Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-20
LADS TALLY
9-S VICTORY HERE,
AMBOYS WIN AWAY

Ed Poulsen's Perth Amboys re-
Gently entered in the Three M base
ball league, taking in six teams in
Middlesex, Monmouth and Mercer
counties, broke even In WI independ-
mi games over the weekend. The
Michelin nine of Midtown was beat
en- handily, 6-3 at, Midtown on Sat-
urday, and the Penn Red Caps won
here yesterday, 9-8, through the
ability of the dusky lads to get to
the offerings of Scranton Daugherty.
Red Caps First
- Although the Red Caps furnished
Interesting opposition to the Am
boys in at least one game a sea-
son, for the past several years, yes
terday's win was the first scored by
the club over a local representative
team. The colored ~balltossers col
lected six run in the first inning,
n in the fourth, tied the score in
the eighth and sent over the winning
run in the ninth.
The local players tailed one run
in the second, three in the fourth,
one in the sixth and took the lead
in the last half of the seventh. In
the latter period, d. Johnson who
started on the mound, was relieved
by S. Johnson. S. Johnson proved
invincible in the closing innings of
the fray.
Seven hits, one a home run over
the right field fence with two on, and
an error by Tom McAuliffe, gave
the Red Caps six run in the first
inning. The locals went scoreless in
the first frame although the first
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and the second as a result Of a n
timer.
Amboys Score
After the negroes were held score
less in their half of the second. Am
boy tailed one run On q triple by
Stinson n Lidgate's one base blow.
The Red Caps again went scoreless
in the third and the locals tent over
three runs in their half. Singles by
McEnroe and Burnett, a tielder's
choice by McAuliffe and Einhorn's
triple were responsible.
In the fourth, the Red Caps left
fielder sailed the pill over the right
field fence and Amboy went scoreless
in the last half of the Frame. A
double play by Harry McEnroe kill
ed the negroes chance to tally in
their half of the fifth and two singles
and an error gave the home club IN
other run. The score now stood,
7-5.
The Red Caps went hitless in the
sixth, the only inning in the game,
and Amboy also failed to score in.
this session. Another circle was put
up for the dusky lads in the seventh
lille in their half the locals laced
Sut three hits, including a double,
and with the assistance of an error
and a pass, chalked up three runs.
This made the score ST in the locals
favor.
Score Is Knotted
Bailey tripled after one was down
in the eighth and came over on
L~angford's's single. Another hit
and a pass were obtained in this in
ming, but there was no more scor-
ing.
The local team went out in order
in the eighth. McAuliffe grounded
out, Einhorn famed and Smith
grounded out.
Game Is Decided
Daugherty walked the first man
face him in the ninth and the
second man flied out to McAuliffe.
Saunders singled behind first and a
Texas Lacquer by Harris behind third
counted the winning run.
Flynn pinch hit in the ninth and
after attempting to bunt, whitfield the
breeze. Lidgate was safe on an
error by the shortstop, and was
forced by Daugherty. Loeser ground
ed to Smith for the last out of the
game.
Seventeen hits, including two no.
mers, a triple and a single, were
made off Daugherty. and in addition
two passes were issued. Five of the
negroes whitfield the breeze. Am
how collected thirteen hits off ID.
Johnson in Z 2-3 innings, and this
pitcher issued two passes and famed
four. S. johnson held the locals hit
less in two and a third innings, ana
famed two batters.
Each team made a double play.
Stinson played at short for the To-
Gals and handled the two m
given him. The shortfield man ana
Einhorn made the longest hits Tor
the locals, three baggers. McEnroe'
burnett, Einhorn and Daugherty
made two hits apiece for Amboy'
Harris making three, and Forrest
rossen, Bailey and Allen, two apiece
for the visitors.
Barrett and Cunningham dld the
umpiring in this tilt.
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