that was a
makeup of previous rained out
game. Ted Laguna was his catcher
Unzicker, one of the Dodgers lead
ing pitchers, started the game and
was the losing pitcher. He was
taken out for a pinch-hitter in the
fifth inning and Cincotta pitched the
last two frames. Mcleod was be-
bind the plate.
Jimmy linn, who IS doing suct a
fine job of managing the Braves, got
thumbed out of the game in the top
half of the seventh inning by plate
umpire Schwarts, when he pro
tested too vigorously, the umpire's
decision that Damiano's drive down
the third base line went foul. Joe
Blake went in to bat for him and
then SOCK over the second base
chores in the bottom half Of the
seventh and got two putouts,
The only hits Newport News got
were single by Lillis in the third
and another single in the seventh
by Palamara.
The Braves scored their two runs
in the third. Jimmy linn opened
the inning with a single and Bill
Wilson got a walk. Concannon then
laid down bunt along the third base
line and got credit for a hit when
Wasiak, the third baseman, and I'm
ticker collided when trying to field
it and the bases were loaded. Guy
ton then hit into double play, with
linn crossing the plate. Myers was
hit by a pitched ball and then
Unzicker trying to pick him off at
first, threw the ball into rightfeld,
with Wilson scoring the second and
final run on the error.
Against the lefthanded Unzicker,
linn made another change in his
lineup. Concannon took Jimmy's
place in the lead-off spot-he got
two of the Braves five hits-and
Jimmy dropped down to the number
eight slot.
Summary: Newport News, OR, 2H,
1E, 4 Left. Hagerstown, 2R, 5H, 0E,
Left.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02

Any old fish can float down
stream but it takes live fish to
swim up.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02

Personality is the ability to get
along on banana oil instead of ell
bow grease.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
AT PORTSMOUTH
SUNDAY AfternOOnl

Hagerstown moved over to Ports
mouth for the Sunday afternoon
game and they lost that one by a
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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
AT NEWPORT NEWS
MONDAY Night

The Braves took a double header
with Newport News on Monday
night by scores of 2 to 0 and II to 2.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
RUBBER STAMPS

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-02
Second Game

The Braves had a field day in the
nine-inning second game at the ex-
pense of five Dodgers pitchers.
Muriello, highlander, who started
was charged with the loss. Bale
strini was behind the plate.
Charlie Miller went the route for
the Braves and Notermann, the
newly acquired Braves second string
catcher, broke into The lineup and
not only did a fine Job behind the
plate, but also came across with
two singles in four times at bat.
Miller pitched superb game. He
kept his seven hits well scattered,
never allowing more than one in
any inning, and was unbeatable in
the clutch.
In the game linn went back to
his lead-off spot, with Concannon
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Missouri General Assembly Gets Bills 10
Change Law Requiring Segregation

JEFFERSON CITY, MO-A two-pronged attack upon seq
legation the schools Missouri was made late last week
with the introduction of bills designed to end the states
hme-Wom separate school system.
One bill introduced on Thursday January % would out
law segregation in all grade and high schools of tba state II
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Kentucky Man
Says Naacp Fails
To Help The Mass

Louisville, Ky - f. Ewbank
Tucker founder of the Kentucky
Bureau for Negro Affairs, has ac-
cused the NAACP of failing to
meet the needs of the average
man.
Branding the organization as
merely a fifth wheel to the Dem
cratic party Tucker said the
NAACP catered to a select group
Of colored persons and does not
nearly meet the needs of the man
in the street. Among those things
which he said the NAACP paid
too much attention to We're tennis
and golf.
The man in the street Negro
doesn't have much time for tennis
and golf, according to Tucker.
Tucker said his organization in
tends to form chapters in every
Kentucky county with a colored
population of 100 or more. It's
major purpose, he said, will be
to help the "man-in-th e-street Ne
gro meet his detectives in every
day living"
Among its detectives, according
to Tucker will be:
Better schools, better working
conditions and the end Of sagrc-
CATION"
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Alta Delegate
Assembly Meets
AT Jones Hi

