New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
Defeats Crescent A. c. Nine in
Amateur League Battle.
TIE NOW FOR THE TITLE
Williams College Twirler Allows
Six Hits and Pitches a
Brilliant Game.
AMATEUR LEAGUE STANDING.

Clifford Ayres, who helped pitch the
Williams team to fame and glory last
spring, did yeoman work for the .Soutl,
Orange Field Club yesterday. when he
led the three-times champions OF the Am
ateur League to victory over the Crescent
Athletic Club. The score was TO 2, and.
By winning this game. South Orange
climbed up 70 share first place with the
Enslewood Field Club In the race for the
title. A game. or series OF games. Will be
played IN September 10 decide the win
ner. eGc,, team now having captured, elk
and lost two encounters.
Ayres was In top form, and let his OPP
ponerts scatter six hits through the nine
innings with little effect on the score
For four frames not g. safe wallop wac
made or hi. delivery. and later in tho
fray, when HIS curves began to be
s.ra iehtered out Cor hits with greateT
frequency. re took the greatest care tina,
there should lie TO runners on the paths
Don Mckay, @ former Yale player, at
tempted to give Ayres run for hts
money. but succumbed in the heat OF the
oattl.. TWO hlt bltsrnen and an tnfield
tap thNt wasn't properly felded filled tho
bases with none out in the seventh franz
end sounded McKay's death knell. Hob
mann came 10 the rescue with Indifferent
success FOR the valiant South Orange
crew proceeded to utilize two hits To
score five runs before Hohmann was able
20 retire the side. This put the game OF p.
ice, as Ayres continued TO twirl with the
invlnclbitty that marked his early efforts
The v!ctors were in splendid form I'm
every department OF the game While
their hitting was not particularly profuse.
still Il had the saving grace OF timeliness.
In the field they were tip top, making SEN
sational plays repeatedly and arousinr
q large crowd Of enthusiastic supporters.
to cheers by their brilliant work. A cou-
pie OF errors IN the ninth frame served
10 give the Crescent team one OF their
runs, but by that time the game was well
sewed up. The other tally made by the
Half Moon team came as the result Of
three punched hits. The Crescent nine
neither succeeded in hitting At the critical
times nor ielded with accuracy when
errors meant runs.
In opening the fatal seventh innlue
Mckay hit both Shons and Flynn. and
when he failed 20 handle Th7op's bunt
properly nc retired from tho fray. Dan
Hohmann replaced him and for a time
burned them over the plate. striking OFT
McCabe. Shons tailed. however, and the
bases were again filled. when Howarths
lnfleld tap went for hit. Hohmann then.
passed Strahan, forcing Flynn ht%
whereupon VIII Lewis drove n sizzling
single 10 centre, scoring both Throp and
Howarth. Dick Lewis sent long sacri-
nce fly TO Woodrough, in right field. on
which Strahan easily crossed the plate
with the nth rum Ayres, the ninth bat
ter TO visit the plate. ended the rally b.
striking out.
shons opened the battle by getting
life on Charley beavers tumble. He ad-
vanced 10 second on a neat sacrifice by
Flynn. Randy Sides, the former Prince
ton star. then allowed Throps hit to 10
through him, which scored Shons. The
South Orange boys added another In thu
second. Mckay passed strahan the frs
batter To face him. and then VIII Lewis
smashed Il hard double to right feh
which Tailed Strahan. Only beautiful
stop By John Mallory prevented Lewis
from coming home on the hit. .
The champions scored again in tha
sixth. McCabe was out. Ebeling TO
George Beavers, but Howarth received a
life on beings error. Strahan then ad-
vanced him to second on q single to CEN
tire field, and Bill Lewis followed with
another two-bagger to left field, scorine
strahan. Mckay settled down, and r c.
Lewis and Ayres were easy outs
The score follows: