The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-07-30

course, he has not had the expert
ance to play that position too effect
lively.
No ball player likes to make errors,
although as have often said before,
"Show me a ball club that doesn't
make errors and I'll show you ball
club that isn't trying"
Jimmy linn, who in my book, is
one of the best second basemen in
the league, doesn't like errors either.
In the first game with Norfolk on
Sunday afternoon, he fielded a
ground ball and threw to Damiano
for what looked like a certain dou-
BILE play, but as Don reached for
the ball he fell flat on his face across
the second base bag and the ball
sailed over his body, permitting two
runs to cross the plate.
Up in the press box it was i'm
possible to tell whether Damiano
tripped over the bag, or whether he
fell trying to reach for the throw. So
in between games l went down to
the club house and asked Jimmy
what happened and without a mo-
mems hesitation he said, cit was my
error Doug, the ball stuck in my
glove as went to field it, causing
me to make a bad throw and Don
fell in his effort to try to get to it"
Just another proof that Jimmy
linn is the type of player any man
would like to have on his ball club.
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Congratulations to Billy Spessard
on winning the Hagerstown Soap
Box Derby championship last We'd
nesday afternoon and here's hoping
he goes on to take the national hon
ors at Akron, Ohio, next month.
There were a lot of kids in that
Soap Box Derby that l would have
liked to have seen win. Some of them
from the Boys Cub, which as you
know is very close to my heart, and
some were the sons of personal
friends. But despite all this, 1 am
glad that the honor finally went to
Billy, who has put up one of the most
courageous fights have ever heard
of.
Billy, as you probably know, has
had trouble with his eyes for quite
a long time and at one time it was
feared that he would lose his sight.
But the youngster never stopped
fighting and his cheerfulness though
all his trouble was something l will
always marvel at.
Good luck Billy, Here's hoping you
become the 1858 national Soap Box
champion.
Charlie Higham, making his first
start for Wichita Falls of the Class
B Big State League, chalked up 10
to 4 win.
Charlie was with the Braves this
year before being sent to Wichita.
Bob Giggie, the Braves star pitch
er of last year, now with Atlanta in
the AA Southern League, had a rec
ord of five wins and three losses, for
a percentage of 625, through July %.
Bob appeared in % games.
Congratulations to the All Star
team of the Hagerstown Little
League American Division, for their
Is to 2 win over the Pen-Mar League
All Stars, in the tournament that
will decide the District 2 champions.
The Hagerstown youngsters will
meet the highly touted Frederick
All Stars at $50 o'clock tonight at
Hager Field, the winner of which
will be declared the Area champ
ions and will then, at a later date,
meet the Area 3 champions for the
District title.
In Tuesday nights game Johnny
Raffensberger, the star pitcher of
the Police Team, only allowed five
hit. Johnny Nussear was his bat
terymate. The Hagerstown boys
came up with IL hits, one of which
was Bill Nutter's tWo-run homer in
the third frame