Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-30

That much maligned character
Frederick Ritter-yesterday once
more discredited disquieting rumors
to the effect that he was out Of con-
dition, by hurting acros the pan such
teasing offerings that the Middlesex
Stars were infected with the cruel
germs of defeat. When the Las LAY
of sunshine disappeared from the
camp of the Mullen clan, the tally
read: Ritter 4, Middlesex 0. Not m
of Jack k%insula's chorus of eight
men could hum the tune which would
give them a foothold on the third
sack or home plate. The latter was
like the rock of Gibraltar. Several
ambitious young gentlemen from
about the county registered them
selves on the middle station but died
there in dispair, when the necessary
punch was lacking, for the Man OF
the Hour" Mr.. Ritter, was always
on the scene to discuss the advisa-
bility of handing out safe bingles.
Seventeen times did idols of the
MiddleseX burgs bow to their master
and take the count which forced
them to drop the willow and walk
the plank via the strike out route.
The Stapleton lad was not as fortu-
nate in his enticements for but three
of his opponents bit the dust and
whitfield. Jack was clouted all over
the New Brunswick lot, but managed
to keep thep inches where they did
not tell on the score board in every
frame but the fifth. In this event
full stanZa, that troublesome Dalton
youth snatched a free ticket to the in
itial sack and numerically walked
to base labelled No. 2, when Gran
ny" Driscoll drew another four ball
passage. While Lee fell before
Lanky Jack on the three strike meas
ure, Dalton was becoming attached
to Delaney's bag, and while Kin
sula was Offering up a bender to Rit-
ter, Dalton made a dash for base No.
3, while Driscoll headed for the mid
way sack. Yenk lined the pellet to
Delaney and it looked like death to
that gingery Dalton, but Del drop
ped the perfect throw. Lefty Cos
grave slanted his glimmers over the
adjacent real estate and picked a
spot somewhere between Toolin, Null.
len and Atkinson. C~osgrave took his
choice, which resulted in two runs
for he poked a low wicked liner in
the felders "ain't." The two TALES
were earned off Kinsula, as were the
other two, but these were not from
the delivery of Kinsula. In the sixth
inning, with Harter on third, Martin
on first got into a clinch and while
jumping between Joe Mullen and
|Toolin, speedy Harter dashed safely
to the plate when Toolin threw to
Yenk, and Martin, the ex-Yankee
man, who started the stunt beamed
his smile on second base. The fourth
run In the eighth inning came the
same way, except that Craig scored
and Driscoll started the double steal.
Matthew Rodda, the Franklin out
fielder, punched the only telling blow
against Ritter-a high fly too far in
back of Driscoll for him to get and
too near the inield for Cosgrave to
nab. Cosgrave made a heroic effort
to get the pellet before it struck the
turf, which would If caught, give
Ritter a nohit game, but his hungry
hands could not grasp the sphere in
time to register an out against
Rodda.
The cold weather figured greatly
in the attendance which for the first
time in four weeks fell as low as
1900.
This game no doubt ends the strife
of Middlesex teams against the coun-
ty seat professionals. The New
Brunswick squad management ex-
poets to bring several league teams
down, whose batters will not have to
be besought very much to knock the
left or right field walls down or drop
one down which will steam roller
their team mates home with a couple
of runs-something which has not
been done in many Moons against the
now famous Ritter. 1t is also ex-
pected that some of the batters that
will face Frederick hereafter will
poke the pellet to such far and dis
tant lands that they will be able to
stroll around the four bags before
the sphere is returned to civilization.
For the benefit of the fans who
did not witness the battle, We Will
ono more stage the game:
First inning-Rodda fused
around TIE plate and finally strolled
down to first on four balls. His am
bition killed his chances for he was
nipped going to second, Lee to Mar
tin. Grimes got another free ticket
and advanced to second on a passed
ball, but Atkinson could not help the
eause-he Struek ont.