The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-02-13

two rivals away from home. La
Sale. 1918 loser last week. should
turn the tables on the Blue and
White in the return go at IS.
Peter g. Paul later on while Fort
Hill. more decisively beaten at
Campobello. stands an excellent
chance OF winning from Allegany
at Fort Hill.
No. Allegany isn't in" Not yet.
The possibility Of a three-way tie
between the three city quints still
remains and as long as IL remains
you can't discount it.
Bar.B-Q's
SOS. - The Celanese Local
l874's bristling band OF basketeers
are now hitting on all four in the
tepid tussle in the Bi-State league.
In fact. the Unionites are tied for
first place and the brand Of ball
they have been serving has
clicked" with those few ans
who have seen them In actual war
fare. But the Unionites could
stand little more backing. from
an attendance standpoint. You
can't 90 amiss watching that cage
coterie in action because 1t fairly
symboli2es class. So let's give the
boys a helping hand. Rumor
spot: Riding the rounds these days
is an unconfirmed report that
Danny Drew and Frank Urbas.
scintillating stars of the Frost
burg Demons last year. have
signed with the Washington Sen
ators for a trial in a minor league.
Drew is an outfielder and Urbas
an infielder. Both nudged the
nugget over the 800 mark and
both performed deeds of valor on
the field. Then. too. they stood
out like the Rock of Gibraltar in
that Sandlot scramble down in
Birmingham. Ala. last fall and 1t
was there, It's said. that their
exploits caused the scouts to look
twice before leaving the premises.
With the exception of Boots" Mil.
Ter and Norm Gerdeman this sec
ton hasn't produced a star in Or
ganized baseball in recent years.
In fact. Allegany County. in spite
Of what the more sanquine sup
porters Of baseball hereaboutS
would like TO believe. is VIGOROUSLY
weak as diamond mart. Lefty"
Grove. of course. has given this
vicinity immortal fame but one
star doesn't light all the heavens.
With the exception Of Grove,
Joe Buskey, a Cumberlander,
probably came closer TO making
the major leagues than any
player ever turned out Of these
hinterlands. Buskey did play
six games with the Phillies back
In the middle EOS until feeble.
swinging brought on his exit
from under the big tent.
At that time Heinie Sand, (the
lad who Exposed" Jimmy O'Con-
nell Of the New York Giants and
subsequently caused O'Connell's
Punishment from basebalD was
playing shortstop for the Phillies.
Sand, himself. was no great shakes
as an infielder but he was nobody's
anaemic at the plate. and 1t was
his hitting which enabled him to
retain his Job in the face OF some
fancy shortstopping by Cumber-
lands Joe Buskey. Stamina and
vitality are two paramount requi-
sites for a good athlete. With
out them. you're lost. no matter
how much ability you might pos
sess. That applies to all sports.
And the LaSalle Institute basket
ball team would be leading the
flock this season had it possessed
those two essentials. It lost two
heart-breaking defeats to Fort
Hill and Allegany simply because
1t could not hold out" At Fort
Hill 1t paced all the way only to
expire in the last IS seconds OF
play. And at Campobello. against
Allegany. it was a replica Of that
story. The Blue and Gold had
the Campers on the run through
out the skirmish and seemed like
certain winners but again, as in
their test at Fort Hill. they wrote
their own obituary by the margin
OF one point in another last.min-
ute defeat.
The surprise Of the season,
however. has been Allegany.
They thought they had n "bIack.
out" over there when the sea.
son opened and they were given
about as much chance Of win.
ming the championship rs q one
armed juggier. But again, un.
der the guiding genius Of our
old friend. Walter L. (Bill)
Bowers. Allegany rose TO the
heights. They can't say this
trip that Bowers was blessed"
with a veteran squad. That
used 20 be the old cry hut is,s n