Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-08
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Rain Ends Interesting Game
With Copper Works Nine
Saturday, Score 3-3

A heavy %downpour of rain broke
up the baseball game between the
Raritan Copper Works n Perth
Amboy Dry Dock baseball teams on
the Raritan Copper Works field on
Saturday afternoon. after two were
down on the Dry Dock side in the
first half of the eighth inning. The
score at the time was knotted. 3 to 3,
and after the shower the field was
not in condition to continue the
game. The Raritan Copper works
team defeated the Dry Dock workers
earlier in the season.
Charley Brownmiller and Ed Keel
err were the opposing twirlers in one
of the most interesting box duels
ever fought in this city, a duel to see
which had the widest breaking out
curve. Six hits were collected or
the delivery of Keller. three of a
somewhat scratchy nature, while
Brownmiller was touched for four
safeties. and two of these were some
what questionable. Brownmiller
famed fix men, while Keeler struck
out four men, walked n and hit
one batter.
The opposing moundsmen = ; IL
their respective teams at bat, the
Dry Dock twirler collecting W hits,
SCORING the first run and knocking N
the tieing run, while the Ingot twir-
Ter clouted out a home run, scoring
two men ahead of him. Campbell
tied Brownmiller for batting hon
ors, Warner and Stretch" Burke
each collecting one safety. Cunning
ham, A%pplegate and Hurley connect
ed for one base safeties off Brown
miller.
Both Sides Play Fast Ball
The Dry Dock tossers went u
one two. three in the first inning,
while Percy Cunningham, the second
batter on the Ingots' list, beat out a
bunt along the third base line. and
stole second. He was left at that
bag. In the second inning, Warner
singled to left for the Dry Dockers,
but was left at hat bag. The Ingots
went out in order in their turn at
the bat IN the second inning, WOOD
tanning, Van Glider flied to Brown
miller while Hurley popped to Camp
bell. ,
Nesley and Brownmiller famed
to start the visitors third urn at bat
Campbell, however. dropped a Texas
Lacquer behind the shortfield but was
forced at second. Three pop flies
Gllutu lIIe Il6Clo = e. D1l
third. and the Dry Dockers went out
one. two, three in the first of the
fourth. In the last of the fourth ses-
sion, a strikeout and W pop flies
returned the home players in regular
order.
Ingots Break Ice
After the Dry Dock players went
out il quick order in the first OF the
fifth, Wood was safe at first when
Burke dropped Leahy's throw from
the shortfeld, and Van Glider was
thrown out at first by Richmond on
a close play. Wood going to second.
With one down. and Wood on Sec
ond, Hurley dropped a Texas Lacquer
Just outof Leahy's reach. Wood
going to third.
Hurley started for second on the
first pitch to Keller, and Warner
started in from center field, expect
ing to throw to second base. but
the batter surprised everyone by
lining the pill to the center garden.
This piece of strategy foiled Warner,
and the ball sailed over his head
to the center field fence, Wood and
Hurley scoring ahead of him. The
next two batterS were easy outs.
Brownmiller singled to center to
start the sixth inning for the Dry
Dock team. and Campbell was safe
at first, when Egan left an attempt
ed sacrifice bunt roll along the line,
expecting same to roll foul.
Brownmiller went to third, and
Campbell to second, while Cunning
ham threw out Leahy and the for
mer scored while Richmond was be-
ing thrown out, Cunningham to APP
plegate. Tague popped to Van Gill
der for the third out.
Dry Docks Tie Score
Cunningham and Egan famed to
start the Ingots' tur at bat in the
sixth but Apologize singled clearly
to center, and stole second, Tague
dropping Campbell's throw. Wood
flied to Warner for the third down.
In the stretch session the visitors
tied the score. Leary walked, War
ner popped to the catcher, but Burke
singled to right through Segar. Leary
going to third. Leary scored when
Egan fumbled Nesley's grounder and
Burke. Campbell famed, after
Brownmiller's second hit sc8Sed