Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-08-22
Shannon S Gusts
Wildwood, 80,
In A SoftbaII
By George Bragaw
Sports Editor


from second for the winning
run.
5000 was thus dropped into
the losing bracket with Shan
mons Auto Body who defeated
Wildwood Sports & Hobby Shop,
80, for Wildwood's second loss
on Wednesday, 5000 and Shan.
mons were scheduled to play
each other on Monday at Rock
creek.
APL has a 20 record in the
tournament and is scheduled to
play the winner of the 62OO-
Shannon's match on Wednesday
at Rockcreek at $50 pm. Hop
kins defeated Shannon's 2.1 on
Monday and therefore needs
only one more victory to win the
tournament and the Montgom-
cry "A" championship.
Ham Smith started the game
for Hopkins but was relieved
after five and two-thirds in
nings by Gray. Gray famed ID,
allowed five hits and one run
over the remaining nine and
one-third innings to get the vic
tory. Ray Luckett, who relieved
Don Mcdonald after three in.
nings, got the loss.
Both teams got a run in the
start of the game on Wednes-
day. Bob Jenkins three-run
homer gave APL a Al margin
in the second and the Hopkins
team upped its margin to 81
in the third.
Bill Smith got across two
runs with a hit for 600 in the
fourth and scored himself when
Bob Xander's liner to right got
by the fielder for a four-base
error. The umpires called the
game after eight innings be-
cause of darkness with the score
reading 5-5.
In what amounted to a sud-
den-death game on Friday, both
teams were scoreless until the
18th. Catcher Jack Glenn of 5000
singled in the top of the inning
and went to second on a wild
pitch. He scored when Bill
Smiths long fly ball was
dropped in the outfield.
Mickey Corbett was safe on a
throwing error in the 18th. Lou
McCauley doubled him in for
the tying run but was left
stranded. In the 18th See
reached first on a walk. He went
to second on a wild pitch and
s scored d on Corbett's single
through the box.
The game was highlighted by
several fine defensive plays. one
by APL and two by 5000. Bill
Smith blasted a long drive to
left in the sixth inning which
might have ended the game on
the first day. However, a fine
throw by dependable Bob Shar
baugh and perfect relay by
pitcher Ham Smith and tag by
catcher Bob Giles cut him dowr
at the plate.
In the 18th inning Dave Walk
er threw out Corbett at the plate
and Sharbaugh was thrown out
Dino D'Auito to Jack Glenn ir
the 18th. On both of these plays
Glenn made a difficult play tc
perfection.
Glenn, Luckett and Smith al
had three hits for the losers
while jenkins and McCauley hac
three hits each for the winners
Shannon's Auto Body elimi
mated Wildwood, 80, behind the
four-hit pitching of Bob Kror
and the homers by Charlie
White, Thurlow-Carey and Char
lie Perkins.
Wildwood lost, 4-3, to 5000 OF
Monday but gave up two quicl
runs in the first two inning.
against Shannon's. Perkins KroI
got the runs home on sacrific,
flies. Shannon's added two OF
Whites homer in the third anC
three more blasts by Carey anC
Perkins in the fourth. The las
run came on a double by Carey
and a single by Perkins.
Only one Wildwood playel
reached as far as second on &
misplayed sacrifice bunt in tht
fourth inning. Ed Cottinghan
was the loser. He gave up sever
hits and two walks.
Both Johns Hopkins and 620I
were scheduled to start play il
the Washington metropolitan
area softball championship Mon
day. Hopkins was scheduled
against American Legion Pos
%. 5000 was to meet the Ana
costa Flyers. Both teams will
play again Wednesday in the
double elimination tourney. L
either team loses on these date:
they will play again Friday.