The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
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By DOUG STEWART

mlngtOn news JOuTIldl, anu yOuIo
truly" was reelected secretary
treasurer.
The most important step taken by
the Association during their meet
ing, was the adoption of ruling that
no sportswriter be named official
scorer in the Interstate League who
is not a member of the Association,
and in connection with this, steps
were also taken to speed up the for
warding of official box scores to the
Howe Agency in Chicago, who COM
piles the Interstate League records,
so that when these records are re-
leased they will be complete.
Sunbury was selected for next
years annual meeting and banquet.
l was sorry that Dick Kelly, sports
editor of the Daily Mail, was unable
to attend due to illness, and I am
glad that he is now fully recovered
and back on the job
AS for the banquet itself, while
it was attended by Happy Chand
Ter, commissioner of baseball, and
number of other dignitaries, it was
an evening of speech after speech,
and for my part I'll take the type
of banquet we put on right here in
Hagerstown, where speechmaking
was held to a minimum and good
entertainment was the main dish of
the evening.
Elsewhere on this page you will
find the official schedule of the
league for 1949, which speaks for it
self.
l talked for awhile to Woody"
Wheaton, our new manager, up at
Wilmington, and while Woody is en-
thusiastic over his new job, he made
no fiambuoyant statements, but just
quietly said that he would do every
thing in his power to give Hagers-
town a winning ball club
During the stay in Wilmington
Woody and Mr. Sterling got into a
huddle, and in brief note this
morning from Mr.. Sterling, he told
me that he has signed up couple
of good 'B" pitchers and catcher
He also said that he would write
me further next week, to bring me
up to date on the present prospects
of the 1949 club, and hope to have
this information in time for next
weeks issue.
There is nothing new on the
training headquarters for the Owls
so far, and it looks now that unless
Charles Town will agree to permit
The Owls to train there, they will
wind up by training in Hagerstown.
My congratulations to the Wash
ington County Baseball League on
two counts; first, on remaining Paul
Macy as president of the league, and
second on getting down to business
and taking the word Amateur" out
of the league name.
The league named Clyde Shaver,
of Smithsburg, vice-president; Pat
DI,Hox, E,,,1>e4A11yr q, 4,oo.,,oo..
Dick Meier of Funkstown, secre-
tary; and Pat Springer, of Hagers-
town, 'Statistician.
Last years advisory board mem
bers were reelected, and they are:
j. v. Jamison, Jr., D. Lee Staley and
Pat Duffey.
The twelve-team league will play
a straight season Cast year you will
remember they played in two sec
tions) and at the end of the regular
season the first four clubs will par
ticipate in Shaugnessy play-off SER
les for the championship of the
league. Teams comprising the league
are the same as last year: Boons-
boro, Williamsport, Sharpsburg,
Gapland, Keedysville, Funkstown,
West End AC., South End A.C., Har-
rystown, Middleburg, Smithsburg
and Hancock. The regular season
will open on April "a and close on
September Is.
Another important decision made
by the league at the meeting was
that each team could carry as many
professional ball players as they
wish, so long as the ball players
have a proper release, and players
can be selected from within ten
mile radius of the county.
The All-Star game will be play
ed on July 4, and throughout the
season the Goldsmith No. 81 base
ball will be used in all games. The
league treasury will benefit by the
receipt of per cent of the gate re-
ceipts of the All-Star game and