The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-08-26

Inc OWlS nave UOW iildOS up ei1I
their rained out games, except one
with Sunbury and one with Harris
burg. The Sunbury game will be
played as part of double header
on Sunday afternoon, and the Harris
burg game will be played as part of
a double header at Harrisburg on
Wednesday night.
Seven must be a lucky number
for Jim Lawrence, for in Tuesday
nights game the Owls scored seven
runs for him, chalked up seven
errors and had seven left on base,
and to wind things up, Jim gave up
seven hits to the Red Roses.
P. S. Just to make it natural,
the Owls had eleven hits (where did
learn about dice?).
Close to sixteen hundred fans
turned out for Fans Booster Night"
at the Stadium on Tuesday night,
to show their appreciation, of the
fighting spirit of the entire Owls
squad-and they showed their ap-
probation, not only by turning out
for the game with Harrisburg, but
also by contributing over five hun
dred dollers in prize money for the
boys, to say nothing of several fine
merchandise prizes as well
And the Owls expressed their
thanks in the way they knew best.
For they treated the fans to the
greatest smuggling exhibition they
have put on at home all season in
winning the game (17 to - and top
ped it off by vacating that cellar
spot as well.
While the success of the night
came through the attendance and
generosity of the fans, too much
credit cannot be given to the COM
mittee in charge, who did bang
up job Every member of the com
mittee pitched in all the way and
the press and radio backed them up
with fine publicity Members of the
committee were: Joe Urgo, chairman;
Rufus Edwards, r. c. Sellman, Jim
French, Walt Miller, c.. S. Butler,
Phil Recher, Tommy Fitz, Emory
Wolfe and the Hagerstown members
of the Interstate Sportswriters' and
Broadcasters' Assn.
AS a curtain raiser, the "Old
Timers played a five-inning game
with the Morris Frock Post Junior
team, the Old Timers winning, to
4, with Frank Colley the winning
pitcher I'll have to omit the sum-
mary of the game, for after it was
over some of the Old Timers took
the official scorers book and revamp-
ed the hits, runs and errors, etc.
Another feature of the night was
the fine musical program put on by
the Hagerstown Civic Band, who do
mated their services for the occasion.
Tomorrow night, as a curtain rails
er to the Owls Sunbury game at the
stadium, the Junior Baseball League
teams CT the Rotary and Kiwanis
Clubs will play their final game of
the season, and large delegation of
members of both clubs will not only
be present for the game, but will
stay on for the Owls Sunbury game
Baseball fans who want to see
the youngsters really put on bat
tie, would do well to get to the stad-
ium early on Friday night, for saw
them play game at the stadium a
month or two back, and it was real
ly amazing what these kids, ranging
in ages from nine or ten to fourteen
can do.
The game will get under way at
o'clock and will probably be over
about 7;30.
The pennant races in both major
leagues are shaping up as ding
dong battle right down to the wire,
and as a result of this, interest in
both leagues remains at fever heat.
1t has been long time since there
has been such a hot race in both
leagues, and it is remarkable how
many people have suddenly started
pulling for the Brooklyn Dodgers
since Burt Shotton has again taken
over the team. A great many fans,
like myself, were rather disguised
with the way Shotton was showed out
of the picture to make room for Du-
rocher, and from the way the team
has picked up under Burt's manage
ment, it would seem to indicate that
the Dodgers play better ball under
Shotton's guidance than they did
under Durocher.
I, of course, have been tremen-
dously interested in the American
League pennant race since I took a