The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-23
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY DOUG STEWART


sports editor of the Daily Mail, on
his defense of Gene Hixson in his
column on Monday afternoon.
The fans have been far too rough
on Hixson, who as Dick said, was
simply doing what his manager ask
ed him to do.
My congratulations also to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Kelly, who were married
on Monday morning, and l wish
the popular Owls left fielder and his
bride long and happy married life.
AS this is written the new infield-
er from Charlotte, George Helm
baugh, has not reported. Mr. Ster-
ling talked with Ossie Bluege, head
of the Washington Senator'S farm
system, on Saturday morning, and
he told him that Heinbaugh would
be little late in reporting due to
his having to be held on the Char
lotte roster for few days because
of injuries on the team. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that he will report
to the Owls on their present road
trip.
Although the Owls are still in
seventh place, they are only five
games out of the first division, and
if they can just get little winning
streak they could be back in the
thick of the fight in no time.
AS l see it, the main trouble with
the club is the instability of the in
field, and it is hoped that when
Heinbaugh arrives, woody" will
be able to set up an infeld that can
stick together for the rest of the
season.
/ understand that a new softball
scoring record was made on Sunday
afternoon in the "Y" County Softball
League, when Dargan scored 81 runs
against Cavetown
Charlton is on top in the league
with record of 10 straight wins
against no losses, but they are hard
pressed by Cearfoss with a record
of ten and one.
The standings of the club, together
with the results of Sundays games,
and the schedules for this Sunday,
will be found elsewhere on this page.
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The Sunday School Bowling
League has joined the ranks of san
ctioned leagues in Hagerstown, their
application having accepted by the
National Duckpin Congress last
week.
The league will be enlarged from
20 to 40 teams GO teams in the
Mems Division and 20 teams in the
Women's Division), with five bowlers
on each team. The league will adopt
the Bowling Congress point system
or scoring instead of the usual games
won and lost system, and they will
also apply straight season instead
of first and second half, as former
ly.
The constitution committee is now
hard at work writing a new consti-
tuition, and it is expected that full
information will be available to
members of the league when they
assemble for their annual picnic at
the City Park in August.
The major league races continue
to be plenty close
In the American League, as of
Tuesday morning, the Yankees were
still winging out in front, four games
ahead of the second-place Detroit
Tigers, with the Athletics in the third
spot, four and one-half games off the
pace. But the Cleveland Indians
have served notice that they are not
out to be counted out, particularly
as Bobby Teller seems to have re-
gained his old form, and they are
now tied with Boston for fifth place.
just six and one-half games behind
the Yankees.
In the National League the race is
even closer. Through Mondays
games Brooklyn was hanging on to
a game and half lead over St.
Louis, but the Braves were just two
games off tn pace, and those amaz-
ing Phillies are in the fourth spot,
just two and one-half games behind
Brooklyn The Giants, who were
winging out in front for quite awhile,
have now dropped back into fifth
place
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