Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-31
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The hard hitting Pennsylvania
Red Caps registered ten runs in the
sixth and eighth innings of their
game with the Perth Amboys on the
Raritan Copper Works-field yester-
day afternoon, the seven runs scored
in the eighth stanza knotting the
ecore at I'LL. Amboy, however,
succeeded in scoring a run in the
last Of the eighth and this counter
was sufficient to win the game, 12-11.
Some kind of a jinx has been fol-
lowing the Amboys the past several
weeks and yesterdays win broke a
losing streak of five games. The jinx
seemed to be with the team again
yesterday, inasmuch as it was by
sheer luck that a victory was drawn
through. Heavy hitting in the early
rounds was entirely responsible for
this win.
Six Homers Made
SIX circuit clouts were made in
this game, three by local players
and the same number by the visi-
tors. Jim Romer made a homer
owe the right field fence with three
men on the sacks in the first inning
and Tom Henshaw made the other
two.
For the visitors Jenkins, the first
man up in the game, clouted the pill
over the right field fence; Smith
made a homer over the same section
with two men on in the sixth, and
Forests clout with two on in the
eighth, also went over the right field
fence.
Four Pitchers Used
Charley Schesler, former Bloom
field Elk moundsman, occupied the
pitching box for the locals. He was
hit hard in the sixth and eighth in
nings.
After the Red Caps had scored
a run on Jenkins homer, a base on
balls, an error on a sacrifice hit and
another pass, followed by Romer's
homer, gave the home team fouf
runs. The Red Caps collected one
hit an inning for the next four
stanzas but failed to score.
Amboy did not score in the second,
! but a pass and Henshaw's homer
accounted for two runs in the third.
and Loeser's single, a base on balls
and Henshaw's second homer meant
three more runs in the fourth in
ming.
1ne Amboys scored two more runs
in the fifth inning on two hits II
two errors, and the winning run in
TIC elSIll lllillll6 was hO ASoNie -
two passes, an error and a ielder's
choice. Two singles and Smiths
home run gave the visitors three
runs in the sixth and they failed to
score in the seventh.
Seven In The Eighth
Six hits. a pass, an error n a
fielder's choice, gave the VISITORS
seven runs in the eighth inning n
tied the score. The visitors third
homer came in this round and there
were two men on at the time. In
the ninth inning the RE Caps got
= man on through a base hit after
NEc were down, but the next bat
ter flied out.
The Red Caps made at least one
hit every inning for a total OF sew
entcen, while Amboy went hitless in
tho second, sixth and eighth stanZas
The locals made nine safeties. The
Red Caps were credited with i've
errors to one for Amboy.
Amboy has a first class represen-
tstive team at the present time n
after their losing streak is forgot
ten, will play a great brand of ball.
Smith is a big asset at first II Nc
Enroe is the goods at the difficult
r In order to give the fans
real baseball, it will be necessary for
Messrs. Apologize and Poulsen to
book first class teams, and h hard
hitting Red Caps can be considered
Q first class outfit.
Tho hoy cora. ~