The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
BASEBALL BRAIN
WINS BIC CAME
Roger Bresnahan Tells In
stances Showing the Value
of Quick Thinking.
''B0NEHEADS" REFORM OR
NEVER BECOME STARS
Seekamp of the st. Louis Cardi-
mails Also Describes a
Case in Point.

"Bonehead Barry" That's what they
usually say of player when he acct
dentally or otherwise permits himself TO
be hit on the dome by batted or
pitched ball While some Of these plays
have been anything but pleasant to the
man hit. there's no question but that
most of them prove humorous TO the
fans.
head with batted or thrown balls" said
Manager Roger Bresnahan OF the Car
dinals, but the funniest play OF this
kind happened when / was with the
Giants, Jack Dunn was playing third
base at the time and a foul lily was sent
up near third base.
II was catching and started after tho
ball until he shouted I've got IT,. He
seemed TO be campcd under it ali right
until the sun got In his eyes and he lost
tho bail IL came and hit him on the top
OF the head The ball knocked Jack 8
cap off, and. as he was as bald rs door
knob and Very sensitive about his slick
dome. he made wild scramble 10 re-
cover the top piece
Hit ON che Knob"
Manager Rhody Wallace of the Browns
was hit on the knob by batted bail
and admits IL '1t was in one OF the
first games ] played with the Cleveland
club In ST. Louis" said Rhody. 81 was
playing third base with Pat Tebeau. be-
duty al shortstop. There was a hard hi:
hall bounding my way but IL took bad
hop and zingcd me on the roof. 1t took
a peculiar bound after leaving my head
jumped over TO Tebeau. who gathered it
In and tossed out the man at first. l got
hard wallop on the head hut also
drew an assist from the scorer
Ed Honey. the Cardinals big first base
season when Johnny Evers and Man
ager Frank Chance OF the Cubs were
made to look foolish. There was Car
dinal on third base when slow roller
was hit TO Evers = said Honey "Evers
gathered In the ball. but Chance for sons
strange reason started running toward
the plate.
Hikes for Home.
"Our nan on third, OF course, hiked for
home as soon as the ball was hit. Evers
ball TO the plate. But Chance. also
rushing. got in the way of the ball and II
hit him in the back OF the head. The
ball bounded over TO the stand and the
run came over with ease. Chance and
Evers. and In fact. the whole Chicago
team, went UP In the air and the only
regret we. had was that the bases were
not filled."
- play which seems almost an impos-
sibility. but one that is an actual fact,
was performed by Zen Koehler and Emil
said Secretary Lloyd Fl. Rickart of the
Browns "koehler as was pretty well
known. was one OF the greatest flelders
In the game. his weak hitting being the
thing that kept him out OF fast company.
On the other hand. Frisk was Just the
opposite. He could hit. but whenever
ball was hit his way those who knew
him feared for his life.
In game several years ago a ball
was hit midway between center and
right. Roehler and Frisk started for 1t.
Kochler. the usually reliable, called that
he had the bail But he began dancing
around and finally lost II In the sun,
the ball came down; hit him on the head,
bounded up. and Frlsk, the uncertain,
caught II for the out. Fans who have
seen the play would expect the opposite,
but it's matter of record that the play
happened
Hostetter Cogitates.
Secretary Herman D Seekamp Of the
Cardinals contributes the following yarn;
Mike Hostetter was the man hit in this
case" said Seekamp. 1T happened In
the spring games between the Cardinals
and Browns in 1906 Hostetter pitching
the only game that the Cardinals won
in the series. A Brownie was on iirst