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Optimists, Miller ■ Fields Play in City Series County Jrs. Three Fight For Shot at Title Friday The Takoma Tigers, the Sligo Juniors, and the Silver Spring Optimists will fight it out this week for the right to play the Bethesda Civitan Friday night for the Montgomery County Boys Baseball Association’s Junior League Championship. Civitan was the only team re maining in the winner's bracket after defeating Silver Spring Optimists, 4-3, the Takoma Ti gers, 10-4. and the Sligo Juniors. 8-4, in last week’s play. Scotty Glockin was the win ner against the Optimists. He gave up only ore hit but walked 11 and fanned eight. Lee May’s single in the seventh feiehed home Dave Ricca with the win ning run. Ken Chadwick allowed six hits in dc'cat. Dave Ricca was the winner against Sligo. He allowed five hits, walked two and fanned nine. John Wright and Ed Mc- Duffy had 2-for-3 and May had 2-for-4 for the winners. Tony Grant war the winner against the Tigers. He allowed seven hits, fanned seven and walked three. Again Wright, Glockin and May led the attack with two hits each. The Optimists beat Cave Ford 11- behind Doug McClelland’s three hitter. Doug drove in four runs with a triple, a single and a sacrifice fly. The Optimists also beat Carl Freeman, 5-2. Jackson Grand Slams Sonny Jackson’s grand slam homer and two singles led the Takoma Tigers over Co-op, 22-2. Jerry Ricucci had two triples and four RBl’s and Pete Meehan had 4-for-4 and four RBl’s for the winners. Takoma also beat Cave Ford, 12-2, behind Ricucci who also banged a thiee-run homer. Bruce Money had a homer for the losers. The Sligo Juniors blasted Carl Freeman, 5-2, and Co-op, 12- Bill Floyd was the winner against Freeman with a seven hitter. Mike Lewis’ bases loaded triple was the big blow for the winners. Gary Lawrence ab sorbed the loss. Co-op defeated the Takoma Shamrocks, 13-4, behind Clinton Newby, who pitched a four-hit ter. Newby had three hits and four RBl’s and Mickie Hutto had 2-for-4 and three RBl’s. Carl Freeman defeated the Shamrocks. 4-3. Doug Tinsler allowed but one hit. Bill Leuehrs doubled in two runs in the fourth inning to overtake the losers. Bill Mason- took the loss. Saints Win 17th In Wheaton Loop Kenny LaVerne allowed Mon trose Baptist five hits as St. Paul’s won its 17th game of the season without a loss in the Wheaton Church League. Dave Powell had a homerun and three singles to lead the hitters. Curtis also hit for the circuit as St. Paul’s pounded out 26 hits to win 19-1. Millian Methodist maintained its hold on second place in the, league by defeating St. Cather tne’s, 8-4. St. Catherine's ma le angry noises against McCalluin in the last inning, but Gene Brown came on with two away in the seventh and struck out the last batter to end the game. Ed Zambuta had a homer for the winners. Wheaton Presbyterian won a close, but wild game, 21-20. over Crusader Lutheran. Micky Davis’ three run homer early in the game was the biggest blow. St. John’s kept its percentage point lead over St. Jude’s for the league’s third spot by downing Glenmont Methodist. 10-4. Win ning pitcher Bob Krop had a homer for the winners. Summer Cage Loop Led By Hauslers. Mackin j The third week of play in the Department of Recreation sum mer basketball leagues finds Hausler’s and Mackin A. C. j leading the High School divi sion, both with 6-0 records. ■ Tick Took Restaurant tops the Adult division standings with a 4-0 showing. Following are the itandlngs and the current j week’s scores in the two | leagues: IIII.H NtHOOi. imivlOS Won Lout Hauler's ... 6 0 Mackin A. C. ... H 0 Blair A. C. A \ Wheaton A. C. ... . 