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KEEPING UP WITH THE OWLS

INTERSTATE LEAGUE STANDINGS
(Through Tuesday Night)

SCHEDULE FOR WEEK
Lancaster at Lancaster, tonight, Friday and Saturday.
York at York, Sunday and Monday night (second game of Memorial Day double header).
York here, Monday morning at 10:30 (first game of Memorial Day double header).
York at York, Tuesday.
Allentown here, Wednesday (first game of a three-game series).

DOUBLE PLAYS
Through Tuesday night, with 23 games played, the Owls had completed 19 double plays—12 at home and 7 on the road. This is six more than they completed last year, in the same number of games.

Now let's look over the games of the past week.

AT TRENTON
(Wednesday, May 19)
The Trenton Giants took the second game of the series on Wednesday night, to give the Owls their fourth straight loss. "Babe" Birrer started on the mound for Hagerstown, but was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning and was replaced by Kapucinski. Bob Easterbrook, a left-hander, started for Trenton, but had to leave the game in the fifth inning (after walking the first two men up), when it was found that he had a blister on his pitching hand. Tony West, a right-hander, relieved him and got credit for the win. Birrer, of course, was the losing pitcher.

After a scoreless first inning, Trenton shoved one run across the plate in the second frame. Jok walked, but was forced by Turcy. Daddario's throw to first, however, in an effort to complete a double play, was wild, and Turcy went to second on the error, from where Garner scored him with a single to center.

The Owls had a chance in the fourth. Christie, the first man up, walked, but Arakelian struck out for the first out. Koons was hit by a pitched ball, with Christie moving to second. But with Martin at the plate, Christie was caught off base and was thrown out. Martin also drew a walk, but Birrer forced him for the third out.

The Owls knotted the count in the top half of the fifth. Feltman and Halvonick, the first two men up, both walked, and at this point Easterbrook was taken out of the box and West took over, striking out Yeash, the first man to face him. Daddario then singled to right, scoring Feltman, with Halvonick stopping at second. But Christie fouled out to the catcher, and Arakelian struck out to end the inning.

But the score didn't stay tied long, as Trenton batted around in the bottom half of the fifth to shove four more runs across the plate. With one man out, Garner doubled to center, and Testa got an infield hit, with Garner going to third. West then hit a long fly to center field, with Garner scoring easily after the catch. Birrer then walked Wetzel and Pavlick to fill the bases and following this with issuing another base on balls to Martin, forcing in Wetzel. At this point, Kapucinski replaced Birrer, but Cunningham, the first man to face him, hit a clean single to center, scoring Pavlick and Martin. Jok then struck out to end the inning.

Kapucinski set the Giants down in order in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, while West had little difficulty in disposing of the Hagerstown Club in the last four frames.

Although Hagerstown only got four hits (all of them singles) they were issued eight bases on balls, while one man reached first as a hit batsman.

Summary: Trenton, 5R. 5H. 1E.; Hagerstown, 1R. 4H. 1E. Left on base: Trenton, 3; Hagerstown, 11.

AT TRENTON
(Thursday, May 20)
The Trenton Giants swept their three-game series with the Owls, by taking the final game Thursday night by a score of 9-3.

Al Zilian, a right-hander, went the route for Trenton. Barney Schultz started for Hagerstown, but was knocked out in the fifth inning. He was replaced by Birrer, but he couldn't retire the side, and he was lifted in favor of Snyder, who got the third man out and then shut the Giants out for the last three innings of the game. Schultz was charged with the loss.

Trenton scored in the first inning, when, with one out, Pavlick singled to center. "Marty" Martin flied to center for the second out, but Cunningham singled to right, sending Pavlick to third. Jok then grounded to Daddario, who fumbled the ball, with Pavlick scoring on the error. Bob Easterbrook, the Trenton pitcher, playing left field in place of the injured Turcy, then walked to fill the bases. Garner was up next, and he singled to center, scoring Cunningham and Jok. Testa then forced Garner at second for the third out.

The Owls made it 3-1 in the second inning when, with two out, Martin walked, and Schultz doubled to left to drive him home. Schultz, however, was out trying to stretch it to a triple.

Trenton made it 5-1 in the third, when with one out, Cunningham singled and stole second. Jok then walked, and Easterbrook followed with a single to center, scoring Cunningham, with Jok moving to third, from where he scored on a balk.

