Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-01
'Amboys' Beat keyport ia
In Game Featured By Good
Pitching And Fast Playing.

Harry Chunk Applegate's mas
terful pitching and the all around
fielding and batting of the Perth
Amboy representative baseball nine
featured the local combinations
second victory over the Keyport
rine in the second game of the in
~ter-county championship series,
played on the Raritan Copper Works
field yesterday afternoon. The fl
nal score of the game was la.
The Amboy machine showed a COM
plete reversal of form, az compared
with its working in last Sundays
game against the Railway nine.
Amboy defeated Keyport several
Sundays ago in a twelve inning
fray.
The Amboy boxman was unbeat-
able yesterday, allowing the Mon
mouth county batters but three right
field hits in the first five innings,
and nary a rum. After the fifth in
ming when the Amboy team Melted
eight runs A~pplegate eased up, and
in the eighth and ninth innings the
Keypogt tossers did their only o
ing. Applegate allowed eleven hits,
seven allowed in the last two innings
and struck out six men, walking
nary a batter.
Willie Keller of Jersey City and
his battery mate. Deforge, were in
the points for the visiting team in
this game. Keller, with a battling
assortment featuring a slow ball,
held the Amboy batters in hand for
four innings. He vas pounded for
eight runs in the fifth inning. In
all, the Jersey City twirler allowed
thirteen hits, struck out six, walk
rl 49, o~I hae -- liz
pitched the entire game.
Loeser and Mazurek Stick
Mickey Loeser and Andy Mazu-
rex led the local batters in this
game, the former with a homer,
double and single in five trips to the
plate, while Mazurek collected a
triple and two singles in four Wis
its to the rubber. Applegate and
Jim Romer each collected two hits.
"Musty" Stidfole and Keeler feat
ured at the bat for the visiting team,
the former with three safeties.
James played brilliantly at the
first bag in yesterdays game, while
Loeser handled his outfeld berth in
classy fashion. "Bunt" Pfeiffer
featured in the field for the Key
port team, making four putouts two
OF which were difficult chances. In
eAiO i5iiSh illlliI6b lIc hedSDty
tosser retired the Amboy team un-
assisted.
Amboy Man on First
After several showers had de-
layed the starting of the game for
several minutes, Umpire in Chief
LeWkowitz called the start of play.
Burns flied to Loeser and Way
famed in Keyport's first trip to the
plate. In Amboy's half Loeser led
off with a single to right. but was
doubled when Coughlin who at
tempted to sacrifice, hit to III
pitcher, who threw to Manuel COW
ering second base, retiring the run
ner, while Manuel threw to Stidfole
retiring the batter. Jensen was hit
by a pitched bali, but James was
called out on strikes.
Manuel singled to right, Romer
was unsuccessful in IN attempt to
throw him out at first. The lead-off
man, however. was caught stealing
second, Larson to Fullerton. Pfeif-
fer singled to right and while Gloff
was at bat, stole second. Gloff flied
to Loeser. and Stidfole famed, for
the third out. Romer singled to left
in Amboy's second trip to the rubber,
and Loeser ran for him. Fullerton
popped to Keller in attempting to
sacrifice. Loeser holding first. Manu-
rex raised a fly in behind the short
stop. the ball falling between the
left field and shortstop, Loeser go"
ing to second. Larson famed, but
Apologize singled to right, Loeser
scoring. Loeser flied out to the short
stop, the third down. i
Deforge, the first batter up in Key
ports half of the third, grounded out
to Fullerton, and Keller and Burns
famed. Coughlin and Jensen famed
in Amboy's half of this session, after
which James walked, but Romer
grounded out to second.
In the fourth round, Smith ground
ed out to Mazurek, Way flied to
James and Manuel famed. Fuller
ton famed to start Amboy's half of
the inning, Mazurek grounded out to
Gloff, Larson walked, but was fore
ed by Apologize on a grounder to
Manuel. who touched second.
AmbOy Sews Up Game
Pfeiffer grounded out to Applegate
to start the fifth round, Gloff flied to
Romer, Stidfole singled to right, and
Deforge went out on a fly to Loeser.
Amboy left fielder made a bril-
liant catch of this ball. Loeser led
off in the fifth inning with a double
to center. the ball taking a bad
bounce over Pfeiffer's head. Cough
lin was hit by a pitched ball. The
bases were loaded when Jensen laid
down a pretty bunt, and reached first
before the pitcher, who picked up the
ball, could make a play.
With the bases loaded, James was
walked for the second time in the
game. Loeser crossing the plate.
James was caught off first base, and
while he was being run down, Cough
lin scored when Stidfole threw home
wild. Romer's single scored Jensen.
Coughlin ran for Romer. Fullerton
was safe when Way mussed up his
grounder. James scoring. Mazurek's
to left again filled the bags,
Larson's single to the same ter
ritory allowed Coughlin and Fuller |.
ton to score. Smiths throw to De-
forge was too late to get Fullerton,
but the catcher threw to Gloff who
Mazurek attempting to go to
third on the play. Keller succeed
in catching Larson mapping off
first. With two down and six already
across the pan. Apologize walked,
and Loeser came up for the second
time in the inning. The Amboy left
fielder came through with his second
nit of the inning, a home run yer the
field fence, scoring A~pplegate
ahead of him. Coughlin grounded
out to second base for the third out.
In the sixth session, Keller led off
with a single to right. He was forced
Burns grounded to Fullerton.