The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-25


Hagerstown High Schools biggest
basketball game of the year-against
the Allegany High School Five-to
be played on the Hubs court on Sat
urday night, you had better arrange
to get there plenty early, as it is
sure to be a sellout.
There will be no reserved seats
and tickets will be sold on the first
come, first served basis.
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Generalization to the Boy Scouts
on their really getting behind the
Hagerstown Baseball Club in their
drive to sell 5000 tickets for the
opening game of the 1854 season
(see story elsewhere on this page)
With practically all the players
assigned to the Hagerstown Packets
through their full-time working
agreement with the Washington Sen
ators under contract, all is in readi-
ness for the opening of spring train
ing, scheduled to open on Monday,
March Is, in Florida.
Manager Paul Campbell and his
squad are scheduled to leave Wash
ington on March II and he will have
a full month in which to whip the
boys into shape.
With the possible exception of
Charlie Miller, Hagerstown's veteran
pitcher, you will be seeing an entire
ly new ball club when the Packets
open against Lynchburg on Saturday
night, April "a and from all reports,
the Washington front office is going
all out to give Hagerstown a club it
can be proud of.
Here are the results of the High
Schools basketball games of the past
week:
st. Mary's High: Both the Gaels
and Gaelettes won their games on
Friday night, the Gaels winning from
Greencastle High GIGS and the Gael
cites winning from Hedgesville, w.
Va, High 48-41. Both games were
played on the Armory court here.
In the boys game, the Gaels were
ahead 11-9 in the first quarter, but
Greencastle put on splurge in
the second quarter and were out in
front 1925 at the half. The Hagers-
town boys came back in the third
period, however, piling up 10 points
while holding Greencastle to 5, to
put them ahead ABA as the final
period got under way. Ed Gallaher
was the top scorer for st. Mary's
High with 10 points, followed by
farmer with 16, Quinn with 10,
Grouse with and Keller with T.
The girls from Hedgesville took
11-9 lead over the GaeletteS at the
end of the first quarter, but the st.
Mary's girls were out in front 24-19
at the end of the half and were never
headed from then on.
A feature of the game was the fact
that three girls on each team did all
the scoring. For the Gaelettes, Bev-
erly Smith was the top scorer with
%, followed by Ruth Cassidy with Is
and Kay Wills with 10. For Hedges
vile, Kilmer led the way with 16
points with McLurkin having Is and
Spies 10.
Both teams met the girls and boys
of st. Joseph's High of Martinsburg
on Tuesday night, on the West Vir-
ginia court and they got an even
split. The Gaels lost by a score of
"a to 40, but the Gaelettes came out
on top, "A to %.
Gallaher and Grouse led St Mary's
scoring, each having II points, while
in the girls game, Smith led the
scoring for the Gaelettes with %
points, followed by Cassidy with Is.
Clear Spring High: The boys of
Clear Spring took on the Hedges
vile High five on Friday night with
Hedgesville coming out on top 61-56,
the game being played on the Clear
Spring court. The West Virginia
boys went out in front 1913 in the
opening period and were never head
ed. They led 34-25 at the half and
47-41 as the final period got under
way.
Kretzer was the top scorer for
Clear Spring with % points followed
by Moore with 13.
Smithsburg High: The High School
Varsity Five took the measure of the
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