The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-01-14

GLADYS Ayers has certainly proved
to be the Lucky Charm" of the No
vember team of the Elks Ladies
League When she Joined the team
sometime after the 1953-54 season
started, it was down near the bottom.
But from the first night Glayds start
ed to bowl with the team, November
began to climb until last week it
was just a single point away from
the top.
Keep up the good work Gladys
and here's hoping this little pat
on the back doesn't jinx you.
That meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Piedmont league, held
in Richmond last week, was, from
-alTI have been able to find out, any
thing but a love feast.
1t started off with a discussion,
which lasted more than two hours,
on whether Sunbury would replace
Richmond in the league, or whether
the nod would be given to Eddie
Mooers, former owner of the Rich
mond franchise, who wanted to move
his club to Petersburg Colonial
Heights.
1t wound UP with the franchise
going to Nooers and from what Gene
Raney told me, Mooers got the fran
chise because he had definate
working agreement with Cincinnati,
whereas the Sunbury group were
unable to show that, if they got
the franchise, the Cincinnati club
would swing over to them.
The next item on the agenda was
the election of a president of the
league for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Summers, who has been the
president of the league for some
years, tended his resignation at the
end of the 1858 season, but later an
nounced that he would stay on If the
directors wanted him. 1t was gener-
allv supposed that his reelection for
the 1854 season would be nothing
more than formality, but when
nominations for the office of presi-
dent were called for, three of the dl-
rectors-Mr. Mooers, Mr.. Harper OF
the Norfolk club and Mr.. Lawrence
of the Portsmouth club-also non1in-
ated Mr.. Dillon, state treasurer OF
Virginia. When the votes were tab
ulated, it was found that Mr.. Sum
mers had been reelected by vote
of 5 to 3, with the directors of the
Hagerstown, York, Lynchburg, New
port News, and Lancaster clubs vot-
ing for Mr.. Summers.
Ossie Bluege, head of the Wash
ington Senator's Farm System, mott
fed the Hagerstown Ball Club, yes
terday, that he has signed two more
ball players to the club. They are;
William Larosa, a catcher from
Blotz, Pennsylvania, who has just
been discharged from the armed
forces. In his announcement, Bluege
stated that Larosa had been sought
by six other major league clubs. He
is % years of age, throws and bats
right, is s. 1A", weighs 200 lbs, and
he is expected to be the number one
catcher on the Hagerstown club this
year.
Jimmy Sloan, a third baseman,
who played last year with the Or
lando club and at the end of the
season was moved up to Chattanooga.
With Orlando, he appeared in 119
games, was at bat 469 times, had 1l2
hits, scored so runs and had IA RIBS.
He had 81 doubles, triples, and 4
home runs, and also stole IA bases.
1t was also announced that Rookie
Jimmy Hubbard was wrongfully list
ed as an infelder in last weeks re-
lease. The boy is righthand pitch
er.
The newly formed Board of Dl-
rectors of the Ball Club, at meet
ing held last Friday, awarded con-
tract for the concession stands at
the stadium to Chester Butler, pro-
prietor of the Prospect Diner, who
has had the concession stand for the
past four years,
Here are the basketball scores of
the various High School teams dur
ing the past week:
st. Mary's High: The Gaels and
Gaelettes of st. Mary's met the girls
and boys of Williamsport High
School on Friday night at the State
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