The executive secrctary's report
made to the Delegate assembly of
the Arkansas Teachers association
revealed that the salary differen-
tial range between Negro an d
white teachers with the same
training and experience is from
$3.50 to 81 900 per year There are
approximately is local districts
that have equalized salaries based
on training and experience in Ar
kansas. In some instances white
teachers with 60 hours are paid
as much or more than Negro teach
ers with Bachelors degrees.
The operational differential be-
tween Negro and white schools
continues 10 grow despite federal
and supreme court rulings hat
there must be equality The exec
utive secretary presented plans
for positive action to remedy this
situation
The Delegate assembly romin1t-
ed the following state officer"
president, l.. M. Christophc; vice
president. G. J. Jones, recordira
secretary. Mrs. Marion Johnson.
VI, VIZ y7-a..r.. s.a.rrfa.r.yt
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Christian Drama
At Baptist Gym

The stewardship committee of
Bethel AME church is sponsoring
what is expected to become an
annual inter UNCONVENTIONAL
Christian Drama Night at Arkan-
sas Baptist college gymnasium on
March 20 The program evidences
the possibility of becoming one of
the outstanding cultural events Of
the city, according to L. M. Chris
topic. Each Of the participating
churches will present a short re-
ligious skit Churches to be repre-
sented are Mt. Pleasant Baptist,
Mt. Zion AMEZ, Mt. Zion Bap-
fist, Wesley Methodist, Highland
Park Baptist, Bethel AME and
Eastern Star Baptist, North Little
Rock.
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
State Offered
Weak Argument
In Ingram Appeal

Raleigh, N. c. The state Of
fered a weak argument in support
of the six-month suspended sem
tence imposed on Mack Ingram
the share cropper convicted of as
sault by leering' at white farm
girl in answer to the appeal taxi
en- to the supreme court by Naacp
attorneys.
The appeal to the North Caro-
lima state supreme court to have
Migrants conviction set aside came
up for argument last week. The
state attorney generals office adj
mitted, when questioned by the
court, that it had no constructive
evidence that the convicted man
had committed crime.
Ingram was convicted in No
vember 1852 and given six months
for assault by leering" at the
young white woman from dis
lance of rs feet. The 6-month's
sentence was suspended, but he
was put on a Swear probation
and was ordered to report to the
court every November and pro-
duce three character witnesses to
"substantiate his good behavior. "
Immediately following the con-
viction, NAACP attorneys filed an
See INGRAM--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Race Jury Member
Hayes Mississippi
Negro From Chair

Clarksdale, Miss. - A lone Ne
BRO member of the Clarksdaie cir
Putt court jury which recently
Sentenced a 33-year-old illiterate
fenant farmer, charged with rape
Pn an elderly white woman, to
4ife imprisonment.
j ]. Mason the member of the
9ary said that he was not con-
RFced Of the accused'8 guilt"
Because Of this doubt, the Ne
Fro said that he held out against
ahe death sentence insisted upon
r other members of the Jury.
HE state also had asked the death
peaalty in the case.
boIh the public and the press
n ere barred from the controver-
IN trial which ended with Har-
'son Page being found guilty and
fsn'ehced to the life term on a
Fnafge that he raped the 76-year-
t. White woman at her home in
i oahoma last summer
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13

granted her permission to see Tai
ley. Shortly before midnight Tai
ley carried the child to prison
kitchen and left it with the per-
sons in charge and returned to his
hut. According to reports, Talley
See ROMANCE--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-02-13
Grand Jury Can't
Make II Rape When
Rapist is White

New Orleans -- James W. Bry-
ant, 34-year-old white man, who
was indicted by the Orleans par
ish grand jury, May 1851, Oh a
charge of aggravated rape of an
8-year-old Negro girl on the lake
'front.' was given his freedom Fri
day when the case was nolle
pressed.
The district attorneys office
dropped the charges, which were
to be tried in Judge George p.
Platt's section of criminal district
court.
Aggravated rape is a capital
crime in Louisiana and convic-
ton means the electric chair.
Police records showed that Bry-
ants arrest followed a complaint
from a 13-year- girl that a
white man had picked up her
8-year-old sister about 10 p. m,
Monday, April 80, 1851, promising
to buy popcorn and candy, but
had failed to return with her.
Bryant was arrested near Ely
sian Fields and lake front, police
said, with the child asleep on the
front seat Of his automobile. An
examination by Orleans parish cor
oncr revealed that the girl had
See RAPE--page eight