Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
Applegate Witewashes
Michelin BaUtossers

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Tire Company team of Midtown, the
local moundsman secured same in
the contest at Midtown on Saturday
afternoon, the first game of a series
between the Perth Amboys and tire
town representatives. Amboy won
by a score of SO, in a game which
had many features, and which was
attended by a large number of root
ers.
Applegate's mound performance
was superb. He allowed -four scat
tered hits, divided through the same
number of innings, and struck out
eleven batters. The Amboy pitcher
walked m man. Applegate retired
the side via the strikeout route In
the seventh inning on nine pitched
balls. Spille and Bergen had a per-
feet day at the bat, the former fan
ming the breeze four times. while the
Michelin first baseman Whitfield on
the three occasions he cantered to
the plate. Stang, the Michelin twirl-
err, was good except in two innings,
when the visitors scored their runs.
Ten hits were collected off his deliv-
cry, while eleven men famed and
two passes were issued.
The first basing of Jess" James.
the fielding of Aicer Jensen and a
catch by Mickey Loeser featured
Amboy's play in the field. Crabiel
was the shining light In the field for
the home team. The Michelin team
is credited with making only one as
sist in this game, the one n com
ing in the eighth stanza. Amboy is
Amboy outielders had six putouts
while the home gardeners made sew
en-. Each team made one error.
Meyer Larson and Jess James
featured with the stick for the visit
ing team. the former securing a
double and a single, while the first
baseman collected two n base
blows. STUDY connected for two of
his teams hits. one a double.
First Score in Fifth
Holzer reached first on Mazurek's
tumble of his grounder after AmbOy
had been retired one two, three on a
fly to pitcher and two strikeouts IN
the first stanza. Dickinson, however,
hit into a fast double play, Coughlin.
Fullerton to James. James beat out
y hit to the short field, but was left
~ first, Romer flying out, and Ma
zurek and Larson tanning. The
Nilltown outfit went out one, two,
sree in their half of the second.
Larson doubled to left to open the
third round, Haverman playing the
ball fast. The Amboy backstop was
left at the second bag, the next three
batters going out in order. The
home team got a man around to
third in the third session, Haverman
singled to right, stole second and
went to third while Fullerton was
throwing Herman out. Stang famed
and Holzer flied out. ending the in
ming.
Romer singled to center after two
were down in the fourth, but was
forced at second for thet third out.
STUDY doubled to center for the home
team after two were down in the
same inning, and a left at that
station when Spille famed.
Mazurek singled to center to open
the fifth, was sacrificed to second by
Larson, went to third IN Applegate's
hit TO the shortfield and scored in a
double steal with A~pplegate. The
Amboy pitcher went to third on the
play. Loeser grounded to Crabiel,
who elected to play on Apologize at
home, and all hands were safe.
Coughlin and Jensen followed with
hits. filling the bases, but James was
forced Coughlin. Harkins nobly as
sisted Stang in this inning by calling
James out.
The Michelin team went out in
order in the fifth, n Amboy did
likewise in HI sixth. Stang opened
Milltown's half of the sixth with a
single, and after Holzer famed went
to second when Dickinson was given
a pass. Loeser made a wonderful
running catch of a drive off CrabieIs
bat in foul territory. STUDY famed
for the third out. Amboy again
went out in order in the seventh,
and Applegate famed three Mill
town batters in the last half of the
stretch inning.
Score Again in Eighth
A walk to Jensen started Amboy
off again in the eighth. James fol-
lowed with a line single to left, both
runners advanced on Romer's out
and scored on Fullerton's single to
left, the batter going to second on
the throw-in. Mazurek flied to left
for the second out. Fullerton stole
third and scored on Larson's single
to left. Three flies was the limit for
Midtown in the eighth, and Amboy
went out the same way in their half,
two reaching first, one on a
walk and another on al error.
STUDY secured his second hit of the
game and Milltown's fourth hit after
two men were down In the last of
the ninth. Spille, however, famed
for the fourth time. Harkins UNI
pired the game. About four-fifths
of the rooters of the game were for
Amboy.
The box score:
AmbOys.