The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
Willy BALL PLAYERS
souEER" SCHEMES THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKED ON THE DIAMOND.

Tricks worked with such exceeding
speed as to deceive the umpire, the op-
posing team and often practically ev-
cry one on the ground have been pull
ell off again and again by clever ball
players, and many Of them have won
games.
1t is strange that the stories Of such
tricks are confined to so few men.
Whether that Is because only a few
turned such tricks or whether all the
clever tricks were attributed to them,
Just as all the funny stories are at
tributed to notorious story tellers, no
one knows, but the greatest of the
tricks are attributed to Mike Kelly,
Jimmy McAleer, Pat Tebeau, Billy
Hamilton, Comiskey, Tip O'Neil and
Tommy Mccarthy,
Tricks are pulled off almost every
day-uttle ones, often unsportsmanlike
but they win ball games, and that,
especially in professional games, Is all
that counts. 1t is boldness and quick
thinking and acting that make them
possible, and however one can feel
about the craftsmanship Of the player
who turns the trick he cannot but ad-
vii. tI,o oorohrol CELEBRITY Of tbe nIaver
Darymple, the old Chicago star,
once won a game by one of the clever
est tricks ever pulled off. 1t was in
game against Philadelphia, when the
s.. f,,,.,,,,os of tro foam seemed
,,,a,.o,.i,,,. Two gome was close and
,,,a,,t ,,t,, .,,,,r, innings with the score
o,5 b,n, +ooms fghting for ev-
, ,,, Of ,.,.o,,,d Tho eleventh in.
80, tl,o Go,d With tbe score sill, n tie,
C,.,,,,.,, ,,o.,,.o, an, r,,r and tho Phil
odo,,h;c orn,.d which had tbe last
- SO ho,r,ir, ,+ tbo ,,mnire to call
+ho ,-,,,,, ON =, ,ount Of dar,ness but
ho r,e,,s,d or1 tbo Ouolzors ,vere sent
90 tt,, hot Two man were ret,red and
t,o, +, siroIo ,nd , douhle suddenlv
oho,o,o,l tbe ,snoct of things
VIZ, non an socopd and third and
bi,. bittor mn Cbica oo,s chances grow
din, ora q heoan DELAYING and fipht.
ina eor 1orlnoss sim the umnire was
oh5,uo+o and Tho hall was nitched
IN ho++or swrng Tbere was crack
+bo Onhero won't Aviny out to left
~, 7. ,,os Lost fror, oigbt In on IN.
a. rho crowd ala not know wbeth.
n,. a -,,o', a howe rim or a limo ay
H. ,,Iouors want fearing toward tho
n,o+o In that instant Dalrvmnle atood
still sbnvod both hands above his head
,voita5 an ,nstont ierled them down
s+,,.i- .or,o,hinr ;,to b,S noclet and
t,,r,,i,,. ron +o tho o,,hborso while
A. .,.,,r,d rooroa avon Cbioo ,o,s vic
torc
o., t., .h, o,,,,,,,ors, nal oorsossod
that he hadn't seen the ball at all.
HADN'T the slightest idea where II had
fallen. and that his entire play of catch
ing II was pantomime. which fooled
everybody except few in the left field
bleachcrs. who saw the ball cross the
left field fence of the grounds and fall
into The street.
johnny Evers once worked a clever
trick that resulted in put-out. He was
playing second, and there was a run
ner ON first when the batter cracked a
hot grounder straight at him. In some
way the ball shot straight between his
legs and rolled on out to center field.
Without blinking an eyelash Evers
went through the pantomime of throw
ing the ball to second to force out a
runner Tinker, covering the base, pre-
tended to catch the ball, and the base
runner, completely fooled, stopped and
started TO walk TO the bench. Before
the yells OF his team mates aroused the
pase runner siagie had recovered the
pall ana thrown the runner out at
second
FRED Clarke won a game for Pitts
purg once, when Pittsburg needed
games to hold the championship, by n
trlck which beat Chicago out of de-
served Vlceory. lie was on second base
with two out in the ninth inning and
chicago leading-when Wagner raped
terrific line drive almost straight at
Dahl9n' who vas playing short.
Clar&e alreaGy had started for third;
out seeing that DAMIEN was camped
on The line OF the ball, ne ran up, stop