South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-09
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BY LONE THROW
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Peculiar Play is Made in Minor
League Game - Husband
Knocks Wife Out in Excite
ment of Tiger Contest.
BY Frank G. sIenke.


NEW YORK, July 9.-Two base
runners we're retired by one throw TO
the plate in a recent game PLAYED be-
tween the wichita (Kas.) and Lin
coin (NebrD clubs-prObably the only
time such a play was made.
Lincoln mad runners on second and
third. Lincoln batter then sent
short hy To right field The right
fielder got the ball on the first bound
and sent 10 tipping toward the plate.
1t happened that the runner on
second was much speedier than the
r1lnner on third He was close on the
heels OF the third base runner when
the latter started for the plate. The
throw beat the first man by about
two feet and all the catcher had 10
do was TO reach out and tag MN.
IN the meantime. the fellow who had
been on second came along so fast
that he didn't have time to pull up
when he saw the runner ahead OF him
tagged out. So he took a chance and
Slid for the plate The catcher tagged
him and he also was Out-maklng two
pEtouts on one assist.
4 fan i'm Detroit got 81 excited dur
ing a game that he wallOped his wife
on the Jaw. knocked her out and now
she is suing for a divorce.
Two men were on bases. The Tigers
needed two runs to tie up the COM
bat Tv Cobb stepped TO the plate
and the fans went into a frenzy OF
enthusiasm Ty swung at one and
missed. The second was called
strike. The third came over. 1t look
ed a little high, and Ty let 1t slip
past. But the umpire yelled:
"St-r-r-ike th-r-e-ee; you're OUT
Vhereupon. alleges wife, who was
sitting beside her husband, the afore-
said husband burst into a loud and
implOit denunciatiOn of the umpire,
began waving his arms, and finally
accidentally or otherwise sent stlf
right punch TO wiies jaw, right be-
fore all those persons in the stand.
Unable 10 do anything else wife went
down and out for the complete count
Upon recovering. wife decided that
she's stood for about enough from
hubby and she flee suit for divorce.
ANY player who fails TO work
along the old fashioned lines Is likely
TO pull 'boner' every so often" as
serts Germany Schaefer. of the New
ark Feds That's why so many OF
the brainy men in baseball pull bon
ers.' IL takes brains 10 figure out
new plays If the new play goes on
through, all's lovely. But II II doesn't
the player Is branded as an ivory
domed guy That why there aren't
many new play originated in these
DAYS Players hate to take the chance
Of falling doyn and be labeled a
'bonehead.'
Bostonians are wishing that Rabbit
Meanwhile would devote himself eX-
clusively 10 baseballing and cut out
the banquet and smoker stuff. They
n, hRRaTICn
devoting so much of his leisure TO
being the guest OF honor at different
affairs In Boston isn't playing the
game that he did last year, and they
figure that with Maranville Off form
the Braves are minus about 20 per
cent of their strength.
one Of the sporting writer's who
nearly weeps every time he thinks
about how much the magnates have
10 nay the players in these war time
DAYS. comes through with an odd eX-
planation for Iris Speakers failure
20 clout over the 500 mark.
Iris SAYS this fellow, is SO worried
about his future that it affects his
work The writer points out that
Iris last spring held up Owner Joe
Lannin. Of the Red SoX. for a $4,000
per year COnrtCat which expires at
the end Of this season. Then he adds:
Speaker realizes that there Will be
abig salary reduction after this sea-
son and Iris. knowing that he cannot
use the Federal league as a club to
hammer Iannin for another fat con-
tract. is extremely nervous and there
fore. cannot do himself Justice"
Great explanation. eh2 Listens
foveiy-but IL listens without logic.
The real reason why Iris hasn't been
hitting above 500 is because he's been
Hitting in hard luck-hitting them
where they are'-not where they
amt"
But one needn't worry about Iris.
He's beginning 90 climb and it's the
safest kind OF a bet that he'll he
around the $50 when the season
closes.