Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-20
Mixon's Hitting,
Baserunning Is
Key in II Win

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ping out a double and steal
ing home with the run that
beat Parklawn Juniors and
kept his club in first place
in the County Junior Di-
visions Western League.
The score was 2-1 in a
pitchers duel fought under
a blazing sun at Wheaton
High School.
Alex performed the salvage
operation when he was sent in
to bat for Allan Hollister, Lions
highlander who retired after
nine innings with eight strike
outs to his credit and a single
run against him.
But the Lions likewise had
been able to score only once
as the contest went into its
third extra inning and their
hold on the League lead was
getting slippery. Alex strobe
up and smacked the ball smart
ly to deep left, pulling up at
second. Phil Corddry went to
first, hit by a pitched ball. Eddie
Compton hunted and moved up
the runners.
Parklawn knew the Lions for
the Leagues most aggressive
squeeze artists, but it wasn't
ready for what Manager Ed
Compton pulled off next. Cen.
terfielder Jeff Greene had been
called in in the 10th to pitch
and as he started to fire the
ball toward the plate he dis
covered that Nixon wasn't just
taking a big lead - he was
headed for the plate too. Greene
fired all the harder, so hard in
fact that Chris Rightsell at bat
for the Lions didn't get near
the ball and neither did Park
lawn catcher Fruiterman. 1t
didn't matter, Nixon had the
steal made anyway. The squeeze
was still on and on the next.
pitch Corddry headed for home.
RightselPs bunt popped up to
the pitcher, however, and Park
lawn had a double play. But
Mixon's run was enough.
Hickey Deutsch went in for Hol-
lister and retired the side, field
ing bunt, striking one out and
getting a fly-out to short.
Deutsch got the win and
Greene was charged with the
loss. But it was HOLSTER and
Parklawn's Dennis Vieth who
staged the all-afternoon duel.
Each went nine innings, the
weekly limit for Juniors. Each
famed eight, walked only one
and gave up only one run.
Parklawn nicked Allan for five
hits. Vieth gave up three of
the Lions four hits.
HOLSTER put Parklawn's run
aboard in the first when he
fielded Grizzard's bunt but over
threw first base. Greene, who
got three of his clubs hits,
drove in the run. The Lions
scored in the fourth when Dick
Richards singled, went to Sec
ond on an overthrow and made
third on a passed ball. Joe Nor
ris scored him with a sacrifice
bunt.
Ltons.Damascus Rotary Club
Dick Richards hurled a 100
no-hitter against Damascus Ro-
tary Club at Damascus July IL.
He struck out Is of the IS men
he faced, and five got on base
- one hit by a pitched ball,
three walked and one on an err
ror. The Lions gathered nine
hits off two Rotary pitchers.
Richards, a League all,star short
stop, is seldom called on to dou-
BILE as a pitcher but he has
won two of the three games he
worked in this season and in
IT'S total innings has given up
only two runs and three hits.
He has famed 20, walked 16
and hit two batters with pitch.
ed balls.
Lions-BCC Optimist
Clutch hltung by Joe Morris
and Allan HOLSTER carried the
Lions to a ga victory over B-CC
Optimist July 8 behind the hurl-
ing of Hickey Deutsch. Be
tween them they got five of the
Lions eight hits and drove in
fo,aYs rr,,1c 0pa IF thor. a IIoI
lister four-bagger. The fifth.
inning saw a spectacular play
by Lions shortstop Dick Rich
ards. Optimist had the tying
run on third with one out and
the Lions infield drew in for a
bunt. Second baseman White
laid one down to the left of
the plate and Richards beat the
runner in, grabbed up the ball
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