The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-24
lRlPlt STEAL THIS YEAR
FOURTH IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Is one OF the Most Spectacular
Features Ever Introduced
in American Game.
mAGNATES HAVE LOST MONEY

FROM present indications of seaso,
vi 1917 promises To be one of tho moo,
'e'narkable i'm the history Of maio,
league baseball. The season is inst
TWO months old and we have had som,
ol the greatest battles known IN IN,
diamond. The weather man has also
established little record of his own
ana as a result OF his work. the loss
TO the magnates will be tremendous
Inc season opened April IA and since
'heh two "no-hit" games have bean
pltched. Five one-hit games have tak
en- place. Three triple plays have been
pulled off, one i'm the American leaeue
ana TWO In the National league.
III addition to the above perform-
ahees' the Philadelphia National lea
que team has worked the triple steal y
Ieat that Is seldom worked successfully
In fact the triple steal has been pulled
OF but four times i'm the history of
major league baseball.
Jesse Burkett, Dick Padden ana Toe
Sugden worked it against the Athletics
in st. Louis back in 1905. Burkett was
the one to start the play. Jesse was
on first, with Sugdon holding down
second and Padden resting at third
Jesse started for second, and Padden.
seeing his move. started for home. and
before the Athletics were wise To the
play Padden had crossed the plate.
Jesse was on second and Sugdon was
resting safely on third.
The Athletics, against whom the
play was worked in 1905, were the next
to pun off the triple steal, but they did
not do it until 1903. Connie Macks
boys were playing Washington on the
latters' home grounds and were un-
able to do anything with the Senator'S
twirler Toward the close of the game
the Athletics succeeded in getting three
men on bases and a hit meant a run
and the game. With two down il look
ed blue for the Athletics chances. Da-
Wis was on third and Coombs held
down second while Oldrlng was perch !
ed on first, Connie Mack signaled Old |
ring to make a break for second I'm or |
der to draw a throw to first, and thus |
give Davis a chance to come home.
Oldring made one or two attempts |
10 go to second, but no throw was
forthcoming from the pitcher. and Con-
ME, as a last resort. gave his men |
he signal from the bench to steal. |
)ldring, quick as a flash. darted for
econd and Coombs toward third. while
larry Davis hoofed it home, and be-
ore the Senators were wise to the
move, Davis had scored.
The following season saw another
ripple steal worked successfully. and
" queer coincidence the Athletics
gain figured in the play, but this time
hey were on thelosingend. HarryI.ord
hey were on the losing end. Harry !
ord, Iris Speaker and Doc Gessler,
hen of Boston. but now of the Sena- I
Drs, were the lads to work the trick, I
pril &c, 1909.
The Philadelphia National league {
hub did not like the idea of the Phil {
lelphia American league club having
he honor of figuring i'm every triple n
eal worked, so they pulled off the I
lay against the Cincinnati Reds at
lncinnati, May 10. this year. Grant II
agee and Branfield were the prin- g
pals. Grant, in the first inning, sue 8
I'D down the keystone bag and Brans-
I'D occupied first Fromme was pitch +
& for the Reds, and as he started to "
ind up previous to delivering the ball,
rant liked it for home and slid un- O
n the throw to Mclean, while Magee
I'd Bransfield reached third and Sec OF
Id respectively. eli