Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-03
CASE OF HARD LUCK.
Detroit Fans Still Talk or How MuIIin
Lost a Shutout,

Talking Of freak home runs Joe Jack
son mentions few peculiar ones thut
nave ilappeEed TO tile Datroit tea I in the
Detroit Free Press. Tie one i'm when fine
BAL went Under tie gaze for hou,e run
- almost an exact duplicate of one which
hen' pill OF the Browns made at Boston
last season. SAYS JIcISon:
.. local %a fans who arr still talking about
ball that was ever lit intO the Bennett
park plNi!OE-OVerlOOk a net vhCl they
speak Of Il as the ONT time a BAH going
into the pavilion ilas affected or decided 4
contest here. This was the first battpd
ball. fair, to fir" a restiig spot amon;;
the bleacherites, but thrown Balls have
done it on rur.ber of occasions
1t is a sin pie thing to overthrow the
first baSer and have III" ban leap the bar
rier But it il impossible to lit II Nv ball
othc" tl'an foC,. into IT, pa' IiIun, ana
= ... lat - lIri slim" b" hit Il tdir
srounde. in. Davis, Or my other batter.
could be given the ball in his hand, and
allowed ~ chances to do what was done
on Saturday. Ard it would be safe to bet
tEo to one that-tLG trivk would not be
duplicated. Chance alOnC-a CuTVing ball
and an obstruction at Just the right spot
can force a fair hit pail of fouI ground
ana INFO the stand,
TIroWS into TIE pavilion arn less in
frequent. Frank DCnuhuc, back in An
gust last yc:.i, WAS the victim of the
toughest luck of mis- snrI. LOSING Il l;atI:e
in which he had EuStun beaten To the
ninth inning, ard With two gone in that
period. Tie teams were playing 4 double
header here tiGlt day. 1ud Douahu" pitch
ell the first one. opposing TaHrvhiil 1t
WIS To | when the ninth opened. j etrUit
having the two runs.
The first Boston. batter Went ont. Then
Grin,ShnW singled. Morgan. PLAYING thirL,
for Boston hit a iil2 tlv to center field.
Davv Jones was playing center. and 1t
looked as if there wasn't : chance fo.
him to do better than chase the ban and
| hold Morgan for three bases. But he
| pulled OF a hair-raisintc hare-Eand catch
| Grimsl aw hal rounded second when the
| ball was ca Jght. Jones was going SO faSt
| that he couldn't stop immediately. and
| GrirrShaw had a chance - get turned
and started back 10 first be Gore the center
| fielder threw
Tones 1, 1T the ball to Schacfcr VINO hai
| gone out i.rhind second Il little "sj1acc.
| Lindsay covered first. and Payne. who
was cat"rin:; that day. ba:tcd up; s'an!-
| thrn,- IT, inst 70 double shay. WA
! low It bounded past Lindsay. Payne
| reached fCr 1t. but II tool. little nor us
| II cam, IN tic CltCICr. struck lis pro
| tcct ~. ana :;:lnced off and into the pavil-
| ion. This, &c course allowed Grii,'ShaW
IL ~ n.nurI the bases. Then they MT
tied ut" The thirteenth when EnSt"t
| made q run and won out.
| Donahue and Muffin nave had plenty
Of tlis luck in their Detroit days. Null
| len lost n Shut-Cut OrCr on just rs queer
| m accident as that Of Saturday. Befor,
| the TrrrnI I'LL end OF tie grand stand vas
| extended TO enlarge the reserved seal
| section. there was n little gate openinT
between the stand ana the WISHING pay
ers' bench. which was few yards away
| from the end of the stand aS then con
| Bttwcen the bottom Of TIE 4" and tht
| ground was a space Of about fo'i" inches
| Nor the close of tie game there was ;
| WASHINGTON runner somewhere on ~
bases. No runs Lad scored Oddly cnonSI
though Nulhn lad ritcned some ms
| ranns for tie Tigers. and although tn'
was about tEs nidd'" Of A'S Se""Hh ~.
bora he had never si:rt nj ~ t'.,''''..
league TEAM. Will cnc IL siG}'. We ="
60 a Wild pitch The hail WIS 4 A., t""t liz. 2,
catching. and tre argyle at th2t. time va
different. the plate haVirS since pee'
moved over several feet.
When the bali hit tie stand it GaT come
oif to this gate, found the opening ;,, un a.,
n ana rolled through. and was thus 81
Of t% play or this wild j. pi esore th thdm g
IN pt, ~ Won't over tho gate and pickle
up the hall within yard Of n ,nS naTTlf +
~ Ills first shut-otlt. this being the OIL
run that was made.