Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
AMbOYS EVEN Up
RAILWAY SERIES
Locals Make Up for Defeat
Handed Them Two Weeks
Ago--Score 81

feat of w weeks ago at the handS
of the Railway representative team
by defeating this team in IN inter-
esting game on the Raritan Copper
Works field yesterday afternoon to
the tune of a 81 GORE. The home
team took the lead in the third in
ming and held forth in that position
until the first of the eighth, when
the visitors evened matters. Am
boys two tallies in the last of the
eighth decided the game.
Harry Chunk" Applegate pitch
ed masterful ball and received sterl-
ing support from his teammates,
and out for one miscue, the only one
charged against Amboy, the local
team would have scored a shut-out
victory. Mickey" Loeser. sterling
left fielder of the local team, led the
home team in making feature field
ing plays, James, Fullerton and
Coughlin also being credited with
unusual plays and catches. Andy
Mazurek's bat featured for the Am
boy team on the offensive, the hot
corner man making two hits in three
trips to the plate, his first drive be-
Ing charged as an error. lie Scofed
two of the locals runs.
Laurent secured the longest hit
of the game, a two base clout. Hor-
week, Rudy and Brady made feat
ure plays for the visiting team.
Laurent, the visiting hurler, was
touched for five hits, walked one
man and struck out four. Apple
pota o11nwn1 civ hits walked two
batters and struck out five.
AppIegate Going Good
The Railway team placed a man
on first in the opening inning when
Applegate issued a pass to W1the-
ridge, after the batter had fouled
off a number of balls. Witheridge
was thrown out a moment later
when he attempted to pilifer second,
Larson to Fullerton. H. Schultz
famed on three pitched balls and
Mesick flied to Jensen. Loeser flied
Amboy's half of the first. Coughlin
walked but Jensen hit into a double
play, Rudy to Stewart.
Horweck grounded out to Cough
lin in the second. Clos beat out a
bunt along the third base line. but
was forced at second on Ruddys
grounder to Coughlin, Coughlin to
Fullerton. Applegate knocked down
Stewards drive through the box but
could not get the man at first. Brady
flied out to Loeser. Amboy went out
In order in the second, James
rounded out to Ruddy, Romer was
thrown out by Mesick and Fullerton
tanned.
AmbOy Scores
After the Railway batters went
out one, two, three in the third, two
tanning and n grounding out to
Fullerton, the first run of the game
was sent across the pan. Mazureks
drive to center was muffed by Clos.
and the batter made second on the
play. Larson flied to center and
APPLICABLE famed but Loeser came
through with a single to right, send
ing the first run across the platter.
Coughlin grounded Il to the pitch
er.
Mesick famed in the visitors half
of the fourth. Fullerton went into
short right to catch Horweck's fly
and Mazurek made a nice pickup of
Gloss grounder and threw him out
at first. Jensen flied to center in
Amboy's half of this inning, James
grounded out to Ruddy, the latter
making a nice play, and Brady made
a running catch on Romer's foul
hoist.
Mickey Loeser made the first of
his feature catches in the first half
of the fifth, going back deep for
Ruddy's long drive. Coughlin went
into short left field to make Stew
arts fly Brady walked and got
around to third on two passed balls.
Laurent, however, grounded out to
James. Fullerton famed in the last
half of this inning but Mazurek
singled sharply to center. Larson
flied out t. right after which Apple
gate forced Mazurek on a grounder
to Horweck, Horweck to Rudy.
LOeser Makes Another Catch
Applegate famed Witheridge, the
first man to face him in the sixth,
and then threw out Schultz at first.
Joeser made a ~shoestring catch of
Mesick's fly after a long run. He
was applauded for several minutes.
In the last half of the sixth Loeser
lined to Laurent, Coughlin grounded
out to Horweck, and Jensen went
out on a grounder to the first base
man.
Railway made a strong bid for a
run in the seventh inning. Horweck
lined a single to right, the ball tax
Ing a bad bounce over Fullerton's
head. Clos sacrificed, Apologize TO
James, Horweck going to second
James caught Ruddy's foul hoist and
Stewart grounded out to Fullerton.
james grounded out to Rudy in
Amboy's half of the stretch" in
ring, Horweck made a great stop
and peg on Romer's grounder, and
Fullerton flied to Horweck.
Score Tied and United
After Brady flied out to Loeser in
the first half of the eighth inning
Laurent hit to left center and made
second. Witheridge singled to right.
Romer's throw home held Laurent
on third but Larson attempted 10
throw Witheridge out at second and
Coughlin dropped the ball. This
error allowed the Railway pitcher to
cross the plate with the tlelng run
but Coughlin's throw home to get
Laurent was intercepted by Apple
rate who threw to third n got
Witheridge going to that bag. Schultz
grounded out to Fullerton for the
third down.
Amboy was out to take the lead
again in their half of the eighth,
Mazurek beat out a hit to the short
stop and was safe at second when
Rudy dropped Mesick's throw for
a %forceout, after Larson had ground
ed to the third basema1. Apologize
beat out a hit along the third base
line and the bases were loaded.
Loeser famed but Coughlin's sacri-
Ace fly scored Mazurek, and Jensen's
single to right scored Larson. James
made the third out.
Mesick opened the visitors last
time at bar with a single to center.
Hcrweck flied to Jensen, and Clos
died to left. Rudy grounded to