It was 7-1 in the fourth. With one out, Wetzel beat out a hit to third. Pavlick then singled to right with Wetzel going to second, but when Arakelian made a bad throw, Wetzel started for third, and Pavlick broke for second. Daddario recovered the ball on the edge of the grass, but he threw wild to third trying to get Wetzel, who scored on the error, with Pavlick going to third, from where he scored on Cunningham's single.

The Giants' final two runs came in the fifth. Easterbrook opened the inning with a double, and Garner followed with a single to short right, with Easterbrook stopping at third. At this point Birrer went in in place of Schultz. Testa, the first man to face him, grounded out short to first with Easterbrook scoring on the play. Zilian was up next, and he grounded to first for the second out. Wetzel drew a walk, and then Pavlick singled to right, scoring Garner. That was all for Birrer, and Snyder came in and got rid of "Marty" Martin on a ground ball to second base.

The Owls threatened in the fifth inning, when the first three men up, Martin, Schultz and Feltman, all walked; but that rally was snuffed out when Lonny DeGeorge, a rookie third baseman, who was signed by the Owls in Trenton, struck out, and Yeash ended the inning by hitting into a double play.

Hagerstown scored their second and third runs in the seventh frame when, with two men out, DeGeorge walked, Yeash got an infield hit to third and Daddario walked, filling the bases. "Pep" Rambert, back in the line-up after being out for several days with an injured ankle, then singled to left, scoring DeGeorge and Yeash. Arakelian then forced Rambert to second for the final out.

Summary: Trenton, 9R. 14H. 0E.; Hagerstown, 3R. 8H. 3E. Left on base: Trenton, 10; Hagerstown, 11.

AT WILMINGTON
(Friday, May 21)
Friday night's game was rained out.

AT WILMINGTON
(Saturday, May 22)
The Owls broke their losing streak on Saturday night, at the expense of the league leading Wilmington Blue Rocks, coming out on top of a 7 to 4 score. Bill Stratton went the route to chalk up his first win of the season, while Bill Magurk started for Wilmington, with George Eyrich coming in in the fourth. Gene Crumling started behind the plate, but had to be taken out of the game in the third inning, when he injured a finger, and Christie came in. Jack Werner did the catching for the Blue Rocks.

Bobbie Martin led the Owls hitting attack, with a single, a double and a triple, but it was "Pep" Rambert who delivered the big blow, a four-bagger over the left field wall, with one on, in the first inning. George Daddario had a perfect night at the plate, getting two singles and drawing three walks. Claude Christie was also a big factor in the Owls win, although he failed to get a hit, cutting down three base runners.

Here are the scoring plays:

With one down in the first inning, Halvonick doubled to center. Yeash popped up to third, but Daddario singled to center, scoring Halvonick, and then Rambert slammed one over the left field wall, scoring behind Daddario.

In the fourth frame, with two out, Martin doubled to left center, and then Magurk walked Stratton, Feltman and Halvonick, with Halvonick's free pass forcing in Martin. That was all for Magurk and Eyrich came in and got Yeash out on a fly to right.

Martin opened the sixth with a three-bagger to right, and scored on Stratton's fly to left.

The final two runs came in the seventh. Daddario, the first man up, singled to right and went to second while Rambert was being thrown out at first. Arakelian drew a walk, but when Werner, in trying to pick him off first, threw the ball into right field, Daddario scored and Arakelian went to third. Bobbie Martin then got his third straight hit, a single to left, scoring Arakelian.

Wilmington
In the third inning, with one away, Rufer singled to left and scored on Hasenmayer's home run over the centerfield wall. Lorenz followed with a single and then stole second. Goliat walked, but Christie who came in with Lutz at bat, after Crumling was injured, picked Lorenz off second with a quick throw to Martin, for the second out. Lutz also drew a walk, but Dykes grounded to Martin for the third out.

The Blue Rocks last two runs came in the ninth. Whalen, the first man up, tripled and scored on Werner's triple. Oswald, pinch hitting for Eyrich, flied out to Feltman in center, with Werner scoring after the catch. Rufer followed with a single to right, but Hasenmayer hit into a fast double play to end the game.

Here is the unofficial box:

Totals 34 4 10 27 15
(a) Flied out for Eyrich in 9th.

