Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-27
St. Marys, Cvitan Midgets Tied;
PIayoff Set for Maryva|e Tonight
81. Mary's Wins
In Last Inninq;
Thompson Hero

81. Mary'S defeated Meyer
Builders, 5-4, with a late raj
ly to keep pace with Civilian
in the American League of
the Rockville Midget Divi-
sion last Saturday. The
teams are tied with II rec
ords in the first half and
playoff tonight for the first
half championship at Mary
vale at 6:15.
Optimist clinched the first
half title in the National loop
by blasting Lawn Doctor, 1871,
to remain a full game ahead of
second-place Standard Supplies.
Meyer led st. Mary's, 40, in
the fifth inning when pitcher
Larry Dixon walked two and
allowed a pair of hits to give
st. Mary's the win. Steve Di-
Petra and Boots Spencer were
the pitchers for the winners. De.
Petra had a key double in the
last inning rally.
Ronnie Thompson pitched
Civitan into the title playoff
by throwing a no-hitter against
Pepsi-Cola. Civitan won, so, as
Claude Prather got a double
and drove in two runs and Reg
gle Davis had 2-for-2 to lead
the attack.
Thompson came close to a
perfect game, allowing but two
walks and only one Pepsi-Cola
batter reached base on an er.
ror. Ronnie struck out II and
only one runner reached as far
as second base. Warren Keller.
berg gave up seven hits in alb
sorbing the loss. He walked
four and struck out four.
Jeff Kirk was the winner in
Optimists' rout of Lawn Doctor.
He also was 3-for-3 at the plate,
and struck out five and allow.
ed two hits and walked three.
Optimist had 10 hits in all
with Billy Gellatly's home run
and double, and Pete Book.
lands two doubles leading the
attack.
Potomac beat Meadowbrook,
10, as Steve Turiss was the
winning pitcher, striking out
four, allowing four hits, and
walking five. Kalius was again
the hitting star for Potomac,
with a homer and a single. Cald.
well had a double and a single
for the winners, too. Jennings
was the winner, allowing four
hits, and walking three.
Businessmen defeated Kiwan.
is, 16-5. Bob Peters was the win
ming pitcher, striking out nine,
allowing five hits, and walking
five.
For Businessmen, Marth got
a homer, Egnatovich a triple,
Wells and Amstuty doubles, and
Peters, Carter, and Wells sim
giles. Pace had two homers for
the losers and Coughlin, Frem-
ming, and Carter had singles.
In earlier games, Civilian de.
feated Potomac, 1873, as Tom
Heeny got the win. He struck
out six, allowed six hits, and
walked two. Bobby Kay was
the loser.
Claude Prather with a homer
and Reggie Davis with a triple
a double and triple led the win.
ners. Pepsi-Cola downed Mead.
OVERLOOK, AZ, as Kirk Shearrer
got the win. He allowed but one
hit, and walked four.
Civilian defeated Kiwanis, 40,
on one-hitter by Ronnie Thomp.
son. Bobby Shape hit triple
for the winners. st. Mary's de-
r
feated Businessmen, 70. as De-
Petra allowed three hits and
struck out IA. Optimist edged
Businessmen, 4-3, on a two-run
double by Billy Gellatly. Billy
Brooks was the winning pitcher.
Meyer Builders won, 100. over
Lawn Doctor in an extra inning
game. Wayne Kline's two-out
triple in the seventh tied the
game, then Meyer went on to
win. st. Mary's beat Standard
Supplies, go, behind Boots Spen-
GERS no-hit game. He struck out
nine and walked three.
MIDGET DIVISION
First Half Standings
American League
Clvitan z Kiwanis 40
Pepsi-CoIa S 8 Meyer Build si" 3 q
National League
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