The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-12-24

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press and radio conference held in
the offices of the Ball Club on We'd
nesday afternoon, announced the ap-
pointment of group of Hagerstown
business men as a Board of Direc-
tors, who will have complete charge
of the business management of the
club, with the field manager and the
ball players remaining under Mr.
Raney's direction and supervision.
The new Board of Directors are:
Philip Matthias, Chairman; Walter
w. Pollard, Jr., Odello NJ Letter,
Stewart c. Paxton and N. w. Thomas,
who will also serve as an executive
committee, and Roy Letter and ELS
worth Roulette, both of whom are
members of the Hagerstown Field
Athletic Association.
In making the announcement, Mr..
Raney also stated that Rufus K Ed
wards would act as secretary and
business manager of the club and
will be responsible to the Board of
Directors.
Mr.. Raney also announced that the
new Board of Directors have select
ed the name ''The Hagerstown Pack
cts" for the former "Hagerstown
Braves"
In making the latter announce
ment, he stated that while Hagers-
town was exceedingly fortunate in
having so many fine industries, it
was felt that the Fairchild Plant
was producing a cargo plane that was
known the world over and was pc
culiarly associated with Hagerstown
and Washington County, and for that
reason the name was unanimously
selected.
The text of Mr.. Raney's press re-
lease follows:
The following have been appointed
/ directors of the Hagerstown Baseball
Club for the 1854 season:
Philip Matthias, Chairman; Walter
w. Pollard, Jr., Odello M. Letter,
Stewart G. Paxton and N. w. Thomas,
who will also serve as an Executive
Committee, and Roy Letter and
Ellsworth Roulette, both of whom
are members of the Field Athletic
Association. Rufus Edwards will act
as secretary and business manager of
the ball club.
This action is due to plans which
have been in the making since the
close of the 1858 season and will as
sure me of help in keeping organized
baseball in Hagerstown.
Due to the pressure of business and
my health, 1 cannot 60 on alone and
give what is needed in promoting
and running the business end Of
baseball. After many conferences
with leaders and civic minded bust
ness people who want to keep or
gained baseball in HagerstoWn, it
was suggested that a committee of
baseball minded people be appointed
to work along with me in solving the
problems which have been burden
ed with in the past years. They feel
that Hagerstown will do it's part.
With this assurance I went ahead
with plans for 1854, in securing
suitable working agreement. In do
ing so, it must be kept in mind that
baseball can only survive by mutual
agreement, that is, the major league
club whom you work with, must have
some appreciation for the territory,
and upon this depends the future
outcome of the youth and of the
; material assistance which we will be
given in the future. Many of these
youths will, in the future, be in the
; Major Leagues and will be watched
by the ones who helped them along
: the road to success.
. wanted connections with Major
League Club close by and I have
. been successful in obtaining a work
ing agreement with the Washington
Ball Club, who have appointed Paul
Campbell as manager and whom they
feel will do a great job for us in de-
veloping these youngsters trying to
reach the top.
These men who are to be directors
of the ball club, will be in charge of
operation and promoting baseball in
Hagerstown, arranging of the budg-
cts, promoting press releases, ticket
sales, advertisement, radio broad
casting, concessions and miscellan-
eous operations of the ball club.
They will also assist the Field Ath-
letic Association in lettering the ball
park and its playing conditions. The
business manager, and operations
pertaining to the above, will be
under these directors supervision.
The field manager and ball play
ers will remain under my personal
direction and supervision The di-