Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-05-19
Rockville Boys Boseban
Pepsi Downs Meyers. 9-b;
Didd|e's Hitter Wins

Pepsi Cola started its 1860
Rockville Boys Baseball Mid
get League season by scoring
four runs in the first inning,
and added enough runs each
remaining inning to keep in
front of Meyers Builders and
win, SO. Jerry Diddle struck
out 10 Stauffer Slenderizer
batters to win a 10 one-hit
shutout for Standard Supply.
The Midget league played a
full schedule last Saturday
after the league officially
opened with a single game on
the 18th as the Mayor threw
out the first ball.
Floyd was the winning pitch
er for Pepsi giving up six
scattered hits between five
strike outs and six bases on
balls. Danny also got a home
run, a double, and a single for
a perfect day at the plate.
Other outstanding hitters for
the winners were Danny
Stakem who got a triple, and
Kenny PETER who got a double
and two singles. Other hits were
singles by Larry Bowman,
Mickey Sullivan and Paul Wat
son.
Buster Robinson got the loss
for the builders. He was relieved
in the sixth inning by Tommy
Manuel. Meyers pitchers gave
up II hits and six walks while
striking out four.
Once again Tommy Manuel
was the leading hitter for the
builders, getting a home run
and a double for the day. All
other hits were singles, con-
tributed by Dave Wright, Bobby
Langley, jeff Gates, and Buster
Robinson.
Layton Spells NO-Hit Bid
Richard Layton got the only
hit off Diddle but the Standard
Supply ace was in trouble sew
eral times as he issued eight
free passes. Tommy Curling's
triple and doubles by Hickey
Veenstra and Mike Till were
the big blows for Standard Sup.
ply. Till, Tommy Mullenix and
Jackie Gardner also had singles
for the winners
Fred Seaton took the loss for
Stauffers. He gave up six hits,
walked six and famed six.
st. Marys strong last inning
polished off Civilian Club,
SO. Boots Spencer was the win
ming pitcher for the Saints Civ.
ing up five hits, walking seven
and registering nine strikeouts.
Boots also got two hits to help
his own cause while Tommy
Horton, the Saints first base
man, doomed a long home run.
Conrad Griffin handled the
pitching duties for Civitan for
five innings and gave up four
hits and four walks while
striking out 10 batters. He
helped his own team with a
home run.
Optimist Club outhit Meadow.
brook to win eight to five. Billy
Brooks, the winning pitcher,
struck out seven batters and
gave up four hits and no base
on balls. Ray Dodson was the
losing pitcher giving up six
walks and seven hits while
striking out one.
Joe Mcclellan smashed a long
home run for the losers while
Doug Coleman led the winners
attack with two singles, two
bases on balls and three runs
scored. Billy Gelletley and jim
my Edwards got doubles for
the winners.
McDOnald's Ramps
McDonald's ran over Poto-
mac, 17-to-7, in a wild scoring
affair. Winning pitcher was
Bruce Mcdonald. He struck out
seven while walking four and
giving UP six base hits.
Joe Goodson and Bobbie
Morningstar shared the pitch
ing duties for Potomoc giving
up IL hits, six walks and strik-
ing out six batters. Kurt Schork
and Tom McCloskey each got
three for four at the plate.
Triples were hit by Schork