The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-04

wild to win and wilder than all for
more excitement. Clammer hit safe
: ly. But when Reddie Ray lined to
i the second baseman, Clammer, hav-
ing taken a lead, was doubled up in
the 81 play sS.r.. H.. .;x,, ;,,;u. o,.n.d
with the Stars playing only eight
men. There was another delay.
Probably everybody except Delaney
and perhaps Healy had forgotten the
Stars were short man. Fuller CALI
ed time. The impatient bleaehers
I barked for action.
Capt. White came over to Delaney
and courteously offered to lend
player for the remaining innings.
! Then a pompous individual came out
Of the door leading from the press
boxes, and he was director Delaney
disliked.
Guess you'd better let Fuller call
the game" he said brusquely.
IF you want to-as the score
stands now in our favor" replied De-
laney.
Not or your life! It'll be ours or
else we'll play it out and beat you to
death"
He departed in high dudgcon.
| Tell Rcddie to swing over little
toward left" was Delancy's order to
Healv. Fire CLEANED in the mana
gers eye.
Fuller called play then, with Reddy
Clammer and Reddie Ray composing
the Star outheld. And the Grays evil
IDENTIFY prepared to do great execution
through the wide lanes thus opened
up. At that stage it would not have
been like matured ball players to try
to crop hits down into the infcld.
White sent long fly back OF Clam
mer. Reddy. had 10 time to loaf on
this hit. 1t was all he could do to
reach it and he made a splendid
catch, for which the crowd roundly
applauded him. That applause wa.
wine to Reddy Clammer He began
TO prance on his toes and sing out to
Scott: Make 'em hit to me, old
man! Make 'em hit to me" Whether
Scott desired that or not was scarcely
possible to say; at any rate, Hanley
pounded a hit through the in6eld
And Clammer, prancing high in the
air like a check-reined horse, ran to
intercept the ball. He could have re-
ceived it in his hands, but that would
never have served Reddy Clammer.
He timed the hit to a nicely, went
down with his old grandstand play
and blocked the ball with his anat-
omy. Delaney swore. And the
bleachers. now warm toward the gal
liant outfielder, Justify chcered him.
| Babcock hit down the right-held foul
line, giving Clammer a long run.
Hanley was scoring and Babcock was
sprinting for third base when Reddy
got the ball. He had fine arm ana
he made hard and accurate throw,
catching his man in close play.
Perhaps even Delaney could not
have found any fault with that play.
d, But the aftermath spoiled the thing.
Clammer now rode the air: he soar
ed; he was in the clouds; it was his
inning and he had utterly forgotten
his teammates. except inasmuch as
they were performing mere little au-
tomato movements to direct the
great machinery in his direction for
his sole achievement and glory.
| There is fate in baseball as we'll a.
in other walks of life. O'Brien was
a strapping fellow and he lifted an
other bail into Clammer's wide terri
tory. The hit was of the high and
far-away variety. Clammer started
to run with it, moi like a grim out
fielder, but like one thinking of him
self, his style, his opportunity. his
inevitable success. Certain it was
that in thinking of himself the out
fielder forgot his surroundings. He
ran across the foul line, head up. hair
flying, unheeding the warning cry
from Healy. And, reaching up to
make his browning circus play, he
smashed face forward into the
bleachers' fence Then, limp as a
rag. he dropped. The audience sent
forth long groan of sympathy.
THAT wasn't one of his stage
falls" said Delaney. "lll bet he's
dead {. Poor Reddy! And l
wanted him to bust his face"
Clammer was carried off the field
into the dressing room and a physi-
clan was summoned out of the audi
cnce.
Gap, what'd lido to him."
asked Delaney.
Jaw, spoiled his pretty mug, that's
ALL" replied Healy. scornfully. "Meb-
be he'll listen to me now"
Delaney's change was Characters
tic of the man. "Well, if it didn't kill
him I'm blamed glad he got it {.
Cap, we can trim EN- yet. Reddie
Ray'll play the whole outheld. Give
Reddie a chance to run! Tell the boy
to cut loose. And all of you git in
the game. Win or lose, l won't for
get it. I've a bunch. Once in a
while l can tell what's comm off.
Some queer game this! And we're
going to win. Gilbat lost the game;
Clammer throwed it away, and now
Reddie Rays due to win it. {.
I'm all in, but l wouldn't miss the
finish to save M life"
Delaneys deep presaging sense of
baseball events was never put to a
greater test. And the seven Stars,
with the score tied, exhibited the
temper and timber of a championship
team in the last ditch. 1t was so
splendid that almost instantly it
caught tnc antagonistic bleachers.
| Wherever the tired Scott found re-
newell strength was a mystery. But
he struck out the nard-hitting Provi-
dcnce catcher and that made the
third out. The Stars could not score
in their half of the inning. Likewise
the seventh inning passed without a
run for either side; only the inheld
work of the Stars. was something
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