Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-31

me EllzabetRpor representative
baseball team, one of the leading
mines in the Union County League
at the present time, furnished little
opposition to the Perth Amboy Ath-
letic Association nine in the game
on the Raritan Copper Works field
yesterday afternoon. The final score
of this contest, a batting fest from
start 10 finish was 1876.
Austin Bull Hornsby. who has
been pitching and batting in sensa-
tional fashion for the Ports to date
this season, was hit hard by the To-
cal stickers. He occupied the mound
for the visitors for a period of six
innings and during this time his Of
ferings were touched for twelve
safeties. His successor, Lawler. al
lowed six hits in two innings. Horns
by struck out three men, walked
three and hit one batter. Lawler
struck u one batter.
Chunk" Apologize started on the
mound for the locals and the -four
run lead granted him, enabled the
local veteran to take IL easy from
the start. He remained in the o
for six innings. and his offerings
were touched for ten safeties during
this period. He struck out three
and walked two batters in this time.
Joe Wood and Jay Wallace succeed
ed Apologize and Lorenzo as the
local battery at the start CT the sew
enth, and the latter duo worked in
great style. This change pleased
the fans who have been desirous Of
seeing Wallace, a good hitter. in
action. Wood allowed two hits in
his three irning stay on the mound.
Plenty of Hitting
Jim Romer, Jigg Donahue, Pud
Stinson. Tom Henshaw. Al Lorenzo
and Jay Wallace were the batting
stars for the locals, each OF these
players collected at least two safe
ties. Romer made four hits, one
a homer over the right field fence,
another a double in the anne terri
tory. Henshaw clouted out a homer
to left and also made a single. Don
ahue made three M base hits. Stin-
son made three singles, Lorenzo
clouted out two safeties and' Wal
lace connected for two safe ones IN
as many trips to the plate. Apple
gate also clouted out a home run, a
hit sky high over the right center
field fence. Apologize, Romer and
Go1A WV
making a circuit clout.
Kelly, Shiller, Hornsby and kel-
Ter made two hits apiece for the Wis
itors. Kelly clouted a homer over
the right center field fence and Shil-
Ter made a two base hit. The visi-
tors made two errors to one for the
| locals. Henshaw, Stinson and Dona-
hue played well in the field for Am.
boy. while Mcneil and Kelly starred
afeld for the visitors.
Start in the First
A hit batter. four hits, a walk anC
two errors gave Amboy -four runs il
the first. A walk, single and Hen
shaw's home run accounted for tire
more counters in the second. Tit
local team failed TO corr in thu
third. but a single. a walk and Hen
shaw's double meant W. runs in tbs
fourth and the same number came
over in the fifth on LorenZo's single
and Applegate's homer. and in tht
| sixth as a result of Stinson's single
and Romer's circuit clout.
Amboy made three hits but nary
a run in the seventh. and in the
eighth session, sRomer's double
Dzurilla's single and a single by Wal
lace sent over the last two counters
Harrison's single and Kelly's hom-
er gave the Ports their nrst tWC
runs in the fourth. Three hits ano
two walks, accounted for two runs IN
| the sixth one of which was forced
across. Two hits, a helder's choice
| and an error gave the Ports theii
las+ two runs in the seventh inning
| A double play. MaZurek to Dona'
hue, was one of the feature plays Of
the game. Harry Robedee oficiateo
in regular fashion in this game. Mex
Sunday afternoon, the Peekskill
! New York team, will play the Am
boys on the local field.
The box score: