Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-21
Hit Scores
1Wo Runs In 9Th Inning.
Locals Make Triple Play

Perth Amboy can thank the God
or Luck for winning a ball game for
IT'S representative team yesterday
afternoon. The Perth Amboy Ath-
letfc Association nine scored a 7-6
victory over the Aquehongas of
Tottenville when McEnroe's single
10 centerfield scored the tying and
. winning runs with one down in the
ninth stanza. The game was staged
On the Raritan Copper Works field.
Many Unusual Plays
Twelve errors were made by the
local representative team, Forman
being the main offender with five
miscues. At least one error was
made by Amboy in every inning ex-
cept the third and fifth stanzas. The
Aquehongas, credited with making
many boobies in important games,
were credited with only one error in
this game. this slipup coming in the
sixth inning.
The first triple play made by "A
local team in a good many years
was put through in yesterdays
game. Romer came in on LynoJ's
drive in the sixth inning. threwsto
Smith. retiring Griffin and Smith
threw to Forman, retiring A. Knott.
A. Knot and Griffin started the in
hihS oL ny SHldChilS[ou SdltlleS.
Smith made an unassisted double
play for Amboy in the eighth. and
Dunn, A. Knott and Burke partici-
pated in a double killing for the
visiting organization.
Put Schcslcr I'm Trouble
Errors by his teammates were
responsible for Schesler's undoing.
In the opening inning the first two
batters were easy outs, but Smith
mussed up an easy grounder and
<Pfeiffer, who reached first on the
error, later stole second. Dunn.
however, famed the breeze. Dunn
had an easy time with Amboy in the
first.
A single. sacrifice and a hit to
center which was fumbled by Dur
lila and then followed by a wild
throw home, gave the Aquehongas
their first run in the second. Lynch's
single to right which Romer kicked
around, Sent the visitors second run
across in this session. Umpire Kelly
started the Tottenville representa-
tives off in this session when he
called Burke safe at first when it
appeared as if Romer had thrown
him out. Singles by Romer and
Forman went for naught in the last
of the second, the former was
caught at home when he attempted
to steal on a dropped throw.
Locals Score One
After the A~quehongas were re-
tired in order, Lorenzo famed and
Schesler clouted the pill over the
the locals scoring for the time be-
ing. In the fourth, two errors by
Forman and a miscue by McEnroe
gave the Aquehongas a u and
Amboy again proved easy in the last
half of the round.
Dzurilla m~isjudged Paugh's clout
to center in the fifth and the run
ner made three bases. He scored
when Forman threw wild to Lor-
EMO on IN easy play. Amboy went
out in order in the fifth.
Amboy Takes Lead
The triple play made by Amboy
in the sixth apparently gave them
plenty of confidence for they took
the lead in the last half of this ses-
sion. Loeser led off with a single.
McEnroe walked, Smith forced
Loeser and Romer grounded out
Henshaw's double scored McEnroe
and Smith, and Dzurilla's hit scored
1Ienshaw with the tieing run. An
error by Knott gave Amboy a run
to the good.
The locals blew up again in the
seventh and the Aquehongas scored
two runs. After one was down Hen
shaw fumbled a grounder and
Paugh went to second on a passed
ball. Paugh went to third while
McEnroe was throwing out Lyons,
and he scored on Pfeiffer's double
to center. Dunn's single to right
on which Romer threw wild to first,
enabled Pfeiffer to score with the
visitors sixth run. Aicer Jensen re-
placed Schesler after Burke had
singled, and the third out was the
result of a fly.
Dunn is Wild
Dunn walked two men with one
out in the seventh, but the locals