Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-23
ninth inning RALLY
WINS GAME FOR AMBOY

4 ninth inning rally commencing
with a single from Lidgate and clos
ing with another by "Dopey" Smith
enabled the Arlboys to nose out the
Penn Red Caps in an interesting
game yesterday at the Raritan Cop
per Works field.
The win by the locals yesterday
was a continuation of their late win
ming streak and also of their streak
against yesterdays opponents.
Perth Amboy has never been defeat
ed by the colored team, and while it
looked as though yesterdays game
might have resulted In the first set
back, as the visiting team led by
two runs throughout, the win yes
terday brought to the minds of many
the game between these two COM
binations three years ago when
Mickey Loeser broke up the game
by a homer In the ninth.
The visitors scored one run in the
first inning, this being a homer by
grossen, and one tally in the fourth,
while Amboy scored In the third and
again in the eighth. The run in the
third inning was brought in by
Scranton" Daugherty, following his
terrific drive to left field for three
bases.
The big inning for the locals
started with Flynn sending a high
fly to left field. Lidgate followed
this up with a liner down first base
line, while Daugherty famed. With
two out and one on base Rudy sent
q swift one to center field for a
safety. while McEnroe lined down to
right field. Burnett also singled and
Lidgate scored on the latter's hit
Smith was next to the bat and send
ing a Texas Lacquer to left Held
broke up the game.
Two home runs also featured the
game yesterday. Crossen, the sec
ond man up in the first inning, sent
the ball high above Mickey Loes-
er's reach for a four-bagger, and
then In the fourth Rayard, q left
handler. clouted the ball ove right
field fence. The ball landed on the
top cross piece OF the fence and
after a merry bouncing dropped on
the outside of the park.
An interesting and unusual feat
in the game was the phoney catch
by Rudy in the fourth inning. AL
len, who was holding down the third
bag for the visitors, shot a swift
liner down through to second base.
Rudy made an effort to catch the
grounder, but it was far from with
in his reach. He was not to be dis
appointed, however, as the ball hit
the second base sack and bounced
clean into the shortstop's glove. The
batter was thrown out at first.
Many other pretty catches were
responsible for the interest in yes
terday's contest, but the most in
teresting was that of the difficult
grab made by Flynn in the second
frame. Bailey, who vas playing
in the center of the outer garden
batted a light fly just over second
base, too far for either Rudy or
Burnett, and seemingly way out OF
Billy Flynn's reach. Flynn, who was
playing rather deep, started in, and
after running probably twenty-five
feet or more, succeeded in nabbing
the ball when Just about six inches
from the ground. Flynn was in such
q. position when he caught the ball
that 1t was necessary for him to run
another twenty-five feet to steady
himself.
Other spectacular plays for. the
afternoon were made by Bailey, the
center fielder for the visitors. who
made two clean throws from his
berth to home plate and as a re-
suit caught two men at the last goal.
thus saving two runs, while batting
donors went to Rudy, McEnroe
Burnett, Smith and Loeser for the
Amboys, and to Smith, Saudners and
Rayard of the visitors.
Edward Barrett, Of Newark, the
new umpire, made his first appear
lnce yesterday and played his part
Il an efficient manner, while Brown
miller handled his part of the duties
n first class order. Next Sunday
he Amboys will oppose Harry
Harper's Union Club of Lodi, N. Y