The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-11-20
TRIPLE PLAY RECALLED.
About a Stunt Pulled or BY Mike
Kelly in Game With Brook 1.

In reminiscent story Horace S.
F'ogel recalls a famous triple play
made in Brooklyn years ago. 1t is
as follows: Mike Kelly, catching for
Boston. once administered a crushing
defeat to Brooklyn in the days of
Brotherhood at Eastern Park, when
the Brooklyns included such renown-
ed stars as Ward, Van Haltren, Hem.
ming, Orr, Bierbauer, Joyce, Nc.
Geachy and Weyhing. More illus
trious was the Boston line-up-Rad-
bourne, Kelly, Brouthers, Quinn, Nash
Irwin. Richardson and Stovey.
Before vast concourse of fans the
battle was waged this way and that.
Kelly and Ward. those kings Of the
diamond employing all the skill and
artif1ce they knew to gain victory. The
last half of the ninth inning arrived,
with Boston. the visiting team. one
run ahead. and Brooklyn, OF course.
at the bat
When Ward got man on third base
anu another on second. with none
out, it looked as though no human
power could prevent the home team
from at least tying the game, especial
ly since the hard hitters came up af-
ter the man who was then endeavor-
ing to clout the ball. This is where
Kellys genius showed transplendent.
With commonplace reasoning the
Boston pitcher tackled this crisis by
trying to strike out the man at the
bat. who was weak hitter. thinking
to retire one of the enemy and trust
to luck for the others. But Kelly
threw down his mask and rushed to
the box ordered: Straight ones over
the plate. you ham,"
Exactly what he had in mind at
that moment is not known, but when
he turned toward the plate and Ward
on the coaching line vociferated, 20,
we got you now. Kel!" the Boston
chief stopped short and faced his rival
Got up" he shouted in his deep
Irish voice. "Why, man, here's where
we pull off a triple play"
AS the notion expanded he held his
arms aloft and roared to the infleld
us triple play! Dye hear that?
We've got to have a triple or moth
ing!"
The words were caught up, waited
to stand and bleachers, over the fence
and half way to Brooklyn bridge:
"Boston's goin' t. make a triple plav!"
On the home bench there was vast
amusement, end the whole populace
jeered Kelly to an echo.
Smiling broadly in all good humor
but with every one of his brilliant
faculties sizzling, the "Ten Thousand
Dollar Beauty took his station be-
mind the bat, at one moment COM
manding the batter to Hit t. short"
and again calling for "a straight one
over tn middle The first ball float
cd up so s>nt'y N the batter struck
before it reached him. The second
he also missed, and the batter's sur
passing aWkwardness bade fair to de-
feat Kelly's aim.
The third ball. however, ho man.
aged to meet for fast grounder
right in the shortstop's mitt, and. on
the latter shooting the ball home,
Kelly put it on the runner from
third, then threw to first doubling the
fellow who had just hit Thinking
he could stretch it home the Brook.
Ignite wo was on second turned third
and made furious sprint for the
plate; but the ball from the first base
man reached there ahead Of him and
the triple play was completed.
Just as | told you" king" Kelly
laughed, as his comrades of both
teams gathered round quizng and
joshing. Felt it i'm my bones we
would win that way"
This spectacle for the grand stand
--calling the turn on triple play
Is unique in the annals Of baseball
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