The Washington times., 1930-08-13
MEIKLEJOHN
REALIZES
AMBITION
By GARRETT WATERS
Times staff Correspondent

ItmeS StaEI COFReepOB0@nG
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Aug. 13.
A lifelong ambition to pitch has
been realized this season by ALI
son Meiklejohn, mainstay Of the
Spengler Post nine, district repre-
sentatives to the American Legion
regional baseball championship
here today.
Never a hurler until this year.
Meiklejohn has stepped into the
box and delivered for the Spenp.
lers, which team he would die for
If necessary.
Meiklejohn has always been a
fielder or catcher in the past-and
because he never had faith in him.
self to be a pitcher.
In the spring of this season
he took turn on the mound
IN practice session of the
Spenglers. He Jared so well
pitching to batters that Manager
Jim Hayre decided right then
and there that he had better
give him a trial under fire on
Tie MOUND.
He did, and the youngsters
sensational record for the
season is the result. Meikle-
john has always held a secret
ambition to pitch.
Also an ambition to compete
in a championship of some sort
When he steps into the box for
the SpenglerS for their opening
game today against Uniontowr.
Pa, he will then realize two am.
bitions-that of being able to
pitch and play iI1 a champion.
ship series.
Young Meiklejohn has dreamed
OF the day when he could do
things like this. And that the
time has arrived for his lean years
at this stage of his career is more
than ever brought out by the un.
dauntable spirit he is showing
while with the Spengler team here.
He has come to be the
SpenglerS' best pitcher, and he
modeStly knows it. And he knows
the teams hopes Of getting far in
this regional series depend largely
on him.
All this, coupled with his secret
ambitions, are making his life a
complete one these days. To s1nd
out he could pitch after never
having any faith in himself, and
being in a championship, is salts.
faction itself, he feels.
His spirit is contagious to his
teammates it Is found and right
here 1t can be said that If spirit
Is going to mean anything the
Spenglers are winners Of these
competitions before they start.
Even Manager Jim Hayre is
enthusiastic. Says he:
"The whole situation has
keyed up the fellows and 1 can't
blame them q great deal. But
/ don't think it will get the best
Of them, as they know they are
up against the toughest OppOsi-
tiOn they have met this season
in the UniOntOwn PennsyIvania
crew. / have absolute faith in
MeiklejOhn as q pitcher. 1
have nurSed him along ever
since he dOwned the Sergeant
JaSpers for the District cham
piOnShip last week, and / feel
that he is ready. We are going
to fight for we all want to
stay here as long as we can,
or better move on to the next
scene Of thingS.'
Capt. Malcolm Seubkert drew
the Lafayette Post No. 2 nine, Of
Uniontown, Pa, in the drawings
last light. That means the
Spenglers are up against a test
at the outset as the Uniontown
club won the regional champion
ships last year. They defeated
the George Washington Post nine
in one Of their steps toward vic
tory.
TIE Spenglers play the Clayton
Delaware Post nine, of Della
ware, if they win today. This
game will come about tomorrow
as part of a double-header which
will include a game between the
MorgantoWn, w. Va, and Balti-
morc Post teams.
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