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clusion, If Young could put the ball on fair

clusion, If Young could put the ball on falr
ground.
thing up: Just before the pitcher was
ready the shortstOp ran over and bluHeu 10
cover second base. OF course, Quinn had
to run back, fearing a throw. Dahlen re-
NAMED on the bag, and as Quinn was run
ming back to second McGfnntty pitched:
Quinn was going toward second. not toward
third, as he should. Young made a perfect
bunt Every one expected to see MIN
thrown out at first and Quinn and Robinson
move up. But McGinnity let Cy go and,
throwing to third, caught Quinn a mile.
Everybody In the stands wanted quinn
killed for not being on third an hour be1ore.
They did not see that the skillfui play,
made while he was running the other way,
compelled him to run fifty yards more than
he would have had to go had he been al
lowed to- take the regular start and get
going before the ball was hit. 1t was the
greatest play seen in five years. II not In
twenty-five. yet not ten people in the 5000
present knew it was made or saw its
beauty.
In the sixth inning the play was made
again with better results on exactly the
same combination-Quinn. Robinson and
Young. This time Quinn got a fair start.
not nearly good as he would had Dahlen
not been covering, but as good as he could.
Dahlen stood on second. Young miscued
and hit pop to McGinnity Quinn tried to
scramble back. Dahlen was on the sack
for the throw and the double play came off.
Had Dahlen been obliged to run in from
short to cover the base Quinn would have
beaten him to the bag.
The play won the game for Brooklyn. 1t
is the greatest thing that has been sprung
in recent years. Manager Hanlon gives
Pitcher Dunn the. credit Of inventing 1t.
Base BALL Notes.
1t seemed Impossible for Slagle to get
over a single last season. but with the
Phillies he is doubling and TRIPPING almost
Ii ~, via 1T,
credit yesterday.
Delehanty also did well. He had a triple,
a double and two singles. and then was
put out Of the game for "sassing" the
umpire.
Freedman seems determined to bring the
league magnates to his feet. The Giants
are losing regularly and will fail to draw
when they get home. Result, another con-
tribution Of good players.
Manager Tebeau has certainly made a
mistake in permitting Hemphill to go to
minor league and holding on to Donlin and
Flood 'Hemp's' playing in Washington
last season with the Clevefands was far
above the ordinary and almost in the phe-
nomenal class.
Stillman pitched a great game for Har-
ward yesterday against Lafayette. striking
out eleven and allowing but seven scatter
ing hits.
President Hart Of Chicago is at 1t again.
InlS Time ne mas lSSueu d SlICuldi dShil6
for the readoption Of the double umpire
system, and he is in the right
On form, Georgetown should make run.
away race Of 1t with the University OF
been defeating all the cracks. except
Princeton, the acknowledged leader OF the
college clubs, while the Virginians nave
had hard time getting away WIN leans
like those from Cornell and University OF
Pennsylvania.
Fred Clarke is up to his old tricks again:
In Mondays game at Pittsburg he spiked
Tenney while crossing third base and the
latter threw the ball at him. almost bring
ing on a mix-up. Tenney was out OF the
game yesterday, Freeman taking his place
Clarke's tactics brought on the scrap with
Cupid Childs.
President Ban Johnson's refusal to release
Umpire Frank Dwyer to the National
League to fill the vacancy caused by Con-
nolly's retirement will very likely result in
the appointment being rendered to Tom l..
Lynch. Unless ne has taken his recent
turn down by the league too much at heart
1t is thought Lynch will again De working
Third Baseman Lauder arrived in Phila-
delphia Monday. When seen regarding the
signing of Lauder Col. Rogers said: Il will
be pleased to meet Lauder. but even II
signed we should think very seriously be-
fore putting him at third. as Woiverton is
making splendid showing there.
Secretary Harry G. Pulliam of the Pitts
burg club returned to that city with re-
port that he had gone to Washington to
talk to President Young about leasing the
Louisville grounds, now controlled by the
league One of the rumors in circulation
in Pittsburg is that an exchange Of Ely
and Waddel for Catcher Chance OF Chicago
is being considered. The Waddell end of the
story seems plausible. as Tom LOTUS. man
ager of the Chicago club. holds the medal.
being the only man In the game who has
demonstrated that he can control the queer
southpaw. Parting with Ely would be
different matter.
Amos Rusie. the base ball pitcher of the
New York club. whose wife recently Sc,
cured divorce and 81 100 alimony. paid the
judgment at Indianapolis yesterday after
noon. 1t Is understood that he will arrange
to return to New York this week and will
finish the season with that club.
Little Jimmy Slagle has strengthened the
Philadelphia team 80 per cent. IL his pay
ing in the games here can be taken as
criterion. The midget 10 not only hitting