5 2 V*. J• ’* 2 3 iwi fynyiM • sv. jh^^b^hwbb * < ■ a PRACTICING FOR THE PLAVOFFS in the Rockville Boys Baseball Association's Junior League is George Daley and his Miller- Fields team. Miller-Fields plays the Opti mist in a best-of-three City Series this week. Sports Thursday, August b, 1959 Smith Wins Second Half In Peewees R. L. Smith swept unbeaten into the second half champion ship of the National Division of the Rockville Boys Baseball As sociation’s Pee Wee League last week by swamping Robbins & Clarke, 21-6. Smith piled up a string of seven victories, most by lop sided scores, to win the title. Earl Branison again led the team over Robbins & Clarke. He banged out a homer, double and single to drive across seven runs. Claude Prather and Jimmy Harrison also homered for the winners. Bruce McDonald pitched a no-hitter and struck out 10 F. O. Day batters as East Kiwanis romped to a 17-0 win. Larry Dixon was a one-man wrecking crew as Beall’s Esso defeated Mac’s Esso. 37-8. Dixon had six-for-six including a homer, triple, double and three singles. Larry was also the win ning pitcher. He allowed two hits, struck out 11 and gave up 13 walks. Kelly Glover had a homer for Beall’s. Potomac Thumps Bmlney Potomac warmed up for the all-season division playoffs by thumping Budney Realty, 11-2. Larry Fawley limited the Bud ney hitters to five hits, while Potomac hammered out 16 hits. Jay Hughes had four-for-four for the winners. The American Division ended in a tie between St. Mary's and the Optimists. St. Mary's assured a playoff game by easily defeating the Jaycees, 4-0, behind the one-hit pitching of Steven DiPietro. The Optimists and Mark Motors threw their ace pitchers at each other in a possible pre lude to a division playoff. Billy Brooks and the Optimists won over Jeff Kirk and Mark Motors. 2-1. The winning run was scored on an infield ground out in the last of the fifth inning. Billy Coughiin limited Wire Hardware to one hit as West Kiwanis won 5-2. Rotary banged out 12 hits to roll over Civitan, 16-3. Larry Monard and Zim merman teamed to stop Civitan on six scattered hits. Nurthwood A C. 2 5 Gaithersburg A C 2 3 Rockville Rocket* 1 H ‘ Sherwood AC 2 H ■lone* Indian* 0 5 aim i.r rmiMos (lick Tock Rotaurant 4 O Fortuna Shoe* 3 1 I Takoma A. C . A 1 Damancu* A C 2 2 Rarne* A. C 1 2 ; Bermuda All Stars 1 3 N O. L. 1 3 i Bill Norta A C ........ 0 3 ! Last week's scores: MONDAY Mackin A. C. forfeit win. vs. Jones I Indians: W. J.*s 53. Northwood A. C. 30; Blair A. C. 39. Gaithersburg A. C. 33. TUESDAY Wheaton A. C. 30. Northwood A. C. tk Haunter* 89, Rockville Rockets 33; 'thersburg A. C 32. Sherwood A C. Shown above, first row: Manager Daley, Tommy Norris, Ralph Harris. Chip Burton; second row: Sonny Benton. Tommy Dunn, Ken Magee and Brian Green. — Staff Photo. Midget Loop Pits Saints, Merchunts St. Mary's and Merchants are opponents in the best of three city series in the Midget League of the Rockville Boys Baseball Association. St. Mary’s scored all their runs in the first three innings to defeat Rockville Center, 65, for the National Division title. Merchants won easily over Geeraert, 9-1, for the American crown. Dickie Graham was the win ner giving up six hits and strik- j ing out nine for St. Mary's. He walked three. Pat and Fred Doud pitched for the Shoppers | and allowed six hits, two walks and striking out six. Pat was the loser. The Saints scored a run in the first when two walk 6 and a single by Graham put them in f front to stay. An error and singles by Boots Spencer and Tom Horton gave St. Mary's two more runs in the second. In the third two errors, a single by Tom Dougherty anr a triple by Steve Schrieder gave the Saints a 6-0 margin. Rockville Center got ir.io the scoring column in the third, too. j Fred Doud’s single was toilow- i ed by two walks. Greg Aivord ! singled in one run and Dave 1 Whelan walked in another. Par Doud's two-run single whittled St. Mary’s lead to 6-4. In the fourth the Shoppers made their final rush. Fred I Doud again singled. Whit : Rayne singled too and Tom I Sheridan bunted in the final run. Junior Hutchinson pitched a two-hitter tor the Merchants in the other contest. He walked five and struck out eight. Bobby Drake was the loser. He al lowed eight hits, walked five and struck out six. John DeVries with two triple* and Mark Canto with three-for-1 three and four RBl’s were the ) hatting stars for the winners. 