The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-16
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By DOUG STEWART

Since I left for Sunbury on Sun
day afternoon for the annual meet
ing and banquet of the Sportswrit-
ers' and Broadcasters' Association of
the Interstate League and did not
get back until late on Tuesday, am,
of course, out of touch with local
sports over the week end and have
to confne my column this week to
what went on at Sunbury.
First of all, let me tell you that
we had about the worst weather for
the meeting that you can imagine,
with a mixture of rain, snow and
sleet falling all day Monday. AS
result, some that started out never
arrived, and many who did make it
just got there in time for the ban
uuet and missed the meeting.
AS far as the meeting of the board
of directors of the Interstate League
was concerned, the main news was
the allocating of umpires for the
coming season. First of all, think
a great many of you fans Gas well as
myself will be glad to hear that
Chris Pelakoudas and Fred Angelili
will not umpire in this league in
1850. Pelakoudas has been trans
ferred to the Western League, and
Angelili was given his outright re-
lease Another of last years UNI
pires, Robert Stewart, has moved up
to the Eastern League
Dick Burnett, John Fazio, Chester
Haupt, John Simms and Howard
Warren will again officiate in our
league, and in addition the following
new umpires have been signed: JOS
eph Bolla and James K. Donahue,
both from the New England League;
Barney Emil, of the North Atlantic
League, and Martin Vogel, from the
Piedmont League.
Mr. Nugent, president of the
League, also announced that the
schedule for 1850, that had been
worked out sometime previously,
was officially approved at the meet
ing and will be released in this pa
per in next weeks issue, since the
release date for all papers and the
radio is February q.
At the Sportswriters' and Broad
casters meeting, Izzy Kaufman,
sports editor of the Harrisburg Eve
ming News, was elected president;
Johnny Van SAINT, sports announcer
for radio station WSAN, Allentown,
was named vice-president, and yours
truly was again elected secretary
treasurer.
Directors of the Association are:
Frank Colley, of the Morning Her
aid; Al Cartwright, of the News
Journal, Wilmington; Gordon Jones,
sports announcer for radio station
WCMB, Lemoyne, Pa; Wilbert |
Hare, sports editor of the York
Dispatch; Herbert S, Clark, sports
editor Of the Trenton Times; Harold !
Eager, sports editor of the Lancaster
Intelligence-Journal; Dave belong, |
sports editor of the Allentown Eve
ming Chronicle, and Michael j. Kane, /
sports announcer of radio station /
WKOK, Sunbury.
The Sunbury members of our As /
ISOLATION, who were hosts for the |
banquet, did fine job and every
body enjoyed the program. There
was a large delegation present from
including Eugene J. C.
Raney, owner of the Braves; Rufus
Edwards, his general manager;
Dutch" Dorman, field manager; J.
V. Jamison, Jr., Henry Bester, Roy
A. Letter, Chester S. Butler and
Councilman Luther Broom. In adj
dition to myself, both Frank Colley
and Glenn Thomas, of radio station
WEI, were present as members of
the Association. Dick Kelly the
fourth member, was unfortunately
unable to make the trip, and at the
Charles Eckstine, of radio
station WARK, was elected as
member of the Association.
The place for the 1851 annual
and banquet will be decided
at later date.