The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-08-19

The umpire called II home run an,
we let II go at that
We were still far ahead OF IN,
home team, but ! had forgotten thai
We had but one more ball In th,
next inning there was another lont
drive to left center. and once NOR
the broncho pounced on the ball.
The outhelders seized the ANNA
and tried to wrest the ball from 10
mouth. but the sphere had alreadl
been well masticated and was beyoni
redemption.
The game had TO be called befor
fve innings had been completed be
cause there were no more balls.
The fans demanded their none
back because they hadn't seen a ful
game. but we afterwards learned thu
this was Just little bit Of stage pIny
put on for the purpose Of foollng us.
The umpire declared II no gam
and we finally compromised by accept
Ing $50 instead OF our $3.50 guarantee.
and our 500 extra money. and all be
cause could find nothing In the boob
OF rules 10 prevent n club owner from
pasturing ball-eatlng broncho In his
own outfeld."
II was full year before I had u
chance to get even partially even
Then. one day. we played the Nava
sofas In TcNarkana Our half OF the
ball park was In Texas and the Other
half In Arkansas. One Of sheriff Mu
lens players got rough with one OF
my men and was arrested. Mullen
tried to get his player acquitted on
the grounds that the assault was com
mittod In Texas and that there was nc
law on the statute books OF that stat,
milking the assault misdemeanor
u got surveyor 10 take measure
mcnts and he found that the assault,
really occurred In Arkansas and Mul
lin had TO pay $40 fine"
Five times In the history Of baseball
has a first baseman gone through n
game without having put out In
the contest between Pittsburg and Chi
oago recently. Hoffman OF the Cubs
did not have a. put out. His only
chance was n throw from Tinker and
he dropped that. II was the first time
In the history Of the game that that
record has been hung up. Here ARE
the other four marks:
July 81, lSGi--ln New York City.
First BaHemRn Mutuals In game with
Alpine
August 6, McCRuley. first base
man Of the Washington American az.
ISOLATION team. In game with Column
bus, o.. club
May 20. l9O6-Jiggs DOnahue Of tho
Chicago White soX, In game with
the New York Highlandcrs.
August ~, l9OG-Emorson, first
baseman Of the Monson, Mass, team
m a game with the stamford. Conn.
club
Bill Dinneen. who at one time was a
star pitcher for the Boston club. more
recently with st. Louis, and now one
OF ban Johnsons umpires, is making
good at that Job, Dinneen Is right
on top of all the plays. and there
never VIII be any oyerrullng Of decl
siOns while he Is at work with Tom
Connolly They both work together
very well. Dlnneen has been going
along so well that the American
league has boosted his salary.
In view Of the fact that the new
home Of the White Cox In Chicago liz
very large, and It viii DO possible 10
hit home run 10 any field inside tho
fences, II Is believed that they will
e at a disadvantage. for II has been
some time since Chicago had home.
run hitter OF the caliber OF Harry
Davis, Sam Crawford. stanage. Engla.
Jake Stahl and others. Hughoy Dury
however, says that he Intends to rem.
cdy that fault next season, having IN.
rtructed the scouts TO sign up nothing
vt home'run hltters OF the Home
Run Haggerty" and Swat Mllllgan"
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