The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-04

throws to second to catch Bid having
plenty of time for the double play.
The ball disappeared. Dahlen, who
was on second, never saw it. He
thought the bali had hit Bid. The UNI
pire, crouch.ng to see the play at the
base, lost the ball. Bid hesitated at
second glanced around, saw the entire
Chicago infield running around wildly.
and tore on for third. At third, after
turning the base, he hes,tated again.
looked back and then tore on home.
From his actions both at second and
home any spectator would have sworn
Bid was as ignorant of the whereabouts
of the ball as were the Chicago players.
The Chicago team was wild with ex-
element and the crowd was mystified.
No one knew where the ball was. The
only clue was a yell Of amusement
from the Cincinnati bench
The ball had disappeared utterly and
the umpire threw out a new one. At
ter the game we learned what had be-
come of the ball Everett had hit
Bid with it. The ball had struck him
under the arm, and holding it tight
against his body Bid had carried it en-
tirely around the bases and to the
bench, while acting as if he didn't
know where it was.
SWEETS DOUBLE PLAY.
Big Jack Stivetts, whose mind was
twice as active as his big body, show
ed his cunning and at the same time
pulled off the oldest double play in the
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afternoon.
1t was the last game Of the season
of 1897 between Chicago and st, Louis,
and the Chicago team, which had start
ed the season in high hopes of the pen
nant was way down in the list, while
ST. Louis was last and there was about
as much interest in the game as there
is in a prairie game for a key of beer
In those days Won der Ahe's stand was
high and under it was a palm garden,
where refreshments were served, es-
pecially LIQUID refreshments. About
half the players of the two teams had
been celebrating the end of a disastrous
season and several of them adjourned
under the grand stand between innings
to drink beer instead of going to the
bench. Along late in the game j..
Ryan was feeling fine ana dandy. He
didn't care if two ball games were go
ing on. He came to bat with LANCE
on first base, and Lange was anxious
to add a couple of steals to his great
record, so was preparing to
steal second.
Stivetts pitched and Ryan swung his
bat. The players grinned and ack
pitched again. Again Ryan swung his
bat around, missing the ball two or
three feet.
SWEETS sized up his victim and grim
ming diabolically, make an awful balk
motion and hurled the ball to first.
Ryan swung again and turned solemn
ly toward the bench, while Stivetts'
throw, catching LANCE off first, COM
pleted the double play
If anyone had kicked the umpire
probably would have made Ryan bat
again but everybody was glad to let
it go at that.
JOHNNY EVERS' BLUFF THROW. |
Little Johnny Evers got away with
one of the cleverest bits of quick think
ing that ever was pulled off couple of
seasons ago. He was playing second
in a close game against Cincinnati.
Jake Beckley was on first, when
batter cut hot one straight at Evers.
was running when the ball
was hit and had passed Evers, when
the ball, taking a queer bound, shot
through the little fielder's legs.
Evers, without a false move, straight
ened up and Beckley, stopping at sec
ond, saw Ecvers going through the mo-
ton of throwing the ball to first. The
Cincinnati coachers were yelling like
mad for Jake to go on, but Jake staid
at second, when he could have walked
to third, and when he discovered the
trick the outfelder had returned the
ball to the diamond. Jakes failure to
reach third cost the Reds the game
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