1 Raymond Dodson. Tommy Man-; uel and Buster Robinsoii all had singles. Rickie Magee's triple and Miller’s single were the only Geeraert hits. The playoffs for the city series started Tuesday. Road-E-0 Contestant William J. Sangrey. ol Ger mantown. is one of 51 finalists from the United States who will represent their States and Ihe District of Columbia in the Bth annual National Teenage Safe Driving Road-e-o August 10-14 in the District. WEDNESDAY Barne* A. C. 34. Norris A C. S 3; I Tick Tock Restaurant 68 Bermuda All : Star* 20; Damascus A. C 38, N. O. L. 30; Fortuna Shorn 81. Takoma A C. 34 THURSDAY Mackin A C. 61. W. J.'s 35; Blair; A C. 48 J’n< * Indiana 30 WttMKtM I A T 26 Gaither* bur* A. C 22; North- I wood A. C. 38, Sherwood A. C. 47. Three Remain Unbeaten in Midget Play I Three teams remained in the winners bracket after the first week of playoffs in the Mont gomery County Boys Baseball Association’s Midget League. Of the nine clubs that made the playoffs only the Takoma Tiger-Cubs, the Sportsman and St. Catherine's survived the first round without a loss. The Wheaton Lions suffered two defeats and were dropped out of the double elimination play. The Tiger-Clubs blasted the Foodtown Jets, 8-1, and the Top of the Park Tigers, 13-5. Bobby Laßocca won the first game with a three-hitter. Mickey Tull led the attack with a single, double and four RBl’s. Mike Hutto was the loser. Buddy Kupka hit the first pitch of the game for a home run but there was little Foodtown cheering after that. Mickey Tull allowed six hits in the second game. The Tiger- Cubs pounded out 11 hits off three pitchers. Duncan Howe had a single and double good for four RBl's. Mike Jenkins had a pair of hits and two RBl's. Reid Roberts, who drove in two of his team’s five runs, was the loser. The Sportsman behind Don Orso and Jerry Braddock pounded the Wheaton Lions. 14-1, and thumped the Olney Jets by the same score. The Sportsman pounded out 15 hits in the first game including homers by Steve Smith. Jerry Braddock and Dickie Cass. Joe Ruprecht hit a homer and allowed Lyons Nursery five hits as St. 'Catherine’s won 7-4. Pee Dee Jackson was the loser. Doug Stevenson also worked for the losers. The Olney Jets surprised Sligo Branview, 16-9, as Tommy Thompson hit a two-run homer, two singles and a sacrifice fly to drive in five runs. Benny Adamson, Thompson and Tommy Martin all worked on the mound for Olney with Adamson the winner. Terry Moate was the loser. B5 Yazoo Master y;V4)JIj Mower Trade In Jamboree During August we will give yLfej you S2O or more regard less of condition. 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The timely hitting of Tommy Norris and Ralph Harris and I the steady pitching of Ken Ma gee gave Miller-Fields the nod j over Walt Masterson and the j Potomac nine last week. Magee allowed six hits, walked four, hit three and struck out six. Masterson gave up six hits also. He walked four and fanned four. A hit, an error and Master son’s single gave Potomac a 1-0 j lead in the first inning. Miller-j Fields made it 2-1 in the fourth ! with Norris and Chris Moore supplying the punch. Norris Homers Both teams scored in the fifth. Two hits, two errors and Mas terson's single brought across two runs for Potomac but Mill er-Fields got th< runs back quickly. Harris singled. He stole second and third and scored on a balk. Norris’ two run homer brought the score to 5-3. In the sixth Magee walked and went to second on a passed ball. Harris singled him home to end the scoring. The game was marked with several fine fielding and throw ing plays. Outfielder Charlie Fallow of Potomac ran a coun try mile to pull down Chris Moore's bid for a home run for the play of the day. Norris threw out two Potomac runners with strikes to Ihe plate in the early innings. Cornell Halted By Billy Peake Billy Peake stopped the Cor nell Clippers win streak at 10 games last week by limiting the Montgomery County Boys \ Baseball Senior League leaders to one scratch hit. Mattos Paint won 4-0 as Carl Middledorf was the loser for the first time this year. Peake allowed one hit, struck out 13 and walked three. Middledorf wasn’t exactly blasted. He al lowed two hits and there were no earned runs. Carl’s control was off as he walked across two runs. The other two Mattos runs were scored on bunts. In