The evening world., 1912-07-20
Put Up Best Game
They've Yet Sh0wn Here

the score. II linn had held back to
watch Hartzeu he would never have
made II. That streak OF success gave
the whole team q shot Of confidence.
and from then on they fought tooth
and toenall TO a victory.
The ANAL chance OF winning rested on
the shoulders of Jack Martin. and he
made good with ono Of the prettiest
drives of the game. sending Simmons
across the rubber with the winning run.
Pitcher Blanding. by the way. Ia still
kicking himself for his thou ghtlessness
In undertaking the batting ability OF the
Virgtnian. simmons was on second with
two out when Hartzel came up. Bland
ing purposely walked Hartzell so as to
get at Martin. but this time he haf
reckoned without his host Martin lined
n single into left and Simmons scored.
A. that birmingham nida perfect
throw to the plate and II Easterly had
not fumbled simmons would have been
out Even after he had fumbled East
erly made second touch at Simmons
and claimed to have have got him. but
Umpire Dineen would not allow the
claim.
Russell Ford pitched a beautiful game.
and a quick piece OF fielding on his part
kept Cleveland from winning In the sew
enth. with three on bases and none
out. he grabbed hot bounder from
Blanding's bat and shot II to the plate
In time 10 head or one runner and
Sweeney then relayed the ball 10 hrst
for a double plav. Having passed the
crisis. Ford then struck out Peckin-
POUCH and retired the side.
Altogether the II!ghlanders played
most .atisfa ctory game and the crowd
went away delighted.
The cross-fre pitchers throughout the
leagues are very much interested In the
protest made by Connie Mack over I'm
pire Connolly allowing the Detroit bat
ters 10 step out OF the box ana mee'
Planks crossfre ball before II 'oroke.
The one way to beat a cross-hre Ii &c
| step forward and meet the ball before u
| takes it's deadly kink The only thlnl
in the way OF that Is the batter's box
| The batter really has no right to steI
| out and hit a ball. The rules declare
| that he Is out the moment he does ~.
One OF the most famous decisions or
record was made by Tim Hurst In Cleve
land many years ago. when he called
| Tebeau out for stepping out OF the bat
ter's box after he had hit n two-base hi
| and won the game for the home team
On that occasion Hurst was credited
! with having made the nerviest decision
| in the history OF the game. and the verI
nerve OF It dumbfohnded the spectator
so that they did not attack him. In lat
ter years the umpires have been dis
posed to give the batters a lot OF free
dom. and that has played havoc will
| the cross-fire pitchers. Connie Mack
protest may right matters. for he sci
dom makes a kick.
! II seems that the runors gping around concern
| ing tin deal lstwecn Cleveland and New York "a
Ear Gardner are all tommyro, Flank Farrell e,
planned yesterday afternoon that Gardner had bee
| sold 10 Toledo and that he had never BEEN y
leAsed IN Cleveland At all.
'.Thsrs was never any Misunderstanding h.tw.,
sr g't 10 'n Ts .s1s. p Sa sSa and he
gone there. I have never heard OF any deal b
which We were % set Mcmillan Tor Gardner, =
Win help our team. hut that is new one on M
Nobody has even discussed 1t with @."
| A letter has been received from W. NJ RsEhr
the old time baseball writer, In which be says th'
| he can enlighttn Harry Sparros. another veTersr
ss T9Ia Of on k;sis s .nf d na
.ddins the Victories iosether u9,ll tn.y made nn
system Of scoring was orlsiuaed by Mr. Ke.''
In 1861. ], IL undcr.tood that Snarn" IL "
Ss,ns F'sy to M na .ah n' s
also 81 further back than 70 modern date
1891 To show what he knows,
There win b. . doable. header yli, afIgpooI
which Mionh aDpther nprartlniiy for the iiilltoi
to climb ont Of ,he eslnr
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