The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-05-04
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
By DOUG STEWART


The weather man certainly play
ed havoc with baseball over the week
end.
Here at home practically all the
games of the Washington County
and Independent baseball leagues
were rained out, as were all the
games in the Y county softball
league.
In the Interstate League it was the
same story, with our rampaging
Braves only able to get in two
games through the week end, one in
Sunbury on Friday night and one in
Harrisburg on Monday night, but
they won them both.
These rained-out games show the
good judgment of the directors of
the Interstate League when they
made up the 1850 schedule. They
sharply curtailed the number of
Sunday double headers in order that
a good many of the rained-out games
could be taken care of on Sunday
afternoons.
In the Y county softball league
the various teams are endeavoring
to make up their rained-out games
during the week, and the regular
games scheduled for Sunday after
noon will be played They are as
follows: Fairview Giants VS.. Friend
ly Market at Sunset Park; Alpine
Beavers VS.. Dargan Aces at Pang-
born Park; Phillips Grocery VS..
West End at Rose Hill Park; Har-
rystown Turtles VS.. Charlton Car
dinals at Harrystown; and Pines
burg VS.. st. Marks Lions at Pines
burg.
The games are all double headers.
It certainly is good to know that
the Braves are running team, and
as a result of Dutch having them on
the move all the time, they are able
to take advantage of every break.
Last year as you will remember, we
didn't have much speed on base
path and you will also remember
that we lost lot of games by one
run. This year we have got speed
and, whether it is just coincidence,
the difference in the final scores in
both Sunbury and Harrisburg on
Friday and Monday, was just one
run, but in both cases it was in our
favor.
Of course, we can't take too much
credit away from the pitchers who
are able to go in there and hold that
one run.
On Monday night I dropped in for
few minutes at the banquet of the
Eagles Club Bowling League at
which very fine ham and turkey
dinner was served = it was just my
luck that it was impossible for me
to get there in time for the dinner.
Rufus Edwards acted as toast mas
ter and presented the awards to the
various winners. The Cardinals were
the league champions, having won
both the first and second half, and
Cody Black compiled the highest in
dividual average with a fine mark
of 1854. Before the meeting adj
journed the election of officers for
next years season was held, and
Francis Snyder was named chair
man. Working on the committee
with him will be Lee Cook, John
Leckrone, Shark Lushbaugh and
Cody Black o. H. Michaels and Cal
win Mumma will continue as treas
urer and statistician respectively.
On Tuesday night I attended the
annual Sunday School Bowling
League banquet, and this time 1 ar
rived in time to enjoy the fine turkey
dinner served by the ladies of st.
Johns Lutheran Church.
regret that l did not have time
to write a report of the banquet in
time for this issue, but you can look
for it, in full, next week.
Two Hagerstown men, Anthony
Joseph Calandrelle, hospital corps
man, third class, USN, of SIG Jeffer-
son St. and Paul M. Brown. com