Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-06
Comparing Hand and Romer.

The cloutingo Of "Nibs' Hand and Jim Romer this season, two of
the main fence busters in 'Afurderers Row" o. Je Mullens Perth. Amooy
baseball team, has attracted a great deal " attention Tom me oasepah
fraternity of this city -.
Romer a srapping athlete las secured a total OF seven hits In three
games so far this season.. OF these seven safeues W were nomels W.
doubles and Jul n base clouts The Keasbey ball player Is a sure. eas
going ball player. Judging from HI ewing he AXE at he pail. n "ou
not think h could secure a safety. but the strength which Is JACK PENN
each swing,a accounts fr his umerou clouts n hist W ans so Jar
this summer. 80
Hands swings n the bal are more o. te Babe Ruth character
Mss or knock q nile. The Amboy backstop has been mighty Succeshu SO
far tn ba endeavor IN stage a. comeback. his back-stop work keeping ace
with his batting. Romer and Hand have been the W mos consistent at1rs
in the Mullen lineup. and yet both ire different types OF batter "Nios' mas
secured FIVE hits in three games played SO far. two triples one double m w
n base ciouts Several Of the clouts hit by Hand in these games YOU De
home uni had It been Romer running h paths
Romer at the present time Is playing in midseason form. his fielding
batting. base running etc. all show the truth of this statement. while Hand is
My rounding into form as far as base-runnng and display II usual speed
oncerned When h old PAGER backsop gets going. he will maxi a IL n
boys in this vicinity step fol speed honors.
Grenbe VIII Please Local Fans
While Hand and Romer arc displaying batting ability that marks
them as the Babe" Ruth IF the PERTH Amboy Lineup, local fans will be given
a chance m Sunday to see in action, Bob Griebe. the third sacker II ne
& Ball team which opposes Joe Mulens outfit o. thu H. c. W.
diamond. GrIebe is labeled as the Babe" Ruth Of Newark breaking u p the
three games in which the NJ & B. team has participated go fan his season.
with home III clouts.
diamond star who performed with the crack ST. Agatha baseball team asst year
Is a dangerous sicker and a hard man to pitch to in a pinch. Hiss appearance
in the Newark lineup o Sunday afternoon will attract al unusual ROY TOT
q great deal oil heavy cloutmg should be witnessed in th contest
Gargan Ay ID Idol Here.
The showing Of Tom Gargan in h uniforn II the Raritan copper
works baseball team asst Sunday. la prove to be his first step In becoming
speed and works hard to complete each play with which he is connected.
Hist first appearance att the bat OF Saturday resulted In a grounder to
bat and walking to the bench. or by dragging himself half way down the hns
He tore from the plate a the ball left the bat and slid into n first oa a
second o. two after the ball reached the mtt of the hrsts acker; playe WIN
a piht Of this nature soon gets in with the fans After his rt appearahc at
the plat the Ingots icy mn drove u a single n VIC triples
In addition to being a grea baseball player. 1t Is said tat aWsan
a chosen as an AllAmercan football end. If this Is rue Perth Annoy hs
another big addition or a strong football team next all. With "a oomn Oh
an ethledch field. h prospects of a representative football team for hi city
during the seasono of 1902 are very bright.