Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-07-23
PIayoffs Set
For 4th Slot
In Both Loops

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Carl Freeman paraded II
runs across the plate in the sec.
ond inning as 20 consecutive
men reached base on II hits,
three errors, and five walks in
Freeman's 21-6 rout of Coop in
a Montgomery County Boys
Baseball Association Junior
League game last week.
The third place team in the
Western Division got II hits for
the game with Bill Tinsler, one
of five Freeman pitchers, get.
ting the win.
Freeman again had surplus
of runs in defeating Rolling.
wood 17-3. Gary Lawrence
pitched a one-hitter for the win
ners. He allowed two walks
and famed 10.
Upper Montgomery County
and Coop played-off for the
fourth position in the Western
League playoffs last Tuesday
after the Sentinel Sports Sec
ton had been written. An East.
ern Division playoff will also
be necessary for the fourth slot
between the Shamrocks. Con-
necticut Belair and possibly
Burtonsville.
Both Western teams split in
regular season games last week
and ended their seasons with
S,8 records in a tie for fourth
place.
The Upper County BANKED
st. GATHERINGS go, then lost to
Coop 7.3 last week.
Jones Stops st. GATHERINGS
Luther Jones set the Saints
down on two hits, allowed four
walks and struck out nine in a
game called because of dark
ness in the sixth inning. The
Upper County scored four runs
in big third inning on only one
hit. A walk to Harry Jenkens
and consecutive doubles by Jim
Ward and Chick Kilby brought
across the last two runs In the
sixth.
The Upper County carried a
so lead over Coop into the fifth
inning. Coop scored six runs in
the fifth on three hits, a walk
and an error to set up the play
off game. Doubles by Gill
Geiser of Coop and Glenn
Thumma Of the Upper County
were the only extra base hits.
Bethesda Optimists, who had
only won three games, pulled
one of the upsets of the season
by downing second place Cave
Ford, ITO, behind Richie Day.
Day allowed but one hit, walked
six and famed three. Ward
Mosedale's double was the big
blow for the Optimists. George
Rowe was tagged with the loss,
allowing five hits, walking
seven and tanning seven.
Burtonsville blasted the
Orioles 22-2 behind the two.hit
pitching Of Butch Tolson. He
walked seven and struck out 10.
Arnold Ford started for the
Sandy Spring team and allowed
Is hits, walked four and struck
out three.
Riccuci Leads Tigers
The league-leading Takoma
Tigers beat the Silver Spring
Optimists, 81. Jerry Riccuci
was the winner, allowing one
hit, walking one and striking
out II. The Tigers got all their
runs on homers. Riccuci slam
med a two-run homer and
Sonny Jackson hit for the cir.
cult with none aboard.
Craig Wilder won a four.
hitter over Colesville, 81. His
Connecticut Belair teammates
jumped on starter Jim Barley
for eight hits. Wilder walked
10 but also struck out Is to take
the win.
Colesville bounced the Sandy
Spring Orioles, go, behind Andy
Coe. Coe allowed three hits,
walked two and struck out 10.
Andy d'Epagnier was the loser
allowing eight hits, walking
four and tanning five. Larry
Campbell hit a basses-loaded
triple for the winners.
The Silver Spring Optimists
slipped by the Takoma Sham.
rocks 4-3 behind Doug McClel.
lan's four.hitter. Bill Mason
was the loser. The Sligo Juniors
defeated Connecticut Belair,
AL.
JUNIOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
Eastern
W L.
'Takoma Tigers ........................... - 3
Sligo Juniors ......,......,.......... 70 4