The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-03-23
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By DOUG STEWART


formed OrdnQSLdIQ Managers
Club. with each member of the as
sociation managing the club one
night from their seat in the grand
stand or the bleachers. l under
stand that Mrs. S. Mitchell Fockler
is president of the club and that she
is going to do the managing" on
opening night, April 25. 1 am also
told that the membership is growing
by leaps and bounds.
So, ladies, if you want to join this
unique organization, | suggest you
contact Mrs. Fockler Immediately.
P.S., Mrs Douglas is a charter
member.
Today the Braves open their Of
fetal training season at Myrtle
Beach, with some 35 youngsters and
two or three seasoned players wait
ing to be put through their PAGES by
Dutch" Dorman.
1 am going down to the training
camp on April II for two or three
days, and when 1 come back 1 hope
to be able to give you pretty fair
idea of who will be on the club when
they come home
Things are moving along in fine
shape out at the stadium. The club
house is practically completed, and
work is well along on the ladies' and
mems rest rooms. The grandstands
and bleachers are also receiving a
badly needed coat of paint, and va
rious other repairs have already been
carried out.
am also glad to be able to report
that every sign at the stadium has
been sold, and the ads on the To-
page Souvenir Program and Score
card are going rapidly.
So if l happen to miss somebody,
and you want an ad in the program,
please call me at 4157 right away.
Congratulations to St. Mary's var
sity basketball team, who won the
Catholic Blue Ridge Conference bas-
ketball tournament at Emmitsburg.
And not only did they win the tour
nament, but their fine forward, Ed
Mowen, was selected as the Journeys
outstanding all-around performer
The Gaels received a beautiful
team trophy for winning the tourna-
ment, and Mowen also received a
handsome trophy as the outstanding
player And that wasn't all the hon
ors bestowed on st. Mary's at the
tournament.
For the Gaelettes, who finished
third in the girls tournament, were
honored by having one of their for
wards, Peggy Slate, selected as the
most valuable player in the girls
tournament, and she also received a
fine trophy.
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Congratulations also to the North
Street High School Badgers who
won the Maryland State colored
championship last week when they
defeated the Carver High quint of
Elkton by a score Of 46-39.
I'm sorry to have to report that it
looks as if one or two of the teams
in the Junior Basketball League are
seemingly more interested in win
ming the pennant than they are in
giving all the youngsters an oppor-
tunity to play basketball (and that
was. the reason the league was
formed).
In my book there is absolutely no
excuse for teams that are vastly SUI
perior to their opponents to keep
their first string team in too long
and pile up lopsided scores.
l can understand keeping the first
string teams in when two teams who
are closely matched and are fighting
for the pennant are playing against
each other, but when the leading
teams play against other teams that
have no chance of winning the pen
nant, and for that matter have nc
chance of winning the game, there
just isn't any excuse for rubbing it in
And those are the type of games
when the leading teams could give
their reserves an opportunity to play
a little more basketball, and at the
same time make the games at least
little more even.
The bowling leagues are gradually
coming towards the end of their
season, and it won't be long before
the banquet season" rolls around.
The Lions Club have completed
their league season Gall except the
roll-offs which take. place tonight
and their banquet is scheduled for
April Is at Urgo's Restaurant. .
This has been a year of some very
fine bowling, and before the season