The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-16
TWO UNUSUAL
BASEBALL PLAYS
Washington Pulled One In Which
Half Team Helped.
YANKS LOST FREAK TRIPLE.
New York Americans Had Play With
in Their Grasp, but Pill Handlers
Seemed to Lose Their Think Tanks,
and II Did Not Go Through.


Two freak baseball plays which oc-
Cured within week at the Chicago
American league ball park are doubly
interesting.
The Washington team, which Is COM
posed of youngsters, pulled a double
play on the White SoX in the last game
Of their June series In Chicago, In
which more than half the fielders were
involved, although not all of those
drawn into 1t actually handled the ball
The SoX had Rath on third, Lord on
first and one out. Callahan hit to John
SON. who headed Rath Off at the plate,
and that runner ducked back to give
Lord and Callahan time to advance an
extra base before he was retired John
son chased Rath back toward third.
then tossed the ball to Foster. who
ran Rath toward the plate Now 1t
was the play for Johnson 0 Mcbride
to take third base as soon as Foster
left it. Instead the pitcher ran to the
plate, where Ainsmith was, and Nc
Bride remained near second.
Foster could not catch Rath, so
passed the ball to Ainsmith. and the
catcher started running Rath back to
third. Failing to oveFtake the runner.
Ainsmith made a throw toward third,
but nobody was there, and Rath landed
in safety. Shanks had run IN from
left field close behind third and got the
ball quickly. Lord had advanced close
to third and could not gain safety at
that base after Rath returned to 1t, SO
started back to second, with Shanks In
pursuit. Shanks chased Lord and
/ threw to Morgan at second, whereupon
Lord doubled on his tracks, and Shanks
was given the ball again. This time be
/ tagged Lord While they were doing
that Rath started home, and Shanks
threw to Ainsmith IN time to double up
/ Rath at home. There were FIVE players
/ Involved in addition to Mcbride, who
! was in the line between third and sec
/ end. looking for a chance to get into
/ the play.
Five days later the New York Yam
KEGS lost possible triple play after
worse tangle. The Sox had Collins on
/ third, Fournier on second and Bodie
on first, with nobody out. Weaver hit
| to Thompson, and he tossed the ball
| to Sweeney, forcing Collins out Swee-
ney threw to first TO double up Weaver,
but hit the runner in the back. Seeing
that, Bodie, who had gone to second,
started on the run for third, but Gard
ner, who was backing up first base,
grabbed the ball as 1t bounded off
Weaver and kept FOurnier from going
home from third. Then the Yankees
had two men trapped on third base,
with chance % get one of them sure
~ and perhaps both.
Gardner tossed the bali to Stump,
cutting Off Bodies retreat TO second
base, and the stortstop and third base
man, Hartzei1. started % run down
Bodie, DndeY cover Of that play Four
n!ex tried to sneak home, but throw
to Sweeney beaded him off. The
FreochmaD then gave the Yankees q
chase, 80 that Bodie and Weaver, who
had returned 10 second and first In
safety, could move up 0 base apiece.
But the Yankees left third base un-
co<eped entirely, and Fohrnier got back
there alive. Bodte slipped past the
nearest guardian of second base and
got there eafeiy, but Weaver was on
top OF the keystone. and when Buck
tried 10 retreat he found Daniels had
come In from right field to take charge
Of that base.
The bah was thrown % Daniels, who
apparently lost his head and subse-
quently lost the play. lie started chas-
ing Weaver toward second, bat 1t takes
fast man 10 o7crtake Weaver. While
this spT1nttng race was on Fournier
broke for the plate again, and Bodie
snealed to third Too late his team
mates awOte Daniels, and he gave up
chasing Weaver 10 make a belated
throw to the plate. which was easily
beaten by Eonrnier.