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On This Date: (Aug. 13, 1973)

August 13, 1973 — Summit Hill breaks a tie by scoring four runs in the fifth inning, and then holds off a Jim Thorpe rally to earn a 5-4 victory in a Panther Valley Little League tournament game. Danny Didyoung delivers an RBI single during the decisive frame while Bobby Jones scores on a sacrifice fly and a pair of runs come in on an error. Jones also collects a double, and Nick Vasiliou contributes a run-scoring single. Ben Lesniak adds a pair of hits and a run, while Mike Bubak earns the pitching win. For Thorpe, Joe Krisak smashes a home run. Jim McGinley and Pete McGuire both chip in with a hit and a run.