The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-09-20
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BEHIND
HOME PLATE
TWENTY YEARS AGO
BY DOUG STEWART

with Cambridge of the Eastern
Shore, 1910, in Oriole Park.
AS far as ] am concerned, the
Washington Senators lost the Ameri-
can League pennant race when My
att tried to steal second in the
second game on Saturday.
With one out and Wyatt, repre-
senting the tying run, on first base,
no one will deny that, under ordin-
airy circumstances, it would be smart
strategy to have a fast runner like
Myatt try to steal second, SO that,
he would be in position TO score
on a single. But even we grand
stand managers" know that Rich
ards has the best throwing arm of
any catcher in either the American
or National league and George Case,
just about the best base stealer in
the business, has remarked more
than once that it is baseball suicide
to attempt to steal on Richards.
Further than that, the Washing
ton master minds surely know that
Richards Ga really smart catcher)
would be expecting that Myatt
would try to steal and would be all
set for it.
After Richards threw Wyatt out
by "a mile" (and Wyatt had a pretty
good lead off first) Lewis drew
walk and Kuhel followed with
line-drive smash to right, that I'M
fortunately hit Lewis and automat-
ically retired him - and the side.
Had Myatt remained on first,
Lewis walk would have sent him to
second and KuheTs smash would
have sent him at least to third, even
though it automatically retired
Lewis, and there would have only
been two out, with the possibility
that Wyatt might have been able to
score and tie up the game.
1t is true that Detroit really put
the game (and the series) on ice
in the last inning, when Lewis's
error let in three unearned runs,
but, had the Senators tied the game
up before that, Ossie Bluege may
have changed pitchers and the game
could have easily had a different
ending.
have talked, since that game, to
several baseball men who know
lot more about the game than l do,
and, without exception, they all
agreed that Myatt's attempted steal
was bad baseball strategy.
And talking about the Pennant
race, baseball fans in this area will
have reserved seats" for the World
Series, as the Mutual Broadcasting
System will again have the exclusive
rights to broadcast the games and of
course WEI will cancel all other
programs in order to give you the
play y-play account of every game
in the series.
Hang on to your hats, folks, for
the big event Of the year is coming
up one week from today. What is it?
Why nothing else but the annual
Softball classic" between the Her
ald-Mail and the Police.
Staged in the Municipal Stadium
next Thursday, with activities
scheduled to get under way at 5
p. M, the game is likely to produce
startling results-in fact I've heard
a rumor that the baselines are to
be shortened in order to give the
players a chance to at least get to
first base and that the Red Cross
is going to set up first aid stations
at each base.
Tickets are only SO cents (includ-
ing taxi and, as the Stadium is to
be used, rent free, all proceeds will
go to the Police Benefit Fund. All
police officers have a good supply
of tickets, so get yours and be on
hand at the Stadium at 5 o'clock next
Thursday afternoon and see Frank
Public Address Announcer" Colley
lead his printers devils" against
the power of the law"
P. S. Since the game will prob
ably carry on until far into the night,
the lights will be turned on when
needed and I also understand that
Chief Peters has contacted Happy"
Chandler, seeking permission for
his outfield to chase fly balls in
their squad cars.
The bowling season is off to a good
start and I hope that all league
statisticians will send me their clubs
standings every week so they can
be carried regularly in this paper.
TOOthy Laugh