The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-04-28

opens the season on a Wednesday
night, which means that you get the
paper Thursday morning with moth
ing about the opening night in it.
But it's Just one of those things that
can't be avoided unless l can talk
President Nugent and the League di-
rectors into making the opening night
any other night than Wednesday.
Despite the fact that the Owls have
been hampered by bad weather al
most since the training season start
ed, they have come along better
than l expected The fact that the
boys that were in the opening line
UP last night have been playing to-
gether in almost all the exhibition
games has helped considerably.
While there are few rough spots
that woody" has to iron out Zone
thing have noticed is that Caciavely
is inclined to be slow in covering
second on plays to the left side of
the infeld) you can bet your bottom
dollar that Woody" will see that
they are taken care of right away.
The big question mark, is the
pitching, since the pitching staff has
been hurt more than anybody else
by the extremely cold weather for
the past month. / got a chance to
look at Dickinson for three innings
on Sunday afternoon, and there is
no question but that he's smart
pitcher. He knows what it's all
about, having been around for quite
awhile, and he should be consistent
winner in this league.
Pickell, whom l imagine pitched
the opening game last night, looks
to be in good shape too, and Major
ought to be ready since he was
training with Charlotte down South.
The rest of the pitching staff in my
book, of course, are question marks,
since / have seen practically moth
ing of their work, with the excep-
ton of Charlie Hidden, who is fast
rounding into shape.
However, l will have plenty of
chance to look the boys over, since
beginning tomorrow night they are
home for four-game series with
Sunbury. followed by four game
series with Harrisburg
If the exhibition games are any
criterion, it certainly looks as if
there will be more power at the
plate from top to bottom than there
was in last years squad. And that
power is going to be increased con-
siderably whenever Charlie Hidden
is in the lineup. Of course, he is
listed as a pitcher, and right fair
one at that, but he is real hitter,
as was attested by his record with
Emporia last year when in addition
to pitching record Of II wins against
6 losses, he had a batting average of
1853 and had 83 RIBS.
There is real interest in the team
all over town, and from all indica-
tons tomorrow nights home open
ing will be sell-out, so if you
haven't got your seat reserved al
ready, you had better drop down to
the News Agency on the Square
right now and grab one, or you
might be out of luck.
For brief history of all the play
ers on the team, see my story of
Friday nights home opening game,
elsewhere on this page.
The County League got off to a
flying start on Sunday afternoon
with all twelve teams in action, and
you will find the results, the stand
ings and next Sundays schedule,
elsewhere on this page.
The Y County Softball League
opens their season this Sunday af-
ternoon with the Cearfoss Hornets
playing Middlekauff Motors at
Cearfoss; Sunset A. c. meeting the
Harrystown Turtles on the Sunset
Diamond; Pinesburg goes against
the Williamsport American Legion
at Pinesburg; Charlton meets the
Fairview Giants at Charlton; Dargan
plays the Friendly Market at Oar
gan; and Broom's Restaurant meets
Cavetown on the Broom's Restaur-
ant diamond
This is the "bi-carbonate of soda"
season for me, as the bowling ban
quets are in full swing. Last week
1 dropped in at the Major-Minor
League banquet held at Uncle Johns
Cabin, and although 1 had to leave
7 L. j.. l.