Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
ROOSEVELT IS
BADLY beaten
Amboys Bat Out Victory in
Closing Innings of County
Championship Came

Joe Mullen's Perth Amboy ball
tossers had a long wait before they
succeeded in solving the delivery of
Johnny Murtagh, Roosevelt mounds
man. in yesterdays contest between
the local representative team and
Roosevelt on the Raritan Copper
Works field. but in the sixth, seventh
and eighth innings, the Amboy bat
ters knocked them back as fast as
they came up. The belated rally
enabled Amboy to win in a walk
away. 10 to 2. This contest IL the
first Amboy has played 80 far this
year, in defense OF their Middlssex
county championship.
Apologize was on the mound for
Mullen's team. and In addition to
pitching a m~asterful game, the local
favorite set up q new record. His
home run drive in the eighth inning
with two men on the paths, was the
longest fence clout yer made on the
local field. The pill Travelled over
the center field fence, slightly to the
left of the center fielder's regular
station. Seven hits, we'll scatter ed
we're secured off Applegate's delivery,
two OF a very 1uky nature. Chunk
struck out five men and walked one.
Lynn pitched the last inning for Am
boy and struck out two men, the
thirc batter flying out to Appiegsts
in center field.
Egan Shines
Jack Egan played his first game of
the season for Mullen's team. In
addition tc handling four chances at
the difficult corner, Egan, with AM
dy Mazurek and Meyer Larson led
the Ambcy team, with the willow,
each securing three safeties. one of
Egan's going for a double. All Of
the Amboy batters took part in the
Suggest, fourteen hits being col
lected in the sixth, seventh and
eighth innings. This batting took
place after Amboy had scored
runner on a sacrifice fly, and three
sacrifice hits had been made.
Murtagh, the Roosevelt twirler,
was wild at the start of the game,
walking three men in the first in
ming. and two in the remaining in
nings. When he began to find the
plate, the Amboy batterS started to
solve his delivery. Seventeen nuts
were collected off his delivery, five
passes were issued and one batter
hit. j.. Coughlin and MurtagA led
the Roosevelt players at the bac. the
pitcher collecting a two base clout.
Roosevelt Scores First
Roosevelt scored the first run of
the game in the sixth mainly
first batter in the inning deubied,
the second man singled. The sacond
batter went out stealing, Larson to
Fullerton, while the first batter held
third. The third batter flied on. to
Jensen, and the fourth Ha ground
ed to Mazurek. who fumEled and al
lowed a runner to score. MazQrek
made two errors in the game, his first
attemp. in the short-field for Amb0y.
He handled several hard chances
and batted we'll.
Mazurek started a two run rally
by the Ambey players in the sixth.
when he singled to center. Lynn
sacrificed him to second, from where
he scored on Larson's single to GEN.
ter. Larson went to third, when
Gutter missed q return from the OUT
field. Larson scored on Applesate's
hit through Brady. A hit, a stolen
base and another n base blow, al
lowed Roosevelt to tie the count in
the seventh inning.
Amboy Again Assumes Lead
A walk. a passed ball, infeld error,
q sacrifice fly and three hits, gave
Amhoy three more runs in the sew
enth inning. Eight runs were scored
by Ambey on eight hits. including
A~pplegate's homer. and two errors in
the eighth inning. Roosevelt failed
to reach first base in the ninth in
Ming.
Mcmahon and Mullen umpired
Yesterdays game. the former taking
balls and strikes, while Mullen Of
fieiated on the bases. Mcmahon was
hit by a foul tip in the eighth in
niEg, and received a cut on the chin.
He was attended to by Club Physi-
ciar John v. Smith, after the game.
The box score;