Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18
A NEW PLAY.
Superbas Work Off Novelty Q
Cardinals and Make Two Runs.

Something new mas come our Oh
BROOKLYN \ baseball play such as
some of the Oldest inhabitants of the
diamond never saw has been inter-
iccted into baseball by the Trolley
Dodgers. 1t had been supposed that
Patsy Donovan's men would do well if
hey managed to keep UP with the ola
md traditional stunts in baseball. and
many Of their friends had almost
'eached the conclusion that they would
not do this.
Suddenly, however, they have come
around to National League baseball
'orm, and they got off something yes
terday that even John McGraW ana
Clark Griffith might study with profit.
With two men out and two strikes ana
three balls on the batter two runners
scored on the third strike. which was
roppcd by Catcher Noonan of st.
Louis.
II never saw such play before,
said Hank O'Day, tn" umpire Of the
game. who has been in baseball so long
that he is ashamed to tell when he be
gan 81 confess that it is new to me,
but it was all right. and Brooklyn got
two runs on the play"
that Lewis stepped up to the bat and
singled to right. Then Ritter singled
70 left. Bell fOuled out and MalOney
forced Ritter at second. so there were
two out Maloney had no sooner
reached first than he stole second. In
the meantime Lewis had gone to third
Hummel. who mad been playing second
base for Brooklyn, stepped up to the
bat. But he could not hit the ball nor
could Pitcher Fromme get them over
the plate with ease. There were three
balls and two strikes on him. Lewis
was hanging off third anxious to get in
on the slightest provocation.
Young Mr.. Fromme let the ball 60
again. Hummel swiped at it and
missed The Brooklyn shortstop
started for home with his head low and
his shoulders bent over in a Jim JEFF
fries crouch. He swung his long legs
toward the plate as he neared it, and
Catcher Noonan reached for him to put
the ball on him, but that motion loos-
ened NOonan's grip on the ball, and he
dropped it.
In the meantime Hummcl who was
evidently ratified. stood there as if he
had II more strikes coming to him.
Some one yelled to him, and he made a
noise like q man running TO first. Ma
loney had reached third as Lewis got
home. and he didn't stop. Out Of the
tail of his left eye he could see that
NoOnan had grabbed the ball and
hurled it to first to catch Hummel. So
he didn't stop TO examine the third
base. He sped on in. and on the heels
Of Lewis he slid to the plate After
he crossed the plate Hummel was put
out at first.
BY this time half the st. Louis play
ers were at the home plate wondering
what was going on. They looked
around in dazed fashion. hardly
knowing what was next expected Of
them. Then when the umpire an
nounced that both Lewis and Maloney
had scored they began to protest
Noonan in particular made an awful
sound
'Well, I've given my decision" said
O'Day to him, land if you don't want
to play ball get out of the game"
AS the Brooklyns went to bat Mr..
Noonan staggered from the bench past
the home plate and past third base
with his coat under his arm to the
clubhouse. He couldn't understand
the play at all, nor could few of the
other Cardinals. According to their
view of baseball, the runs of Lewis and
Mfaioney didn't count. because Hum
mel had been put out at first.
But that is all nonsense" said