The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-07
NORLD'S BASEBALL
marx LIKELY TO
STANG LONG
Beaumont's Change of Base Re
calls the Day He Got Six Hits
and Scored Every Time in
One Game.
Peculiar Fact in Connection With
the Feat Was That Not One OF
His Hits Left the Infeld.

Clarence Beaumont has made an
other shift and is now on the payroil
OF the Chicago CNational league) club
OF course. he has had no time TO re
ccive and sign a contract but there
AZ no doubt that he will. He was re-
leased by the Boston club and was
foyfuily accepted by the Chicago cluO.
Beaumont was one OF the most pop
Mar players that ever wore Plus
burg uniform He was not only an
affabIe man, with not a bad trait, but
he was a ball player from head 10
foot. He shone In every department
of the game-batting, fielding ana
base running.
His great feat at Exposition Park.
in Pittsburg. when he made SIX hits
out Of six times up, and scored SIX
runs, will never be forgotten by those
who witnessed II, and ii Will go down
in baseball history as one OF IT'S bright
est pages. A peculiar feature OF the
performance was that not one or MS
hits went past the infield.
THE game took place July p. 1899,
when the Pittsburgs, with Tannehll
in the box. met the sPhiiadeiphlas'
whose pitcher was Plat
J. Williams Was a Big Help.
Beaumont led on at bat. On his
FIST time up he knocked the ball TO
the third baseman. who happeded 10
be Frazer, Fred Clarke's brother-in-
law, and beat the throw TO first. Beau
mont went TO second on a sacrifice by
Mccarthy, TO third on a hit by VIII
liams and home on hit by McCreery.
On his second time up, in the second
inning, Beaumont hit to Chiles at sec
ofifq base, who could not reach the ball
frfNtime. and Beau was safe. He went
"a second on McCarthy's base on balls,
and came home on three-bagger by
williams.
On the fourth inning Beaumont faced
the pitcher for the third time and gave
tho pitcher for the third time and
gave the ball slight tap. 1t rolled
passed the pitcher with Catcher
Douglas chasing II and Shortstop
Gross coming in for 1t. Neither got IL
and again Beau was safe
williams made his second three-bag
yer, and, OF course. Beaumont crossed
the plate with ease.
Beaumonts fourth time up was in
the fifth inning. With the bases cleac.
Beaumont hit toward short. Monte
Cross reached for the ball after run,
bat succeeded only in DETECTING its
course eAessa
Before the -people.-could ask ques-
tons. Beau stole second.
Muf- t4elped-Fhis Time.
McCreery hit a fly to center field,
where Roy Thomas was at home
"a Nsff
eyes on the ball, and when he saw
Thomas drop 1t he dug out for fair and
scored for the fourth time.
The Afth-time Beaumont went TO bat
was Ia the seventh inning. He tapped
the ball toward second base and once
more Chiles was unable to reach II in
time
Beau went to second on a single by
mccarthy and TO third on Williams
base on balls, filing the corners. After
McCreery went out OH fort fly, pop
6chriver hit for a single. and Beau
mont scored his fifth run amid deafec-
ing cheers,
When Beaumont went to bat for the
sixth time there was the same tumuit
and the same quietness that character
lied his last two appearances; this in
spite of the fact that there we're two
out Once more he tapped the ball
toward second, and this time Chiles
grabbed II successfully and flung II 10
Dick Cooley at first. But Beau was
there ahead OF the throw.
imagine a park full of frantic peo-
pie Mccarthy hit to right field for
single, and Beau dashed TO second,
rounded u and set sail for third. He
Just kept on homeward when he saw
that, Flicks throw. to catch, him went
wild. He had performed feat never
before seen, and which probably never
again viii be seen.
Pfttsburg scored In every Inning
but one-tlie third. The final score
was 1874 In their FAVOR.
TIGHT .GTTARn LFAGITF.