The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-02-04


of the Hagerstown Packets, has an
nounced the receipt of signed con-
tracts from the following players as
signed to the Hagerstown club for
the 1854 season:
Jimmy Guy Hubbard, rookie right
hand pitcher.
Theodore Douglas Jones, rookie
catcher.
William Larosa, rookie catcher Ga
discharged Veteran).
The final play-offs of the Wash
ington County Soccer League got
under way at Clear Spring Sunday
afternoon, with Williamsport win
ming the opening game from Clear
Spring by score of 30.
The second and final game will
be played on Sunday afternoon at
Williamsport, and if they win it
they will be declared the champions.
If, however, Clear Spring should
win the second game, then the team
having the most total points of the
two games will me declared the
champions.
Here are the High School basket
ball results of the past week:
HagestOwn High: The girls var
sity team of Hagerstown High School
won their fourth game in six starts
on Friday night, when they out
played the girls team of st Joseph's
of Martinsburg, the final score being
44-29
After being behind 8-3 in the first
period, the St Joseph girls put on
a real rally in the second period to.
deadlock the score 21-21 at the end
of the half. Hagerstown, however,
fought back in the second half, scor-
ing 6 points in the third period,
while holding st. Joseph to just one
foul.
to seven games on Tuesday night,
when they took real thriller from
their arch-rivals, the Fort Hill Senti-
nels, of Cumberland by a score of
go to So,
The Hubs took a 21-9 lead in the
first period and stayed out in front
until the fourth and final period,
when the fireworks really began.
The Sentinels kept whiting away
the Hubs lead and, with less than
two minutes to go, they were out in
front, 81 to So. Two foul shots by
Stotler, of the Hubs, were good and
Hagerstown took one point lead.
But Fort Hill came right back with
foul shot to tie it up.
Then, in the last 40 seconds,
Hughes, the Hubs guard, was fouled
twice and made both shots good, for
the two points that won the game.
The Hagerstown Jayvees also won
their game by a score of 46 to 20.
st. Mary'S High: The second
games of the home and home series
between the Gaels and Gaelette and
the Badgers and Badgerettes of
North Steeet High were played on
Friday night at the State Armory,
the home court of ST. Mary's.
The boys game was a real thriller,
with the Badgers coming out on top
62-61.
The Badgers were ahead 1929 at
the end of the half and they in
creased their lead 47-43 in the third
period. The Gaels, however, fought
back in the last period to come with
in one point of sending the game in
to overtime
AS usual, Eddie Gallaher, ST.
Mary's center, was the high scorer
with 80 points, while Robinson, a
forward, led the way for the North
Street boys with &c.
In the girls game, the Gaelettes
of st. Mary's came through with their
18th straight win of the season, beat
ingt the Badgerettes by a score of
1928 They took 1877 lead in the
first period and although the Bad
gerettes out-scored them in the last
three stanzas, they could not over
come the original 9 point lead St.
Mary's captain, Beverly Smith, came
through with 26 points, with Ruth
Cassidy having 5 and Joan Shore
scoring the other point with a foul
shot
The two teams moved over to Will
Transport on Tuesday night and
came home with a double victory
against the girls and boys teams of
Williamsport High.
In the boys game the Gaels took a
three-point lead in the first period
and were never headed, the final
score being 80 to %. Gallaher, with
Is points was high for st. Mary's,