Montgomery County sentinel., 1949-06-16
By Sam Dawsom


The Damascus Firemen were
toppled from the ranks of the un-
defeated when Rockville won a
5-4 victory before a capacity
crowd at Welsh Field on Sunday.
June 18th. In other games in the
Montgomery County Baseball
League, Colesville shaded Silver
Spring, 5-4, on Browns Field,
while Bethesda came off with high
honors, 22-8, in what appeared to
be track meet on the Sherwood
oval.
The Rockville board of strategy
composed of manager Joe Hutchin-
son and his business executive,
Fontaine Keys, called upon the
fine Italian hand of DR.. Peyton M.
Mannar to strengthen a depleted
Rockville roster which produced
only eight players, in addition to
the manager, for the Rockville
Silver Spring game one week ago.
In the contest with Damascus it
was PAMELA, Castiglia and Acqui-
lina figuring prominently in the
victory, with Joe Valenti on the
bench as added insurance in case
nc was needed.
Although five new players sign
ed with Rockville last week. the
only new face in the Rockville line
up was Jim Castiglia, former men,
ber of the Philadelphia Athletics
and erstwhile bucking back of the
washington Redskins. Castiglia's
steady work behind the bat along
with his single, double and three
walks in five appearances at the
plate, is believed by Messrs. Otis
Watkins and Kenneth Lyddane to
have been the margin of victory
in this close contest.
Boots PAMELA, fresh back from
short stay with Boston's farm
team at Scranton, had four-hit
shutout behind a four-run lead
working through the eighth inning.
But in the ninth the Damacus Fire
men proved they were not by any
fiuke on top of the league. Four
sharp singles by Hines, Williams,
Murray and Morris, plus double
by Sensefiey, produced a qual tet of
runs that tied the count at four-all.
In the bottom of the ninth
Harold Morris took the mound in
relief of Paul Burner who had
been removed for a pinch hitter
during the Firemen's late rally.
Morris famed John Orrison but
Larry Schneider, who had singled
III the third, dumped double down
the left field foul line. Dean Couper
was sent in to run for Schneider
and at this point the dangerous
Castiglia was purposely passed.
Morris then got wild, unintention-
ally, and lost the ball game when
Charlie Acquilina and Bill Hut
Crimson walked to force in Couper
with the winning run. Each team
made nine hits and both sides were
charged with two errors. Since
Morris got credit for the loss, Paul
Burner is still the league leading
pitcher with six wins against no
defeats. At the same time, Boots
PAMELA, likewise undefeated. is the
only pitcher who may boast of
wins over Damascus and Colesville.
AT Browns Meadow another
close contest saw Colesville's
Brother Love shade Mule Norris
IN game in which Ed Bladen's
Silver Spring nine came home on
the short end of a 5-4 score. Pitch
ing as much with his head as he
did with his arm, Love went all
the way to scatter eight hits and
remain in control throughout.
Meanwhile, the Gibsonmen touched
Norris for an even dozen safe
blows. Versatile Babe Mickeliohn,
who pitched Silver Spring to a
victory over Rockville last week,
did the catching in the absence of
he'd Bladen, the managers nephew
and regular receiver. According to
manager Bladen, Brother Love was
Just too much of problem for
Silver Spring to solve.
Bethesda had gone so long with
out win that when they finally
got hold Of the victory cup they
lust went hog wild to run up a
Z2-S decision over the Sandy
Spring A. C. on the Sherwood dia-
mond. Benjamin, DeVers, Beall and
Hell, reading from right to left,
We're slaughtered for total of
nineteen base hits including nine
doubles and two homers. Tom
Brown and Dick Beane, center
helder and catcher for Bethesda.
were the two who hit for the cirS