the only other game Buchanan Builders and St. Catherine’s battled to a 4-4 tie. Gene Geisbert pitched a three hitter as Benson’s Stars defeat ed the Diamond Nine. 14-3, in Poolesville last Saturday. Jack Keller and Charlie White were the hitting stars for the win ners. Sligo Branview bounced back, however, to eliminate the Whea ton Lions, 5-2. Terry Moate was the winner, allowing eight hits. Kenny Brace and Richie Marshall allowed eight hits for the losers. Burdette Pitches No-Hitter Rotary Leads Damascus Loop Jeff Burdette pitched the first no-hit game in the Damascus Little League but his Red Sox teammates were dropped into second place by splitting a pair of one-run decisions last week. Bruce Gladhill blasted Wayne | Randolph’s first pitch into cen j terfield with two away in the seventh to score Mike McAlister | from third and give the Red | Sox a 4-3 extra-inning victory j over the Orioles. Later in the week, however, pitcher Pete Johnson won his own ball game with a two-run single that gave the Rotary a 5-4 win over the Sox and boosted the Rotary into the loop lead by half a game. Johnson allowed six hits, walked three and struck out nine. Loser Dickie McAlister allowed five hits, walked seven and struck ; out nine. In the earlier game, a larcen ous Jeff Burdette came close to losing a no-hitter. Blanked in the hit department, the Orioles made the most of six walks and errors to lead the Red Sox, 3-2, going into the last inning. Burdette reached base on an ; error and stole second and i | third. He then streaked home with the tying run as the catcher was lobbing the ball back to the pitcher after a de livery. In the extra inning, McAlister walked with two out and stole second and thrid. Denny Hines also walked. Gladhill then walked to the plate and sent everybody home on the first pitch. Burdette struck out 14 and walked six. Loser Wayne Ran-1 dolph walked five and struck j out 11. The Senators had a 7-4 mar-! gin over Rotary in the fourth! inning but pitched Jimmy Hunt j changed things in the last! inning. Hunt doubled with the [ bases loaded, to tie the score, then stole home with the win ning run. 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Maryland held the Squires 5-5 for the first four chukkers but did not score thereafter. Don Bradley led the scorers with five goals. Riggs Jones scored four goals for the losers. Washington entertains the Lancaster Polo Club next Sun day. Lancaster is currently rid ing the crest of a 10-game win streak. Wins Cash Award Mrs. Howard Broomhall, of 13724 Woodlark dr., Wheaton, has received a certificate of commendation and a nominal cash award for “sustained superior service” as a clerk stenographer with the Visual Aids Branch, Housing and j Home Finance Agency. Vitro Gets Contract Contracts totaling $225,000! for weapon system simulation ; devices have been awarded by (he government and private in- | dustry to Vitro Laboratories, ; Silver Spring. Civitan Leads; Playoffs Near Playoffs will start this week, weather permitting, in the Montgomery County Boys Base ball Association’s Major League. The league is running behind schedule with rain and dark ness halting much of the action. Rockville Civitan leads Ma loney Concrete by a full game in the win column by virtue of a pair of wins and a tie last week. , Melvin Smith tossed a three hitter as Civitan defeated the Takoma Blue Sox, 5-1. Jackie Smith had two-for three and two runs batted in for the win ners. John Baker and Paul Till drove in the other runs. Civitan edged the Blue Sox, 6-5, as well. Tony Zangardi allowed three hits, walked six* and struck out eight for th§r winners. Baker and Billy Bink er had two-for-three and Jo£[ Jenkins had two-for-four for Civitan. Breese Brewer had 4 two-run double for the losers. Marty Rockind set the Blue Sox down on two hits as the Takoma Boys Club won 7-0. Barry Sterns and Jeff Whit more had two-run doubles for the winners. Breese Brewer was the loser allowing five hlt\. The game between Civitan and Maloney was called after five innings with the score 7-7. %* You Like Rabbit*? 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