Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-02
PERTH AMBOYS Defeat
z|M'S BRONX GIANTS
IN INTERESTING GAME

The local semi-pro baseball cons
,ination returned to the win column
yesterday afternoon on the Raritan
Copper works field, defeating Heine
zimmerman and his Bronx Giants
% the tune of a 81 score. The AM
BOYS scored in the fifth and sixth,
and the visitors in the sixth. One
Of the local runs was earned.
Daughterty. Scranton, Pa. coal
miner, val in excellent form and
xept the eight hits credited to the
isitors, scattered over five innings.
the only hit credited to the "for-
ner Great Zim'' and which led to
he visitors only run should have
been caught and in addition to this
two of the other safeties were OF
the scratehy nature. The coal min
er famed one batter and issued
\ marry a pass.
AS an opponent. Daugherty drew
Emmons who has seen a great deal
of service in semi-pre circles. Inc
Bronx Giant hurler held the locals
TO five safeties, scattered over four
innings. Three of the bingles were
made by Field Manager Pete Bur-
nett, and Tom McAuliffe and "Dop-
ey'' Smith made tne apiece. EN-
mons famed Ave batters, issued four
passes and hit one batter.
There was some good and bad
baseball exhibited by both combi-
nations in this contest. The feature
fielding play was the catch by Char
les "Pud" Stinson against the fence
in right field and throw to Bidgate
at the plate, cutting off a run and
completing a double play.
Eleven Errors
Six errors we're made by, the
Bronx Giants in this contest, two
in the sixth inning ably assisting the
locals In counting the winning run
The locals we're credited with ivt
miseues, four az which were made
by Shortstop Rudy. Rudy also
took part in the other double play
made by the Afnboys in this contest
In the first filming after the FIRST
batter had been retired, the loca.
shortstop erred. Lidgate accounted
for the second out by a running
catch of a fbul fly and Daughtery
registered his only strikeout in the
game for the third out. McEnroe
got on through an error and McEn-
o singled in the Amboy half, but
there was NIB scoring.
Grunwald led off with a single for
the Giants and was forced by Tou-
hey, Burnett to Rudy. The double
play, which was started by Rudy
followed, tnd the side was retired
Three errbrs, a pass and a passed
ball were punched in the locals half
of the second, although there was
no scoring. One man was caught
the plate following an error.
ARuddyl started the third with his
md enron, the runner getting to.
$econd on his wild throw. After n
imam was retired, Emmons flied tc
right. Stinsen caught the ball
against the fence and retired a rum
ner on a beautiful throw to Lid
gate at home. McAuliffe's single
and Smiths long single came in the
third, and again there was no scor.
ing.
With two down in the fourth,
Leddy lined the pill to left center
for what appeared to be a sure
homer. The ball hit an automobile
and bounded to McAuliffe who re-
layed to. the infield, holding the
runner at third. The next batter
was easy for the third out. Amboy
went out in order in this session
two men tanning.
The First Run
Two men were down in the first
half of the fifth, when lie Feryere
beat out an inield hit, the following
batter popping up for the third out
In the Amboy half, Ruddy walked
went to second on McEnroe's sac
.rifce and scored on Burnett's long
to center, the batsman going
Ito second on the throw in. The
next two batters were easy.
The visitors knotted the score in
the first of the sixth after two were
'town, McEnroe making a wonderful
Btop in retiring the second batter
Izim started the rally, a fly ball drop.
ping in left center for a single and
Leddy singled to right. Stinson ir
attempting to throw the slow run
ner out, threw wild to first, the for
mer Lacquer going to third and the
batsman to second. MeAuliffe made
a pickup OF GrunwA1d's drive to CEN
ter after making a real effort to
catch the pill. Zim scored on the
drive and for some reason Leddy
stopped at third although it is be-
1ieVed he could nave scored. Ihe
third batter flied out.
Register Winning Tally
y Stinson walked to start the locals
hsqlf of the sixth. advanced to second
on L~oeser's sacrifice and went to
third on an error by the Giants short
stop. Daugherty who reached first
on the error started a steal of Sec
ond and Leddy threw into center
In trying to head him off, the local
right fielder scoring with the win
ming run.
The Giants got a man on through
an error in the seventh and three on
as a result of two infield hits and
an error in the eighth. The three
visiting batters were easy in the
ninth.
Amboy missed a real chance in the
seventh. McEnroe led off with a
walk, and Burnett upset the visit
ing pitcher and infie1d when he laid
down a bunt which he beat out.
McAuliffe advanced the two men
with a sacrifice, but Smith famed
and Stinson flied out to left. Daugh-
erty got on through being hit with
a pitched ball in the eighth.
The former New York Giant foul
ed out to Lidgate in his first trip
to the plate, flied out to Ruddy in