Score By Innings
Hagerstown 300 101 200—7
Wilmington 002 000 002—4

Errors: Hasenmayer, Rambert, Halvonick, Werner.
Runs batted in: Daddario, Rambert 2, Halvonick, Stratton, Martin, Hasenmayer 2, Werner, Oswald.
Two base hits: Halvonick, Martin, Goliat.
Three base hits: Martin, Whalen, Werner.
Home runs: Rambert, Hasenmayer.
Sacrifices: Halvonick. Stolen bases: Lorenz.
Double plays: Daddario to Rambert; Christie to Rambert; Daddario to Martin to Rambert; Hasenmayer to Goliat; Hasenmayer to Goliat to Rufer.
Left on base: Hagerstown 10. Wilmington 7.
Strike outs: By Stratton 5, by Magurk 1, by Eyrich 2.
Bases on balls: Off Stratton 3, off Magurk 4, off Eyrich 5.
Hit by pitcher: Lorenz by Stratton.
Hits: Off Magurk, 4 in 3 1/3 innings, for 4 runs; off Eyrich, 5 in 5 1/3 innings for 3 runs.
Losing pitcher, Magurk.

AT WILMINGTON
(Sunday, May 23)
Wilmington took both ends of Sunday's double header, winning the seven-innings first game 6-2, and the nine-inning second game 14-1.

First Game
Robin Roberts, the star rookie Wilmington pitcher, was on the mound and pitched shut-out ball for five innings, with the Owls shoving runs across in the sixth and seventh. He had a record of eight strike-outs and one walk. Belton went the route for the Owls and gave up ten hits, including a double by Dykes, a triple by Lorenz and a home run by Goliat.

The Owls collected five hits, one of which was a double by Christie, which drove in one of the Owls' two runs, with Halvonick's single driving in the other.

Wilmington scored the first run in the second frame, put over two more in the fourth, with the final three coming in the fifth.

Summary: Wilmington, 6R. 10H. 0E.; Hagerstown, 2R. 5H. 1E.

While the first game was well played, the second encounter was a nightmare. Lou Grasmick, a right hander, started for the Blue Rocks, but was taken out at the end of the third, with the score of 9-1 in his favor. I understand that he has been suffering from a sore arm, so Sanford, the Wilmington manager, wisely took him out, particularly with such a safe lead. He was plenty wild during the three innings he worked, giving up three walks and being charged with two wild pitches, but he got out of trouble by really bearing down in the clutch, striking out two men in each of the three innings. George Thomas, also a righthander, took over in the fourth and held the Owls to one hit—a single by Rambert—in the last six innings.

Wigle started for the Owls, but was knocked out of the box in the third frame and was relieved by Snyder, who went the rest of the way.

Wilmington scored a run in the first, when Hasenmayer tripled and came home on Martin's error. They added two more in the second innings on two walks, a double, a sacrifice and a stolen base. Six more Blue Rock runs crossed the plate in the wild third frame, when eight men came to bat.

Wigle, after giving up four hits and three walks without getting a man out, that, together with a passed ball, accounted for all six of the runs, was relieved by Snyder, who retired the side without any further damage. He struck out the first two men to face him and forced the third man to ground to Daddario for the last out.

Run number ten came in the fourth, on a double, a walk and an infield out.

The Blue Rocks shoved their eleventh run across in the sixth frame on a double and a single, and three more runs came in in the seventh on three singles, a triple, a walk and an error.

The Owls had a chance to do some damage in the first inning, when Grasmick walked Feltman and Halvonick, the first two men to face him, and then advanced both of them on a wild pitch. But Yeash forced Feltman at the plate for out number one. With Daddario at bat, the Wilmington catcher was charged with a passed ball, on which Halvonick went to third and Yeash to second. But Grasmick, really gaining control in a hurry, striking out both Daddario and Rambert.

The Owls shoved their only run across in the third frame when, with one out, Yeash singled to center, went to third on Daddario's single to right and scored on Rambert's infield hit to short. After that, the Owls only got one hit, a single by Rambert in the sixth.

Summary: Wilmington, 14 R. 14H. 0E.; Hagerstown, 1R. 5H. 3E. Winning pitcher, Thomas; losing pitcher, Wigle.

TRENTON HERE
(Monday, May 24)
With Barney Schultz pitching shut-out ball, backed up by almost perfect defense play, a feature of which was four double plays, the Owls took the opening game of the three-game series with Trenton by a score of 9-0.

Turowicz, a right hander, started for Trenton, but was knocked out in the fourth inning, after giving up eight of the Owl's nine runs, and he was replaced by Sayers, another right hander. Gene Crumling was behind the plate for Hagerstown, with Nick Testa doing the catching chores for Trenton.

