Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-16
AMBOYS GET REVENGE
ON ROOSEVELT Nine, 6-3

He who laughs last, laughs
best" This was the belief Of the
large crowd of fans who witnessed
the contest yesterday afternoon on
the r. c. w. diamond between the
Perth Amboy baseball club and the
Roosevelt Field Club. which was
won by the home team by a score of
SO. The series between these two
teams for the county championship
Is now tie.
Flynn TwirIs For Amboy.
. In addition to the fighting spirit
of the Amboyans, the shining lights
in the victory were, the pitching Of
Willie Flynn. the star right handler
of the Saint Anthonys, who relieved
Apologize to begin the sixth in
min. and the pinch batting OF silver.
Flynn had the players from up the
river standing on their heads for
four innings. allowing two hits,
striking out six men and walking
one batter. Silver was sent to bat
fin the eighth inning, and secured a
clean hit ever second base.
The batting of Egan. Bader. Re-
gan and Loeser was also largely re-
sponsible for the Amboy teams VIC
tory. Egan secured two timely hits,
one a double; Bader secured. two
healthy swats, m for two bases;
Regan secured a triple and a double,
while Loeser secured q homer. and
two infield hits.
Applegate Starts Well.
Harry A~pplegate, the star local
twirler who already this week had
twirled three games and scored
three victories. was sent to the
mound for the home club, while Mil
Ter from Plainfield, pitched for the
visitors.
During the first three innings both
sides went out in quick order.
Roosevelt Scores.
J. Ginda led Off in the fourth with
a single to centre, and Elk followed
with a one timer to left. Porter
grounded to Egan who threw to
,stinson retiring Elk, and Stinson
threw to Regain retiring the batter.
j. Ginda went to third on the double
play and scored on Bradys single
to center. Brady stole second and
scored when Stinson threw Cough
Inns grounder over Regan's head.
Donahue singled to left scoring
Coughlin, and attempted to go to
second on the throw-in. but Bader
throw wild the second, and the
runner went to third, where he was
left when Mullen flied to Stinson.
Amboy went out one, two, three
in their half of the fourth. Regain
flied to C~oughlin, Stinson popped to
Brady and Romer raj out on a
grounder to the second baseman.
Jakeway famed to open Roosevelt's
half of the fifth inning, but Miller
singled to left and J.. Ginda followed
with a single to the same pasture.
Elk flied TO Romer and Porter famed
ending the inning.
Flynn And Silver Warm Up.
When Amboy went to bat In the
fifth session. Flynn and Silver Were
warming up along first base. Apple
gate tired from overwork, feared
the team might lose q championship
contest, SO informed Manager Mullen
was not touched until the fourth In.
ming, in this session and in the fifth,
six hits were secured, three runs
being sent over. Apple famed i've
men while on the mound.
Bader opened the Amboy fifth with
a single to center, but was forced on
Egan's grounder to Coughlin. and
.Egan was forced on Christopherson's
grounder to the same position. APP
plegatc made the last out on a
grounder to Mullen.
Flynn Pitching For Amboy.
Flynn went in the box for Amboy
and received a big hand from the
crowd. Brady. the first man to face
him, raised a fly behind first, which
Regan caught after a run. Coughlin
singled to short left and made second
on Bader's poor throw. Donehue
Amboy went out one. two. three in
Tie ef~fH TAAaAp on NON AU m
Brady. and Pfeiffer and Regan on
grounder's to the pitcher.
Amboy Scores In Seventh.
Jakeway walked to start the
seventh. but vas forced at second on
Miller's grounder 20 Christopherson.
Flynn received a hand when he ran
into right foul territory to nab a
pop fly off j. Gina's bat for the
second out. Ward playing second In
place OF Elk popped to Regan for
the third out. Stinson grounded to
the pitcher for the first put to start
the seventh. but Romer tripled to
the fence in right center field.
Bader walked. and when he attempt
ed to steal second, Brady threw to
Coughlln. Romer started home and
Coughlin's return had the runner at
the plate for the second out. Bader
scored On Egan's single to center,
Egan going to second on the throw
In. Egan wen to third on C~hristoph-
erson's single to center. but Flynn
ended the inning with a grounder to
short.
Amboy Takes Lead.
T. Ginda playing center in place
Of Porter, famed to start the
eighth. and Brady duplicated.
Coughlin was safe on Stinson's low
throw to first, but Donohue famed
for the second time.
Loeser brought Amboy within one
run of tieing the score when he
knocked the second pill thrown in
the eighth inning over the right field
fence. Silver received an ovation
when he went to bat in place of
Pfeiffer. The Saint backstop receiv-
ed a count of two and two and then
singled over second. Regan's bunt
along first, went for a hit when the
first baseman or pitcher failed to
field same. Stinson's sacrifice sent
Silver to third and Regain to sec
ond.
With Romer at bat. one down and
men on third and second. victory
a in sight. Romer hit the first
ball thrown to the third baseman.
and Silver was run down between
third and home. Regain going to
third and Romer to second. Regain
scored, Romer going to third on
Bader's hit to right, on which the
batter secured two bases. The score
was tied. two down and Egan at bat.
Egan doubled to left scoring Ro-
mer and Bader. Christopherson hit
20 the pitcher who threw hard 20
arst, the ball bouncing into right
Geld, Egan scoring. Flynn ended
the inning with q grounder to
roughlin.
Mullen popped to Bader to start
he ninth. and IakeWay famed Mil