The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-12-18
BEHIND
HOME PLATE
BY ii. S. DOUGLAS

The Hagerstown High School
basketball teams suffered their first
double loss of the season on Thurs
day night at the hands of the visit
ing Chambersburg High School
squads.
In the varsity game, the Cham
bersburg Five took a II to 9 lead in
the first period and were never
headed the rest of the way. They
increased their lead to 1920 at the
half; were still on top by a com
Portable margin, SO to SO, at the end
of the third period; and maintained
the same advantage until the end of
the game. The final score was 90
to 81.
Kuhn, the center, and Hughes, a
guard, were the top scorers for the
Hubs, Kuhn having 6 goals and
foul shots for II points and Hughes
8 goals for IS.
Banks, a guard, spanked the Cham
bersburg attack with field goals and
4 foul shots for total of 20 points.
The Jayvees game was a real
thriller 1t was nip-and-tuck af-
fair all the way, with Chambersburg
leading 9-8 in the first quarter; Ha-
gerstoWn on top 1913 at the end of
the half; and increasing their lead
to "a to 30 as the third period end
ed. In the fourth period, however,
Chambersburg had the edge and
tied the game up at 46-46.
In the first extra period, both teams
scored four points to leave the game
still tied at $3.50. But in the sec
ond extra period Tolbert, Chambers
burg's center, tipped one in to win
the game. The final score being
So to so.
St. Mary's High School Gaelettes
made it four. straight on Friday
night, and the Gaels made it three
out of four, when both teams won
from St Joseph's Five of Emmits-
burg on the state armory court.
The Gaelettes who evidently are
one of the best girls basketball
teams St. Mary's has ever had, con-
tinue to romp over all their oppon-
ents. In Friday nights game the
girls had it all their own way, seem
ing to be able to score at will. The
final count was 46 to 10.
Smith, of St. Mary's, was the high
scorer with 8 goals and 2 foul shots
for total of IS points, while Plot
ner, of St. Joseph's, scored II of
their l8 points, with goals and 5
foul shots.
The boys game was a nip-and-
tuck affair st. Mary's had a one
point lead at the end of the first
period and both teams scored II
points in the second period to main
tain the Gaels one-point margin. In
the third period the two teams bat
tied it out point for point, with st.
Joseph's scoring Is points and st.
Mary's IL, to send them into the
final period all tied up at 1888. 1t
was another ding dong battle in the
fourth and final period with St
Mary's accuracy on foul shots en-
abling them to come out on top by a
score of 46 to A.
St. Mary's center Gallaher was the
high scorer for his team with goals
and foul shots for total of Is, and
Keller, a guard, was close behind
him with and l for II points.
With the exception of three points
all of St. Joseph's scoring was done
by three players-J. Joy, forward
had 20 points, O'Brien, center, and
Kretz, forward, II points apiece.
The amazing Gaelettes won their
fifth straight game at Martinsburg
on Tuesday night, when they took
the measure of the lassies from st
Joseph's High by score of "a to 2s
- and they did it the hard way.
Trailing through the first three
periods, St Mary's girls put on &
whirlwind finish, scoring Is point:
in the last quarter to come out or
top. Smith was the high scorer
with 9 goals and l foul for 10 points
while Slate had and for Is. Cas-
sidy's goal accounted for the Other
2 points.
The Gaels, however, ran into /;
bunch of trouble in their game with
st. Joseph, losing by the lopsidee
score of Sc to Is. There was nothing
much to the game, the st. Mary.
boys just being up against team
that was too good for them.
The Williamsport High Schools
basketball teams lost a couple O
heart breakers to Greencastle Higl
School on Friday night, with tn,
varsity team coming out on thu
short end, IS to 40, and the Jayvee