Barney Schultz only gave up one hit through the first five innings—a single to Turcy in the second frame after two were out. But Gene Crumling threw him out at second on an attempted steal. Trenton got their second hit in the sixth when Sayers, the pitcher, the first man up, got a clean single to center, but a double play took care of him, and the next man up was an easy out.

They put two hits together in the eighth frame when Turcy beat out a hit to second base, and Wetzel followed with a single to center. Things didn't look so good, when Testa, the next man up, was safe on Daddario's error, filling the bases with nobody out. The next man up was Sayers, the pitcher, who after running the count to three and two, fouled off about five pitches. But Barney kept bearing down and finally struck him out. Garner, the lead-off man, was up next and promptly hit into a double play.

The Giants got their last hit in the ninth when Pavlick, the first man up, singled to center, but "Marty" Martin then hit a hard smash right back to Schultz, who wheeled and whipped it to Daddario, who stepped on the bag and rifled the ball to Rambert, completing the Owls fourth double play and ending the game.

The Owls got their first run in the second inning. With one out, Christie walked and went to second while Martin was being thrown out at first. Schultz then got a hit off the pitcher's glove. Turowicz finally fielded the ball and then threw wild to first base, with both Christie and Crumling scoring on the error. Feltman then walked, but Fernbach struck out to end the inning.

The Owls' other seven runs all came in the wild fourth inning, and here's what happened.

Bobby Martin was up first and struck out. Crumling followed him with a single to center, but Schultz popped up to short stop for the second out.

Feltman was up next and promptly singled to right field, and then when Cunningham booted the ball, Crumling went round to third and Feltman to second. George Fernbach, the next batter, singled to center, scoring Crumling and Feltman. Then when Jok, the Giants' third baseman, who had cut off the throw at the plate, threw into the dirt at second base, Fernbach was safe at second. Yeash and Daddario both drew walks, filling the bases.

"Pep" Rambert was up next, and he hit one in front of the pitcher, who made a play at home, but Fernbach beat the throw, giving the Owls their third run of the inning and still leaving the bases full. Christie, who was playing right field, then singled to left, scoring Yeash and Daddario, and then when Turcy booted the ball for Trenton's third error in the inning, Rambert also scored. That was all for Turowicz and Sayers came in.

Bobby Martin, who had started off the inning, came up for the second time and beat out a hit to second. Then when Pavlick threw wild trying to nip Bobby, Christie crossed the plate on the error, for the Owls' seventh run of the inning. Gene Crumling, the eleventh man up, then grounded out short to first.

Summary: Hagerstown, 9R. 7H. 2E.; Trenton, 0R. 5H. 7E.

TRENTON HERE
(Tuesday, May 25)
The Trenton Giants evened up the series with the Owls on Tuesday night, taking the second game of the three-game series by a score of 7 to 2. Birrer started for Hagerstown, but just didn't have it, and was taken out in the fourth, when Kapucinski took over. Gene Crumling was behind the plate. Hugh Oser, a right-hander went all the way for the Giants with Testa doing the catching.

The Owls took a one-run lead in the first inning, Feltman singled to center, but was forced at second by Fernbach, who was again in the line-up at third base, in place of Halvonick. Fernbach went to second on a wild pitch, and Yeash then singled to center. The ball hit the wall, but bounced right back into Garner's glove and Yeash had to hold up at first, while Fernbach, who held up to see if the ball would be caught, could only go to third. Daddario then forced Yeash at second, with Fernbach scoring on the play. Rambert ended the inning by striking out.

The Owls other run came in the fifth, when Crumling singled, went to second while Kapucinski was being thrown out, from where he scored on Feltman's single.

The Giants scored two runs in the third, on a single, a double, an error and a long fly ball. They shoved two more over in the fourth on three singles and a double. The three singles were hit off Birrer, with none out, at which point he was relieved by Kapucinski. Wetzel, the first man to face him smacked the double that drove in the two runs, after which Kapucinski retired the side in order.

Runs five and six came in the fifth, on three singles, a walk and an error, while the seventh and final tally was scored in the seventh, on two singles, a stolen base, an infield out and a raw decision by umpire Burnett (see story in "Behind Home Plate" on page 12).

Summary: Trenton, 7R. 12H. 3E.; Hagerstown, 2R. 6H. 2E. Losing pitcher, Birrer.