The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-01-28
BEHIND HOME PLATE
by H. S. Douglas


the first half The first period end
ed 81 in favor of Hagerstown and at
the half the Hubs were ahead 1912.
However, in the second half, Hagers-
town started to pull away. They led
32-19 at the end of the third period
and although the Gaels really fought
back, the gap was too big for them
to close.
The Gaelettes, however, had things
pretty much their own way They
led 80 at the quarter, 1911 at the
half and were in front 20-15 as the
last period started
In the boys game, Galaher was the
high scorer for the Gaels, with 10
points, and Meier led the Hubs with
IL.
Three of the Gaelettes accounted
for all their scoring, with Beverly
Smith having II points, Ruth Cas-
sidy, 9, and Joan Shore, g. Farrie
led the Hubbettes with IA points.
The Gaels suffered their second
straight loss on Monday afternoon
against the varsity Five of st. James
School, by a score of Sc to As, the
game being played on the st. James
court.
st. James took a lead of 1913 in
the first period and were never
headed, increasing their lead 1915
at the half
The Gaels came back strong in the
third period, scoring II points while
holding the county boys to 6, but
they could only narrow the margin
by one point in the last quarter.
Gallaher with IS points, and
Grouse with IA, were the top scorers
for St. Mary's, while Hoyer with 10,
keller with II and Flory with 10, led
the way for st. James.
Smithsburg High: The boys and
girls teams took doubleheader from
Clear Spring High on Tuesday the
games being played in Smithsburg.
In the boys game, which Smiths
burg won by a score of 1888, they
took a 14-9 lead in the first period
and held it the rest of the way. Hol-
loWay with 20 points, was the high
scorer, while for Clear Spring, Kret-
ger with IS and Moore with IL. led
the way.
The girls game turned out to be a
real thriller, the final score being
43 to AZ.
Smithsburg led 16 to IL in the first
period and were ahead % to Is at
the half. But the Clear Spring girls
came back strong in the second half
and the outcome was in doubt until
the final whistle blew. When the
final period got underway, Clear
Spring had cut Smithsburg's lead to
one point, the score being 1888,
and both teams matched each other,
point for point, the rest of the way.
Kelbaugh with 20 points, and Har-
baugh with IA, led the way for
Smithsburg, while for Clear Spring,
B. Boyd with IA, Hdwbaker with Is
and Rankin with IS, did all the
scoring.
Clear Spring High: The boys and
girls teams of Clear Spring High
School took a double header from
Hancock High on Friday night, the
games being played on the Hancock
court.
The boys game was a really tough
one for Hancock to loose, as they had
the score tied at 43 all, with just a
minute and half to play, but Clear
Springs center, Kretzer, dropped in
a field goal and followed that with a
successful foul shot, to give them the
three point margin, the final score
was 46-43. The game was close all the
way. The first period ended with
score IL all and it was 1922, Clear
Spring, at half time.
In the girls game, Clear Spring
jumped out in front 1913 in the first
period and were never headed, the
final score being 1885.
A feature of the game was the fact
that, while five Clear Spring girls
had a hand in the scoring, all of Han
cocks points were made by two of
the players, Faith having Is and
Funkhouser, IS.
BoOnsbOrO High: The boys varsity
team met the Quincy Pa, High
School Five on Tuesday, on the Penn
sylvania court, and won a close one
by a score of 43 to A. Trailing one
point in the first period, the Boons-
boro boys reversed things in the sec
ond period, leading q to 26, and they
held their lead in the second half.
Doyle, with 90 points, was the top
scorer.
At the regular monthly meeting of
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