The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-04-08
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DIduuy Was lldl u az WOlh vi HIS
infield, that he really nurses like a
baby.
All the light poles were in position
and have been given fresh coat of
aluminium paint The two poles
formerly in the infield have not only
been moved back completely out of
the playing field, but have also been
raised from 70 to 80 feet. Each of
these poles will have a bank of 40
lights, consisting of rows, with 8
lights on each row. In the past,
these two poles only carried q lights
on each.
The pole between the grand stand
and the right field bleachers, and
the one between the grand stand and
the left field bleachers, will each
have bank of 80 lights, consisting of
a rows, with lights on each row.
The four outfield poles, each of
which previously had II lights, will
now have bank of "a lights, consist
ing of rows, with lights on each.
The electricians were hard at work
getting the banks ready for the in
sertion of the new sealed beam lights
and as soon as they are in position,
an expert will focus them. so that
there will be ample light in every
corner of the playing field.
Work on the grand stand is almost
completed and the next step,
understand, will be to rebuild the
press box and install new toilets in
the rest rooms.
All in all, when the lights go on
for the big opening night game on
April "a, the grand stand and the
playing field will really have ga new
look"
The sale of tickets for the opening
game, under the sponsorship of the
Boy Scouts, is, l understand, pro
crossing very favorably and now the
other advance ticket sale, at the
specially reduced price of Csc each,
for any game during the season -
except the opening game - is get
ting started also.
Please remember that these special
Csc tickets, which can be bought
singly or as many as you want, will
only be on sale until the opening
game of the season and after that,
if you haven't picked up some of
them, you will have to pay the regu-
lar Use price.
The team is in its last week of
spring training and will start on the
trip home about the 18th, playing
several games on the way.
From all l can hear, the team is
rapidly taking form and by the time
they start the homeward trip, Man
ager Paul Campbell will just about
know who is going to make the club
Of course, there is always a chance
after the season gets under way, that
Campbell may find it necessary to
make some changes, and if that hap
pens, am sure he will get the fullest
cooperation from the Washington
Senators, with whom the club has
a full-time working agreement.
The Hagerstown Pony League is
getting all set for it's third season
and announces that registration of
players for 1854 will take place on
Saturday, April 10, at Pony League
Park, jefferson Street Extended.
Boys in the 13-year bracket will
register at ZOO o'clock in the after
noon and boys in the 14-year bracket
will register at 400 o'clock.
All players interested in berths in
the Pony League Loop, including
Pony League players of 1858 who
will again be eligible to play, must
be on hand at the time and place in
Dictated above.
Boys who will not reach their 18th
birthday before August l, 1854, are
eligible to register in Hagerstown
Pony League.
The League is scheduled to Of
ficially open on Saturday, May and
practices are scheduled to start the
week of April IL. Assignment of
players will be made to the individ-
ual teams on April 10 and three
weeks will be utilized in developing
the boys for team play in the League.
The League will again consist of
six teams: R. T. Miller's yankees, y
Tortuga Pirates" Pony Express,
odd Fellows" ''L & B Hatters" and
Eyerly's "Jets."