The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-11

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erstown Packets, will be in town to-
morrow and he will be the guest of
MIR. Edwards and the local Board of
Directors of the club, at dinner to
be held in the Hotel Alexander at
600 o'clock, to which the members
of the press and radio have been in
Vited
Mr. Edwards also announced three
more players who have been assign
ed to Hagerstown. They are:
Jimmie c. Sloan, third baseman
who comes to Hagerstown from
Chattanooga of the Southern Asso-
citation and is highly recommended
by Cal Ermer, manager of the Chat
anooga Club
Sloan. who Is s. H." is 10 years
old bats left and throws right, play
ed with Orlando in 1863 appearing in
lig games. He was at bat 400 times
and had III hits for an average Of
.24O. He scored 60 runs, had 60 RIBS
81 two-baegers, triples, A home
runs and ii stolen bases.
Jackie Dean Loftin. a pitcher, right
handed all the way, is G. tall, weighs
1876 lbs. and is 10 years Of age. He
was signed TO a Charlotte contract
by the Washington Senators for a
considerable bonus in 1853 and was
optioned to their Orlando Club He
has signed his Ilagerstown contract.
David Donald Pierce, a catcher
who bats left and throws right, is
G. y weighs 1875 lbs. and is "a years
of age. He played with Statesville
I'm the North Carolina State League
in 1850 when he had an average of
.273 and in 1851 with an average of
.276. He entered the Armed Forces
at the end Of the 1851 season and
upon discharge was again signed by
the Washington Club. He also has
signed his Hagerstown contract.
Here are the results of the city and
county High School basketball games
of the past week:
st. Mary's High: The Gaels and
Gaelettes took a double header from
st. Johns High School of Frederick
on Friday night. The boys won by
score of 54-38 and the girls walked
away with their game by a score of
32-l6.
The Gaelettes made il Ii wins
without loss in very one-sided
game, The St Mary's Girls took a
To lead in the first period and then
held st. Johns scoreless in the sec
ond period, while they added 8
points, to make the score 1872 as the
half ended
With coach Father Dausch using
substitutes freely in the second half
Gall Id members of the team saw
action) the Gaelettes still racked up
another II points while holding their
opponents to 8.
Beverly Smith was the high scorer
with Is points, followed by Ruth
Cassidy with ID, Kay Willis scored
2 points and Betty Ryan added an
other with foul shot
The Gaels also had an easy time
taking a 1877 lead in the first perioc
and leading 29-16 at the half Father
Dausch also used a number of hi,
substitutes in the second half of thi,
game, with IL boys seeing action
st. Johns rallied in the third quarter
picking up l. points while the Gael'
were getting IA, to make the score
as the final period started, 41-27
Edward Gallaher, the Gaels' center
kept up his fine record with Il
points. Robert Quinn and Richard
Grouse both had 10 points, while
Glen Tarner had 8, David Keller
and Cross and Harold Levey 2 each
The Gaelettes, after winning i
straight games this year, lost thei
first game of the season on Monda.
to the girls varsity team of Hagers
town High by a score of 1927 Thu
game was played on the High Schoo
court.
The Hagerstown girls took IA
lead in the first period and wer
never headed, although the Gaelette
put on rally in the third period t
come within 2 points of tying tn
score. For the Gaelettes, Ruth Cas-
sidy was the high scorer with l
points, Beverly Smith being secon
with IL and Joan Shaw scoring tn
other 3. Farrie was the high score
for Hagerstown High with II point.
followed by Lutz with Is, Show
with 3 and Hays with 2.
Hagerstown High: The Hubs wo
their 9th straight on Friday nigh
winning over Westminster High b
a score of 61-46. The Jayvees mad
it unanimous by taking their gam