Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-12
Ingots .. Colonia Hospital !

That was how the final score look
ed when h dust settled yesterday
afternoon and the Copper Works
team had finally come across with
the bacon, after taking eleven in
nings to own the Colonia boys. The
game was fast and the excitement
sewed up in he struggle cannot be
told by the simple combination of
words and phrases. When 1t is no.
ticed by a hasty perusal of the box
score that but three hits were found
off Hefner's delivery by the local
players and but four from Mike 500
offerings 1t can be imagined just how
that old pill must nave had some
holiday"
The game was passing through the
ninth chapter before anyone happen
ed to ask What inning is 1t buddy 2"
1t vas some rapid playing and many
of the "YankS'' forgot all about the
''chow" call, being enraptured by the
steady moving down of the batters
on both sides by 500 and Hefner. II
1t were possible for a clouter to con-
meet 1t would be only for an infeld
pop. The horn locking was a pitch
er's battle throughout with the
break coming slightly In favor of
Unlikely 500 when Pedronis, the
guardian at the keystone sack for
the hospital crew, booted h Spald-
ing about long enough to allow
Christopherson, who had previously
got on base through an error by
Gowans at third, to score from the
midway station with the winning
tally.
There was a good crowd present
not so many rs on days at the Cop
per Works field, but the khaki wear
ers and also the local r%ooters, who
were fetched to the game in trucks
and automobiles, possessed lungs OF
leather and to judge by the yells
they banged at the sky during the
contest the difference in the crowd
was not noticed,
A casual observer would have
readily seen hat both mines were
putting forth their best ticks and had
laid aside all the dead wood"
The playing of Jack Egan. the
sturdy M. P. at second, wormed Its
way into the hearts of the spectators,
who did not try to hide their 5ubila-
ton and excitement when he brushed
up some difficult stops labeled for a
hit.
The bleachers and stand rose en-
masse on many occasions when
either side pulled out of a dangerous
hole and cheered and yelled and
danced and screamed. The game was
something not very often seen and
they meant to show their apprecia-
ton.
.'PondP 500 heaved a wonderful
game allowing but foul hits, walking
four, and wiling nine. He appeared
to get in finer "fetter' as the strug-
glep rogressed. Van Glider crouch
Ing under the bat, wagging the Sig
nails held Mickey up considerably
Hefner, on the hill for the Colonla
gang, was no slouch either when IL
comes to claiming honors TO twirling.
He allowed but three safeties, walk-
ed two and struck out five. His little
water boy ball fooled quite a num-
Der of our reputable clouters. His
wad of 'tslippy elm" packed away
In the corner of his jaw, exclusively
used for the moistening the pill made
many of the Ingots look like pump
kins."
al any rate the Ingots are hailed
as simon-pure, hu~ndred-proof. gov
ernment-stamped, triple-X fighters
for they m be credited with scrap
ping that game throughout without
the slightest sign of being discour-
aged. They put forth their usual
demonstrated skill and established
talents and as each inning advanced
entered the struggle with renewed
determination of pulling he fat
from the fire."
Mickey" Looser held the batting list
for the Copper Works and cracked
the first offering of Hefner's. a sharp
"d(h III q WV ~
the pitcher. Christopherson HE'D out
to Hefner. Egan secrue a life when
ward at short brew bad to first. Stin-
son ended the session by dumping an
easy one to Hefner.
The first and only counter obtained
by the army boys was in the nrst.
Ward leads off by grounding 10
"Pud," who drew Hornsby off at first
by a bad throw, allowing the batter
to get safe. Hefner is called out Tor
attemptin gto bunt or last strike,
but obtaining hos object by
ing Ward to second. Cunningham
scored Ward from the keystone base
when he cracked the ball to Hornsbyi
who made a woeful errer when he al
lowed the pill to trickel through his
legs. Fetty strikes out. Petronls
walks. Duryee, with the bases fulii
Is given the chance OF run up a larger
score, but fails when he grounded TO
500 to Hornsby.
From this chapter on 1t was a one
two three order. 500 walks, Hornsoy
is out when his foul fly along third
base is gathered in by Hefner. Hal
bert flies to left field. Foster GROUNDS
out to short.
Picard gets a lift when he gorund-
ed to Egan, who fielded the sphere
In perfect fashion, but Hornsby IN the
throw to the sack took his number
sivxes' off the cushion. oWa
hunts to first. advancing Picard &c