The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-08
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
By DOUG STEWART

ScdSOii-etiiNl pCiAeiPo tiACAA Aoot SoA1S
in Hagerstown-will long be remem-
bered by those who were fortunate
enough to be there.
Although neither team was going
anywhere, as York was in sixth place
and the Owls were firmly entrenched
on the bottom rung of the ladder,
both teams played as if the pennant
depended on the game, and they
battled back and forth for four
hours and twenty-five minutes until
the game finally went to York in
the 23rd inning.
The game of course, established
a new record for the Interstate
League, the previous record being
16 innings. The Owls were also a
part of the old record, having play
ed 16-inning game with Lancas-
ter in 943.
My box score of the game will be
found elsewhere on this page.
The terrific battle in both major
leagues is still at fever pitch, and
after the Labor Day games were over,
the Red Sox were trailing the Yanks
by a game and a half in the Amer
lean League, with Cleveland Az
games off the pace, and Detroit in
the fourth slot 612 games behind the
leaders.
Over in the National League the
Dodgers trailed the Cards by 112
games, and that lead might have
been reduced on Tuesday night when
Brooklyn was scheduled to meet
Boston, while the Cards were idle.
The amazing thing, however, in
the National League is not the tight
race for the pennant, but the splurge
of the Philadelphia Phillies, who,
as this was written TUESDAY morn
ing) were firmly entrenched in third
place, 3 games ahead of the Braves
and 4 games ahead of the Giants.
If you will remember, l wrote in
this column, after my return from
Florida in the spring, that the Phil
lies looked to be much improved
ball club, and they certainly have
borne out my contention.
In the Washington County In
dependent League, the Antietam
team won the pennant, with Sandy
Hook winding up in second place.
Sandy Hook, after Sundays game,
was tied with Security for second
place, but in the play-off of the tie,
held on Labor Day, the Sandy Hook
boys were the winners, to take I'M
disputed possession of the No. 2
spot.
The final standings of the
league will be found elsewhere on
this page.
In the Washington County League
there is ding-dong race going on,
with Boonsboro on top by just half
game over Funkstown; Hancock in
the third spot one game off the pace,
and Smithsburg and Williamsport
tied for the fourth spot, two games
off the pace.
The standings and results will be
found elsewhere on this page
SOftbaII
CearfosS won the third and final
game of their play-off with Charlton
in the "Y" County Softball League,
and will now meet Pinesburg in the
final of the play-offs for the Pres
ident's Cup.
The first two games of the finals
will be played at Pangborn Park
on Sunday afternoon, starting at
200 o'clock, and if third game is
necessary, it will also be played on
the Pangborn Diamond the following
Sunday.
The Charlton-Cearfoss game was
a humdinger. Charlton, who finish
ed their regular season with an I'M
beaten record, lead going into the
seventh and final frame, but Gear
floss came up in their half and tied
the score. Both pitchers shut out
the opposing teams in the eighth in
ming, but Cearfoss put over the win
ming marker in the ninth.
1t was great game to win and a
tough one to lose.
Bowling
With the baseball season drawing
to a close, the spotlight now turns
to bowling land some of the leagues
will get started this week. NV
Bowling News and Bowling Scores"
column will start next week, and
statisticians are urged to get their
scores to me as soon as possible
each week.