The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-03-28
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
Baseball
By DOUG STEWART


for the opening of the "Owls" Spring
training camp at the Municipal sta
dunn on Sunday, April Z. About
forty-five players have been signed
(most of them rookies) and in addi-
ton, Jack Sheehan is expected to
send Bunny some twelve or fifteen
prospects from the Chicago Cubs
farm roster. These boys have had
some spring training already and no
doubt Griffith will use some of them
in the Owls first exhibition game,
to be played in the stadium on Thurs
day, April II, against Connie Mack's
Athletics"
Advance tickets for this game (for
which regular league prices will be
in effect are expected to go on sale
in a few days. If the weather is
warm, the game will be played at
night under the lights, otherwise it
will be an afternoon game. In
cidentally, Oren Sterling has invited
all patients at Newton D. Baker
Hospital, who will be able to make
the trip, to be his guests at the
game.
The playing field is in excellent
conditions and several Improvements
(including a new score board) are
contemplated.
Word has reached me from the
Public Relations Office of the Pana-
ma Canal Headquarters Department,
that Marty Minogue, who has sign
ed an Owls contract, and Bob Cans,
who will be York's catcher, have
been discharged from the U. S. Sixth
Air Force in the Canal Zone. Both
boys had outstanding records with
the Albrook Field team, where Bob
caught Marty, and it will be inter
esting to see what develops when
they face each other on opposing
teams.
Jack Hellane, who has done
swell job of organizing the Knot
Hole Gang, has written Oren Ster-
ling, on behalf of the entire gang,
congratulating him on having sign
ed Bunny" Griffith and promising
the owls" the wholehearted sup
port of the Gang. Here's hoping that
when Opening Day rolls around the
Gangs new bleacher stands will be
ready, so that the kids can enjoy
the games in comfort.
Bowling
Massey Roe's pines" won the
Lions Club roll-off on Thursday
night, giving them the league cham
pionship. Decided on the basis of
total pinfall, the Pines (who won
the first and third quarters) racked
up a score of 1916, against 1910 for
the Cedars (winners of the second
quarter) and 1907 for the winners
OF the fourth quarter, the Locusts.
And talking about the Lions Club,
l am still suffering from the effect
of Tuesday nights banquet, but I !
should be o. K. in time to give you
the full 'fur-lined" story in this
column next week.
Boxing
Gus Ludwig sure gave the fans
their monye'S worth last Friday
night at the Armory and he certain
ly deserves the full support of box
ing fans in this community. There
wasn't dull fight on the entire |
card and the feature bout was a
knockout in more ways than one. |
l wonder how many of you re-
member that both Ditto and Will
hamS fought in Hagerstown back
in 1914, when Sol Silverman and
Larry Cotton put on their boxing
shows at the stadium and later at
the Armory.
Williams fought another colored
boy, named McNutt, in six-round,
semi-fnal bout on Soils opening
card, August Is, losing the decision,
and getting couple of teeth knock
ed out. Ditto knocked out Dick
Calsetta on September %, also in
slxround semi-final, on Silverman's |
first indoor card at the Armory. Dit
to also appeared on the second Arm
DRY card, October IL, beating Tom
my Daniels in an eight-round bout.
Both Williams and Ditto have
come long way since then, with
Williams, particularly, showing a
world of Improvement.
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