Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-20
BONEHEAD PLAYS
IN BASEBALL GAME.
Fan Sends List to New York Sun !;
Many Prove Rather
Costly

Bonehead plays in baseball have
oeen numerous. They have also
proven rather costly. Pennants have
been lost by foolish headwork. Off,
clal scorers as a rule do not keep rec
ords of the bones in baseball. Some
fans do. Here Is collection from
fan printed in the New York Sun un-
ger the heading, "a Whole Skeleton:
TO the Editor of the Sun-Sir:
FoiloWlng are some of the famous
bones pulled in baseball during the
last fifteen years:
When Bill Devery accomplished
the release of George Stallings as
manager of the Yanks
when Fred Merkle forgot to touch
second and thereby robbed the Giants
OF pennant.
When Frank Chance traded Hal
Chase for Borton and Rollie zieder.
when Chubby Charles Ebbets
refused to pay Joe Tinker the salary
demanded by the latter to play with
Brooklyn, which resulted in the max
ing of the Federal League
when Cincinnati traded Mathew
son for Amos Rusie.
When Chief Bender refused to
come to New York in 1914 to look the
Boston Braves over to discover the
batters weak points. Subsequently
the Braves won four straight from the
Athletics for the worlds champion
ship.
When Connie Mack and Organized
Ball permitted Eddie Plank to join
the Federal League
When Anderson stole second with
the bases full
When Vincent Campbell and Whal-
ing of the Braves jumped to the Fed
eral League and lost their share of the
world series money.
When the Feds reduced the price of
admission to one dime.
Mathewson Has His
When Mathewson grooved ball
Tor Home Run Baker in the world
series. which the latter knocked into
the right field bleachers for a home
run.
When the Athletic management re-
fused to permit the Philadelphia news
papers to place the scores on their
bulletin boards
When Jack Chesbro of the Yankees
pitched game in the rain and per-
manently disabled his pitching arm.
when Cy Seymour ignored Ma
thewson's request to play deep for
Joe Tinker and the latter knocked
three bagger over his head and won
the deciding game for the National
League pennant
When Charley Murphy deposed
Johnny Evers as manager Of the
Cubs.
When Rollie zieder permitted his
famous bunion to interfere with his
playing while with the Yankees.
When Ed Sweeney became walk
ing delegate for the Players Frater-
nifty.
when Jim Thorpe played profess
sional ball In minor league under an
assumed name and disqualified him
t self as an amateur.
when Fred Clarke traded Hyatt,
| Wilson. Robinson and Dolan to st.
Louis for Konetchy, Mowry and Har-
mon.
when Walter johnson returned
that 100000 check to the Chicago Fed
erals.
When O'Mara, the Brooklyn short
stop. refused to run out a safe bunt,
although three of his team mates
tried to drag him down to first base.
when the Cleveland management
replaced George Stovall with Harry
Davis as manager of the Indians.
Connie Mack Too
| when Connie Mack refused to sell
| Home Run Baker to the Yankees.
when Clarke Griffith refused to
| sign Eddie Collins for the Yankees.
When Weegrmau of Chicago hand
|
for admission TO the Chifeds grounds.
/ when Appleton of Brooklyn threw
] the ball to Miller Higgins, manager of
| st. Louis. who was coaching at third
, base and allowed two Cardinals to
score. thus losing his game.
When Devore of the Giants per-
mitted Evers of the Cubs to work the
concealed ball trick on him, depriving
the Giants of run.
when Horace Fogel tried to make
a first baseman out of Mathewson.
when McGraw tried to play Benny
Kauff in the outfield, although the lat
ter was ineligible according to the
rules of Organized Ball.
when Hal Chase tried to play
shortstop for the Yankees.
when Howard CamnitZ signed a
contract with the Feds containing a
! ten days release clause, and then was
| released Internationally.
when the Baltimore fans refused
to support the best minor league team
ever put together, turning their allie
glance to the Feds. which produced a.
tailender, but killed International
League ball. FAN.