Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-10-23
By SAM DAWSON

Rockville won the ball game,
prize money, championship title,
NARROW Cup, and victory BAN
quet at the Wheaton Inn, as the
Potomac A. C. went down swing
ing, Z to 6, in the play-off and pay
off finals of the ten-team Mont
gonery County Baseball Loop, be-
fore 535 spectators, the largest
crowd of the season, who cheered
themselves hoarse at Rockville's
Welsh Field on Sunday, October
10th.
The man of the hour was Rock
ville's Boots PAMELA, nineteen year
old Maryland U. sophomore, who
relieved Jack Freeburger in the
fourth and gave up but one hit and
no runs in FIVE and two-thirds inn
ings to receive credit for the vic
tory. In fact, PAMELA was so effec-
tive in bringing Potomac's hitting
and run-making to a sudden stop
that he faced only 10 batters in
order to retire the II men neces-
sary to end the game and bring
Rockville home in front.
Potomac used three pitchers,
Arson Ball, Ray Bridenbacker and
Jackie Lyons, who alternated on
the mound, at second base, and in
right field, as Doc Mannar and
manager Ed Hahn had them pa
rading, internationally, in and out
of the box in a futile attempt to
execute strategics, which for sheer
effort, far exceeded anything yet
approached by the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers. 4
Rockville's winning run was
scored in the sixth by Johnny Or
rison, who came home from third
on a squeeze play, as pinch-hitter
Elmer Hutchinson laid down a per-
feet bunt. Although Ray Briden-
hacker was on the mound at the
time, it was Arson Ball who was
scored as the losing pitcher, since
Orrison was placed on base by vir-
tue of a walk while Arson was in
the box instead of right field where
Doc Mannar should have had Ball
at that particular instant.
The fireworks in this exciting
championship game started off
with a bang in the first inning
when, after two were out, Reds
Miller and Joe Velentti singled to
score ahead of Donald Butt who
exploded homerun across Monroe
Street to put Potomac out in front
with three fat runs.
In the bottom half of the first,
Rockville's lead-off man, Louie
Mizell, hit Arson Balls very first
pitch over the left field fence for
Rockville's first talley, the last
homer of the game and the season,
and Mizells first circuit clout in
this league. Patchy Coleman, COM
pleting his twentieth straight year
of ball as Rockville's catcher, fol-
lowed Mizell with a double and
scored on 0rrison's single to cen.
ter. 0rrison scored later to knot
the count at to 8, as Ray Briden.
hacker walked Harry Beane with
the bases loaded.
In the next two innings Free
burger retired the six Potomac
men to face him in order. Mean
while, Larry Schneider tripled anc
scored in the second and Zanelett
singled and scored in the third OIL
Freeburger's second hit of the sea
SON to put Rockville out in from
5 to 3 as the third inning ended
Then in the fourth Joe Velentt
started things all over again foi
Potomac by gaining first as a hi
batsman on fiutter pitch tina
just barely busted the hem on hi
sleeve. After Donald Butt lined on
to right center with vicious driv,
On which Jerry Zaneletti made
fine running catch, Milstead walk
ed and Bridenbacker singled Va
lentti home before Merillo doubled
to score Milstead and send Briden
hacker to third. The next man GU
was Jack Freeburger as Keys ant
Hutchinson elaborated on fran
tic wave to the Rockville bullpei
from whence came Boots Pamela
with an expression which seemed
to say, who, me?"
At this point Ball was prompt,
retired on fly TO deep center a,
Bridenbacker scored after tn,
catch with Potomac's third run OF
the inning and final run of the
game. Reds Giegerich drew a wall
before Merillo tried to score from
second on Jackie Lyons single to
right but was out at the plate al
Frank ogg made a perfect throw
to Coleman. From then on out no
/ IA Potomac man ,.oaoLol .o.s..I