Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-10-13
DON BECK TO PITCH
FOR ALERT; ROYAL
RIOTERS ORGANIZE
Major and Minor Leaguers
Used by Both Teams in
Effort to Clean Up.

There's going to be hot time In the
old town again Sunday, judging by the
line up Herbert Hunter has announc-
ed he will bring here to represent tho
highlands in the return game with
Perth Amboy. Not only will Hunter
br1ng some big league candidates with
MIN. but he will bring a host Of root
ers from along the coast line. Last
sunday half the fans present came
from Monmouth County and Hunter
promises that there will be a larger
number on hand from the Highlands
ana other nearby places this Sunday.
Don Beck of Columbia College is
slated to pitch for the Highlands. Beck
was signed by the Detroit Americans
after graduating from Columbia last
June and was sent to Muskegon for
training. He was recalled at the end
OF the season and will go south with
Detroit next spring. Lou Wendell
VIII again catch for Hunters team.
Wendell had been with the Giants for
two seasons when he was sent to Lou
isv1lle this past summer in part pay
ment for pitcher Middleton, who will
join the Giants in the spring.
Baranda, familiar figure here
apouts two years ago when the Long
Branch Cubans used to play here, will
cover first base for the Highlanders.
crowley Will be on second base again.
while the. sensational Fabrioue will
play short. Fabrique Is the short stop
who played with the pennant contend
ing Providence Internationals all sea-
son and WAS drafted by Brooklyn in
the fall for try out next spring.
Hunter will play third again. Jimmy
Hickman, the midget outfielder from
the Brooklyn Nationals will again
q In
1t was Hfckman's home run which
turned the tide in favor of the High
lands last Sunday. O'Neill and john
son will be the other two Highland
outflelders.
Frank Hand arrived home from a
southern trip Wednesday night and
has notified Billy Pfau that he would
be on the job Sunday to handle Ap-
plegate. 1t would have been a big
help to Amboy If Hand had been home
last Sunday, as a hitter of his reputa-
ton would probably have been able to
have turned the tide in the home
teams favor. Perhaps it will be some
consolation this Sunday If Hand con-
meets with the hit which means VIC
tory for Perth Amboy
John O'Leary, the slim built chap
from Elizabeth. who hits the ball
with the might of a man twice his
size, VIII again be on the job in the
Amboy line up. O'Leary has been en-
joying himself at the expense of op-
posing pitchers the past two weeks
and tried to win last Sundays game
single handed. O,Leary has become
the most popular player at Amusement
Park by his work of the past two
weeks.
A band of baseball fans from Mad
ison avenue, South First street and
Market street sections Of the city, bet
ter known as the Land Company"
bunch, have formed Royal Rooters
Association for this Sundays game and
plan to attend the game in a body of
more than 100. These Royal Rooters
will make their headquarters in the
third base bleachers and will have
every kind of noise making contriv-
ance Imaginable. This new association
10 open for new members, the only re-
qutrement being that the new men,
bers bring their own horns or rattlers
along to the game Sunday. The Roy
al Rooters are proud of the brave fight
the Amboy team put up last Sunday
and feel sure that the home team will
get ample revenge on the Highlanders.
Billy Pfau went to Philadelphia this
morning on mysterious errand and
1t is believed that when he returns late
this afternoon he will bring back a
surprise for the fans for Sundays
game