The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-15
Baseball

Manager pep" Rambert is sure
having a tough time as far as the
weather is concerned, but it can't
last forever, pep" and here's hop
ing that it at least clears up in time
for your first exhibition game this
afternoon with the Rome Club in
Greencastle.
Mr.. Sterling tells me that he is
still negotiating with Gene Crum-
ling, and 1 hope that Gene finally
decides to don the catcher's equip
ment and gets behind the plate for
the Owls again this year.
Mr. Sterling also tells me that he
is endeavoring to buy Charlie Fitz-
gerald (now the property of the
Boston Braves) who was our very
popular right fielder a couple of
years ago.
The team at the present time has
plenty of pitching prospects and al
so plenty of infield prospects, but
they badly need outfelders and
catchers, but no doubt this matter
will be taken care of in the near
future.
Despite the bad weather, Pep is
giving the boys all the workouts
possible, even going so far on Mon
day as to have them work out on the
parking lot outside the Stadium.
And while I'm talking about the
Manager, l would like to say that
all the boys 1 have spoken to seem
to hold him in high regard.
Of course, the final lineup of the
Owls probably won't be settled un-
til Williamsport comes here for their
two exhibition games the latter part
of the month. Since Williamsport
also belongs to the Detroit Farm
System, there is every reason to be-
lieve that when they leave Hagers-
town, some players will remain to
don the Owls uniform for the 1913
season.
Again I say it's too early to make
any comments regarding the Owls
in 1948, other than to again repeat
that you won't have any complaint
on the score of hustling.
l sure hate to have to miss the
annual EIks Club booster night for
the Owls team, which is being held
at the club rooms next Tuesday
night, and it will mark the first oc-
casion that l have missed this an
nual event since l came to Hagers-
town. 1t happens, however, that l
accepted a speaking engagement in
Brunswick for that night some two
weeks ago, and I feel that l cannot
break it.
l deeply regret the decision of the
Junior Baseball League to limit
their membership to the eight teams
who played in the league last year.
Such a decision, particularly after
we all worked so hard to get extra
baseball diamonds for the league
this season, is a tough blow for many
kids in the county who had hoped
to have teams in the league this
year.
The Boys Club wanted to enter
a team, and Funkstown wanted to
enter team, and they wanted to
enter it mainly because of the grand
time and experience they gained in
the Amateur Basketball League. But
their applications were declined, and
and there's nothing more we can do
about it.
But as far as the Boys Club is
concerned, I'm still going to try to
get some place where the Boys
Club can have their own team and
play baseball this summer.
When 1 went with Gene Snyder
before the Park Board to help get
the City to develop the baseball dia-
mond offered by Grover Crilley of
the Hagerstown Broadcasting Com
pany at Hamilton Park, I thought
the idea was that the addition of this
diamond would help expand the
league. And when also heard
that the South Potomac Junior High
School diamond was being made
available to the league this year, or
at least to one team in the league
and that another diamond in Chews-
vile would probably be available
l certainly felt quite confident that
the league could be expanded to al
least ten teams. But the Directors
of the Junior Baseball League have
decided otherwise, and so there's
nothing more we can do about it
But l don't like it just the same.
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