Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-02
Stinson Pulls Game Out
Of Fire With Homer In Tenth,
Which Was His Second Cir
cult Drive Of Game.

Twas some treat for the fans Sun
day when the Perth Amboy crew
pulled the fiat" from the fire in the
final inning and then slipped across
when they defeated the Wheeler Con
denser m a ten inning struggle on the
IS.
Elks opened the gapex for the
Wheelers by hitting w n to-,
Reegan who nabbe lin at first.
Scally dropped one front of Apple
gate who threw atrife wild, taking
Coley~ off le cushion long enough to
allow him to each the bag IN safety.
Dzrueilla hit a hot one to "Pud"
Etinson who slipped in the soft ground
and gave the batter the opportunity
to camp ON first. Hunt lifted a long
fly to Pop" Rodda's territory. Pop
dropped the ball. Both Scally and
Dzrueilla scored on the error. Rogers
closed the inning with a high fowl to
Bader.,
With the two run lead the Amboys
trooped in with the full intentions of
evening up scores. Looser grabbed
off a first passage to the initial sack.
Pop" famed Egan stepped into
one, driving the sphere to right, push
ing Looser along to third, while on
the throw into the diamond he slid
n the midway station safely. With
runners on second and third, Mike"
500 connects with his usual hit sing-i
ling over the difficult sack, bringing
in both Looser and Egan with the tie
ing runs. "BIackie" Reagan popped
q fly to second. Stinson shove the
ball to Elks. forcing 500 at second,
Elks to Conway.
Crothers plowed through the third
chapter by making three Of the local
clouters, Egan, 500 and Regain, sit
than1 down hard nm the Etri< anntl
bench.
Rogers was robbed of one labeled
for a sure hit when "Pud" Stinson
after some fast dust shaking" SCOOP
ed up the ball over SECOND and while
still on the run threw Rogers out at
first. Conway, to-test "Pud's" worth.
tried him himself by lining out al
stinger but Stinson gathered it In.
Gutter walked. Crothers struck out.
Stinson fouled out to Cutter. Coley
strikes out, Bader walked. Apple
gate out.
Elks was out, Regain to Coley.
Jockaway, who had taken Closes
place in center (C1ose having torn an
ugly cash over his left kneecap), !
Ing second. Scally walks. Dzrueilla
struck out.
Hunt out, second to first. Rogers
flies to Looser. Conway grounded to
''Blackie' Reagan who felded the
sphere perfectly but made a bad
throw to first, giving Conway a life
and a lift to second before the sphere /
could be recaptured. Cutter walks and
steads. Double steals are also pulled
off by the visitors. Crothers hit to-
Cooley who was drawn off his station,
Conway taking advantage Of the hit,
dashed for home, scoring before
''Eats'' could get the sphere return
MIL fJ---I ANI~v - hVaofh'
easier when he smashed one to Stin-
SON, who threw to Egan catching
Crothers at second.
''Pud' Stinson, who has been off
color in his stick department. crack
ed one between center and right.
Bader forcing Coley at second when
he drove the val to short. Applegatel
also forces Bader at second when he,
hit to EIks. Looser strikes out.
Jockaway connected for another hit
when he stung the ball for three bases
through right field. Scally out, Stin-
son to Coley. Dzureilla breaks his bat
going after Harry's curves. The in-
ming looked like Apologize was com
ing out of the hole and would retire
the side with the runner dying on
third when he had two on Hunt. but
the next n was a low ball, which
Bader allowed to get passed him,
scoring Jockaway. Hunt later strikes
out.
It was one to three for Crothers this
inning. Larson out, Crothers to first.
Egan flies to left. 500 striking out.
Rogers high fly to short Conway
out on three strikes. Cutter was CIV
q lift to first when he hit a hot one
to ~'tPud" who made q bad throw to
Coley. Crothers ends chapter byl
three.
500 takes A~pplegate's place on the
Again there were but three batters ]
to face Crothers. Regain striking out.
Etinson out pitcher to first. Coley,
striking out.
the breeze. E1ks caught ak 0
ing second, Scally second to first. !
The end of the ninth found the
keyed up to a savageI