The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY DOUG STEWART

Although the Owls have had a
tough road trip, with few breaks
they can get back into the fight. So
let's turn out to the games tonight
and show them that we're not going
to let them down yet.
l was very much surprised to read
in last weeks Sporting News" that
Little Rock had returned Ken Hum
phrey to Williamsport. Sports
writers all over the Southern League
circuit had been giving Ken rave
notices in the earlier part of the
season, but something must have
happened to send him back to the
Glass A Eastern League. However,
since returning to Williamsport he
seems to have been doing all right,
getting eight hits in his first ten
trips to the plate.
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And while on the subject of Will
Transport, it's good to see Ted Ka-
pucinski going along in such fine
shape. Through May 20 Ted had a
record of six wins and one loss.
l also see where George Daddario,
playing second base for Wilkes
Barre, had batting average of .306
through May %. He had scored six
teen times and had driven in seven
runs.
Great minds think alike.
Last Thursday night / totaIed up
the number of men the Owls had left
on base since the season opened, in
both their home and away games
and you can imagine my surprise
when 1 picked up the Herald on Sat-
urday morning, to see that Frank
Colley was thinking along exactly
the same lines and had come out
with a story in his column, "The
Colley-See-Um of Sports" concern
corning the men left on base in the
home games.
have now tailed up the totals
through Sundays game in Allen
town, and here they are:
At home the Owls left 1879 run
ners on the base paths (and this does
not include the 10 men left on base
in the game with Allentown on
May Is, which was called at the end
of the ninth with the score tied),
while on the road they left 215
stranded, for total of 404 men left
on base in 43 games. 1t is also inter
esting to note that in % of those
games there were 10 or more left
on base in each one.
This is just about double the num-
Der of men their opponents left on
the base paths in those 43 games,
so you can see what a difference
there would be in the standings to-
day if we just had a clutch hitter or
two in the lineup.
But we can't be getting the tough
breaks all the time, so here's hoping
that we continue to get as many men
on base as we have been getting.
but that we're able to push few
more of them across the plate.
A meeting of the Interstate League
board of directors was held at Lam
caster on Friday, the meeting be-
ing called by the Harrisburg Club,
who told President Nugent that they
wished to discuss the question of
umpiring in the league.
However, when the meeting was
held only five clubs were represent
ed, with Trenton, Wilmington and
Allentown being absent. Also alb
sent was Murphy, the umpire-in-
chief.
The meeting turned out to be just
a discussion regarding umpiring,
and no action of any sort was taken.
In the 'Y' County Softball League,
Broom's Restaurant, which went in
to Sundays doubleheader with a
record of eight wins and no losses.
were finally beaten in both games
on Sunday by Friendly Market, and
the loss dropped them from the top
of the pack into third place.
Charlton, with a record of six
wins and no losses before Sundays
games. took doubleheader from the
Williamsport American Legion to
make them the only undefeated
team in the league, with a record of
eight straight wins.
And while I'm on the subject of
the Softball League, let's give a
hand to the Cavetown boys. Although
they have yet to win game in the
league race, they are in there plug