Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-18
Kay Wins 18th
of Season to
Stop 0ptimist

The Potomac Peewees won
their first Rockville Boys
Baseball Association Peewee
Division title by scoring
eight runs in the third and
three in the fourth to defeat
the Optimist Club, 11-8, in
the third game of the best
of-three City Series.
Bobby Kay the last of four
Potomac pitchers won his 18th
game of the season after the
Optimist Club had dealt him his
first loss of the season in the
second game of the series, 4-3.
Potomac won the first game be.
hind Kay, Cd.
The Optimist team got three
quick runs off starter Erman
in the first inning. Wolford
walked, Pete Blocklin walked
and Ed Fleming doubled in VOL
ford as Blocklin was out at the
plate w a r d Galpeer then
singled in Fleming. Galpeer was
forced but John Wilcox kept
things alive with a single. He
stole second and third and Jim
Updike drove him in with the
third run.
Fleming used up his last
inning of the week in setting
down the side in first for the
Optimist. Wayne Jones walked
to start the Optimist half of the
shining. Wolford walked and
Blocklin doubled in Jones to
give Optimist a 80 lead.
Big First Does 1t
Potomac broke loose in its
half of the inning. John Web
ster started off with a single.
Erman hit grounder and Web
ster who tried to score all the
way from second was tagged
out at the plate.
Morningstar doubled in Err
man and Sulzer walked. Chris
tenson tripled to clear the bases.
Walker got on on an error as
Christensen scored. Shinkoff
reached first on an error as
Walker scored. Nader also got
on via the error route and John
Webster hit a three-run homer
to give Potomac a "a lead.
Christenson's three-run homer
in the fourth ended the scoring
for the winners. Blocklin dou-
bled in a run and Fleming hit a
two-run homer to end the OPP
tinist scoring.
Erman, Morningstar, Webster
and Kap pitched for the win
ners. Fleming, Wayne Jones and
Blocklin hurled for the losers
with Blocklin getting the loss.
Optimist had evened the Sc
ries at one game apiece by scor-
ing three runs in the last inning
against Bobby Kay to overcome
a 81 deficit
Kay Beaten in End Game
Way relieved Webster in the
fourth inning. In the fifth, Kay
walked Jones. Terry Tabler
singled in Jones and was out
trying for second. Wolford
walked and Pete Blocklin
tripled In Wolford with the ty-
ing run. Fleming then won the
game with another triple that
scored Blocklin with the fourth
run of the game. Wolford's ex-
cellent defensive play at second
base highlighted the game. He
also scored two runs. In the
third he scored the Optimists
first run by stealing all three
bases after g walk. Potomac
scored single runs in the first,
third and fifth.
Potomac Scores First
Potomac scored three in the
first. Pitcher Kay tripled in the
first two runs then rode home
on Jerry's sacrifice fly. Gal
peers homer cut Potomac's lead
to 81, but the Potomac boys got
three more in the third. Snider
single d and Morningstar
walked. Webster singled in
Snider and Christensen. Sulzer
then knocked in two more runs
before Maddert grounded into a
double play to end the inning.
Potomac led 81.
Fleming got on on an error to
start the fourth for the OPP
timist. Updike singled, sending
Fleming to second. Galpeer
grounded out as both runners
advanced. Fleming scored on
balk. Wilcox walked, stole
second and both runners scored
on Tabler's single, as the game
ended ga.
Kay allowed five hits, and
struck out four in winning the
first game of the series. Elem
ing was the loser.
Optimist was the defending
champion from the 1859 season.