The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-07-15

American League big name players
could not play in Tuesdays ALL
Star game, and the conceding of the
game to the National League before
ball was pitched), and then remem-
bering that the American League
won the game by score of 5 to 2,
without a National League player
denting the plate after the first in
ming, one would think that the Sen
ior Circuit is made up of bunch of
sandlot players.
Actually, the result of the game
proved just one thing-that in a
sudden death" game like an ALI
Star contest, the big name players
are not nearly as important as they
are cracked up to be.
A special meeting of the Inter
state League Baseball Association
was held in Lancaster on Saturday
afternoon, but very little business
was transacted.
There had been some rumor that
the question of umpiring would
come up at the meeting, but it was
never mentioned, and actually all
that took place was a re-scheduling
of the remaining games to take care
of a number of rained-out games.
Insofar as Hagerstown is concern
ed, the re-scheduling is as follows:
The rained- out game at Allentown
on June 8 was played as part of the
doubleheader on Tuesday night.
The Trenton rained-out game here
on June 26 will be played tomorrow,
Friday night, as part of a double
header
The rained-out game on May 81 at
Wilmington, will be played at Will
mington on July 10 Can open date).
The Sunbury rained-out game
here on May will be played on
Monday, July rs Gan open date).
The Wilmington rained-out game
here on June 10 will be played as
part of a doubleheader here on July
81.
The two Lancaster rained-out
games here on April q and % will
be re-played on August 2 Gan open
date) and on August as part of a
double-header
The Allentown rained-out game
here on May Is will be played as
part of doubleheader on August ID.
The York rained-out game here on
May will be played on Monday,
August 16 Can open date).
The rained-out game at Trenton
on June IL will be played at Trenton
as part of a doubleheader on August
II.
The rained-out game at York on
May 80 will be played at York on
August % as part of doublehead-
er.
The rained-out game at Lancaster
on May 90 will be played at Lancas-
ter on Monday, August % Gan open
date)
The rained-out game at Harrisburg
on May will be played at Harris
burg on September l as part of a
doubleheader.
The official paid home attendance
figures through June 80 were also
released, and here they are:
Wilmington, $4,000; York, 47,700;
Sunbury, 46,3OO; Trenton, $4,000;
Harrisburg, 31,7OO; Allentown, IT,
300; Lancaster, 26,4OO; Hagerstown,
$4,000.
This is an overall increase of H.
900 over the attendance figures for
the same period last year
Mr. Sterling announced at the
meeting that Mary Feltman had been
sent to Lakeland in the Class C
Florida International League.
He also announced that the pa
pers on Lawrence, the pitcher, who
was sent in from Little Rock, were
now in order, and he was placed on
the playing roster, and, of course
might appear in the lineup before
this story hits the street.
In response to many questions
have been asked concerning the
''Infeld Fly rule, here is the official
ruling, taken from Section 8 of Rule
A of the Official Playing Rules.
If, before two are out, and while
first and second base, or first, second
and third base, are occupied, fan
fly ball-but not line drive is
hit into the infeld that could reason
ably be caught by an infelder, such
hit is known. as an infeld fly, anc
the batter is automatically out
whether or not the fielder catches