The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-27
BEHIND
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By DOUG STEWART

received a letter on Monday
from Oren Sterling, president of
the Hagerstown Owls, telling me
that he has invited group from
Hagerstown to be his guests at the
annual Sportswriters' and Broad
casters Banquet which will be held
at the Hotel DUPONT in Wilmington
on Wednesday, February 9, at $50
p. m.
will be glad to obtain tickets for
anyone from Hagerstown who would
like to attend the banquet. The
price of the pasteboards is $500.
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Mr.. Sterling also told me that he
was unable to secure the baseball
field at Chambersburg, but that he
was hoping that he could complete
arrangements to train at Charles
Town, and would let me know when
anything definite was decided on.
Another piece of news Mr.. Ster-
ling gave me was that he has ar
ranged for Robert Lesher to handle
the public address system at the sta
dunn for the 1919 season. Bob, you
will remember, handled the public
address some three years ago, and
did fine job, and it's good news
to hear that he will be back at the
mike
After the reamS and reams that
have been written about the two
pro football leagues, things are right
back where they started Cat the
present time at any rate), and it
looks now as if the same old cat
and dog fight will go on until some
one loses their shirt.
Don't forget that the IA teams
comprising the Junior Basketball
League will be in action tonight
with some teams playing in the
West Washington Street school,
others in the Woodland Way school,
and others still at South Potomac
Junior High.
The first games at each of the
three schools state at 6:45, so why
not go down to the school nearest
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ton. You'll have a lot of fun, and
you'll give a tremendous amount of
encouragement to the youngsters
themselves.
I'm particularly anxious that as
many as possible should turn out
to tonight's games, because the col
lections that will be taken up at all
three schools will go, in their en-
tirety, to the March of Dimes cam
paign.
And while I'm on the subject of
the March of Dimes, don't forget
the basketball game at the Armory
on Sunday afternoon, between the
Cabineers and Gimbels of New
York, the entire proceeds of which
will also go to the March of Dimes.
The annual banquet of the Wash
ington County Baseball League held
in the Fireman's Hall in Boonsboro
last week was a real turnout, with
speeches being kept to the minimum.
A fine meal was provided by the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Boonsboro
Fire Company, and feature of the
evening was the showing of the
highlights of the entire seven games
of the 1948 World Series, as we'll
as the play-off game for the Amer
lean League pennant.
Paul Macy, president of the
League, made a few Introductory
remarks and then turned the gavel
over to Pat Duffey, who acted as
Master of Ceremonies and introduce
ed the various guests. During the
evening it was announced that Paul
Macy would be the guest of Oren
Sterling, president of the Hagers-
town Baseball Club, at the annual
Sportswriters' and Broadcasters
Banquet to be held in Wilmington
on February 8.
Trophies were presented to the
Boonsboro team, who won the cham
pionship, and to the Hancock team
who finished in second place. Sew
eral individual trophies were also
awarded.