Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-15
Hopkins Finishes Sd in Pc Tourney
County A Softba|| PIayoffs Begin
Sloppy Fielding
Gives PG Champ
Shot at Title

Jlttery fielding and the
breaks of the game" gave
Crews Enterprise, champs
of Prince Georges County, a
9-5 win over Johns Hopkins
Applied Physics Lab in the
second annual ACT EIec-
tronics Softball Tournament
in Riverdale Sunday.
It was Hopkins second defeat
thereby dropping them from
the double elimination tourna-
ment. APL finished third in the
well run tourney.
Recovering from a first day
loss in the tournament to Girls
tai Door of the powerful Hill
crest League of D. c., APL de-
feated FIT. McNair, CRYSTAL Door,
and Seat Pleasant, before blow
ing five-run lead against En-
terprise in the final day. Never
theless, APL was the cinderella
team of the 5-day tournament.
In the semi.final game Enter
prise defeated Pauls Restau-
rant of Arlington, 9-3, but Paul's
came back to slam out II hits to
defeat tired Enterprise, 1913,
to win the championship. 1t is
the second straight win for
PauPs, who defeated Enter
prise in the finals last year.
In the Saturday afternoon
game, Lefty Earl Gray started
and got the win over CRYSTAL
Door, 4-3, although he needed
help from Ham Smith in the
late innings.
Catcher Bob Giles tripled with |
the bases loaded in the fifth in
ming to give Hopkins its margin
of victory.
Smith relieved Grant Ramsey
in the evening game as Hopkins
jumped on Seat Pleasant to the
tune of nine runs as APL won
9-3. Rightfielder Ed Couthers
had three hits and three runs
batted in for the winners. Bob
jenkins had two hits and three
RIBS and Bob Giles also had
two hits.
Ham Smith started the Sun
day game. APL scored three in
the first and two in the second
to take so lead. However, En-
terprise scored five runs on
three hits and APL mistakes.
Most of the damage was done
with two outs. Three errors, two
questionable calls by the UNI
pires, and a weird bounce the
ball led to four more Enterprise
runs and the ball game. Grant
Ramsey finished up for the los
ers. APL finished the tourna-
ment with 80 mark.
Hopkins placed three men on
the Adjournment team. Cen
terfielder Bob Sharbaugh -
who tourney officials said would
have won the most valuable
award if there had been one,
catcher Bob Giles, and pitcher
Ham Smith all received silver
trophies. APL was second only
to Enterprise who placed four
in the number of men on the
All-Star squad.
Shannon's Auto Body, the
other county entry lost out to
Seat Pleasant, 10, via the for.
felt route Saturday morning.
APL was scheduled to play
Shannons' in the first round of
the double-elimination tourna-
ment for the County champion
ship last Monday. APL was the
Eastern League winner and
Shannon's was runnerup in the
Western League. 5000, the west
ern champ, was to play Wild
wood Sports Shop, the Eastern
runnerup, also on Monday. We'd
nesday's schedule called for the
two losers and the two winners
to play.
If these games were complet-
ed, a single game between the
two once beaten teams, will be
set for Rockcreek meadow
brook on Friday at $3.50 pm.
If none of these games are
rained out or tied, the two re-
naming teams will play in
Rockcreek Monday. If another
game is necessary it will be
played on Wednesday of next
week, also at Rockcreek.