The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-10-02
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY H. S. DOUGLAS

If you are fight fan and haven't
already seen the movie of the Mar
ciano- Walcott heavyweight cham
pionship fight, which is now showing
at the Maryland Theatre, don't fail
to see it before it ends its run on
Saturday night.
l have seen, and watched in the
movies, many great fights during the
past forty years, but 1 have never
seen anything that compares to the
movie of the Marciano-W alcott slug
fest. The movies are particularly !
clear, and the close-ups give you
view of the fight that many of those
who were actually there couldn't
have seen.
Apart from the actual knockout, |
the things that impressed me most
about the fight were: y the remark
ablely few clinches and y the clever |
way that Walcott, when they were in |
clinch, got his arms under Marci-
amos shoulders, thus forcing both his
arms high into the air and making
him powerless to do anything.
The knockout punch was almost |
unbelievable With Walcott almost /
against the ropes, Marciano charged |
in, cooked his right and although it
couldn't have travelled more than
about eight inches, it landed on Wal
colts jaw with such terrific force
that he sank to the canvass as if he
had been hit with a bullet and if |
you watch the picture closely, par
ticularly in slow motion, you will |
see that Walcott was just leading
with his own right when the knock |
out blow landed.
Again l say, don't miss this film
whatever you do, and certainly am +
grateful to Mr.. Arnold Leopard, I
manager of the Maryland Theatre,
for allowing me, together with a
number of other guests, to preview
the film before its public showing.
gerstown Hubs Football Team.
The last win over Westminster, by .
a score of 20 to 0, turned out to be
nothing more than a good workout
and Coach Mel Henry is to be con-
graduated on using his reserves as
freely as he did.
The team moves over to Cumber- |
land on Friday night to meet one of
their old rivals, Allegany High
School, who although they don't
have as good a record as the Hubs
(they have won two and lost one in
their three starts so far), they can
be counted on to at least give the
Hagerstown squad some interesting
competition.
Here's hoping the boys come home
with number four under their belt.
The Hagerstown Rams, the semi
pro football team that is sponsored |
by Councilman Luther Broom, makes
their first home appearance at the
Municipal Stadium on Sunday after
noon against the Harrisburg Eagles. !
Mr.. Broom has announced that the .
game will be played for the benefit .
of the Moose Clubs Teen Age Club
and the price of admission will be
$1.00, including tax.
Mr.. Broom also announced that !
John Elias has been named head |
coach for the club and that "Buck"
Farley, formerly of the University
of Maryland and star back in his
Hagerstown High School days, has
been named back field coach. Be /
tween them, these two coaches, both .
of whom know what it's all about, I
should come up with team that will |
be well worthwhile to see.
So make it a date now to be out
at the stadium on Sunday afternoon
where, for just one buck, you can
see a real football game and at the
same time help the Teen Ayers Club,
which has become so popular among
the young people of the community. /
A special meeting of the Board of |
Directors of the Interstate League
was held at Lancaster on Monday in
order to get an early start on de-
veloping plans for the 1858 season.
All clubs except the Salisbury Club |
were represented and after much |
discussion and an announcement by
President Nugent that he had receiv-
ed three bonafide applications for
berths in the league, the Directors |
voted to adjourn the meeting until |
November II, when the regular fall
meeting of the league will be held |
at York.
Needless to say, the topic most |
under discussion at the meeting was
the serious drop in attendance this
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