Evening star., 1916-12-03

one inning was accomplished twenty
seven times in the American League
last season. men who did 1t more than
once being Claude Williams. Urban
Faoer. Willie Mitchell and walter
johnson. The first-named pastimer had
three such performances to his credit.
the others two. Rushing to Ed Klep-
fer's rescue in the ninth Inning on June
IL. stanley Coveleskie of the Indians
/ whined three Mackmen and saved the
day. Willie Mitchell was subpoanaed to
keep three-run lead safe for the In
dians in the eighth, at Chicago. May :.
and tanned three men the first round
he toiled. not getting his strike-out whip
into operation. however, until the first
two men had gotten on.
While IT was raining heavily. in the
eighth inning. at the Polo Grounds
J1ly i3. Bob Sharkey breezed three
Cleveland players, each man s-,insi.-
at every strike pitched.
The greatest of the three whfffs-in-
one-inning stunts undoubtedly was
Walter Johnson's performance In the
f1rst frame of the Cleveland Washing
ton game May IS. With men on second
and third, the Idaho phenom Gu; loose
and Arnold Gandii. The hreball king
put SO much stun on the sphere in strik-
ing out these three men that he prac-
tically beat himself. for thereafter the
second string batsmen among the In
dians hit him at will.
The dope:
STRUCK OFT THREE MEN IN ONE INNING
CHICAGO P1TCHEKS-SENEN TIMES.
williams.June 90. against ST. Louis, sixth
.shStten. Austin and Miller,: September .;
seventh HALEY Bush and Witt. -.
third d., Picinich. f, sheehan and witt: septem,
bcr II. against st. Louis. fifth Austin. Lavan
seott-July Is. against Philadelphia second
tMitterling. Carroll and sheehanJ.
Russell-August 10. against Boston, first
lewis. Gainor and Walker.
DETROIT PITCHERs-FoUR TINES
Coveleskie-Aprii 90 against. Chicago. fourth
Weaver. +. Collins and Fournier,.
Boehler-May 10. against Philadelphia. sixth
witt. 0ldring and LajoieI
Smith Gandil and % Homard,. 'e ''''
Mftchell-September s. against st. Louis.
fourth iSisler. Rumer and Pratt).
NEW YORK PrTcHERs-FoUR TIMES.
CuIlof,-June 49, against Cleveland. first
tGranry;, wambsgnnss and Roth, .s,.s
knH and Il ssnans ssans' Philadelphia third
Shawkey-Jply 1a. against Cleveland. eighth
Smith Gsnal and chapman,, aa.,n., ps,,,s.,na,
ninth tHaley. Lawry and WITH.
WASHINGTON PrTcuERs-FoUR TIMES.
Johnson-May IS. against Cleveland nr.t
Speaker. Smith and Gandin: September !;
| against Philadelphia. third tGrimm' Picnieh ana
shaw September :. against Phi Philadeiph'a'
NTH tMcElwee. flc1nicn ana NtDoIs'.
Ayers-October 4. against New YORK. fouftn
(aendrix, Gedeon and Shockerl-
CLEVELAND PITCHERs-THREE TIMES.
Coveleskie-June II. against Philadelphia,
ninth lOldring. Schang and StellbauerD.
Lowdermilk-June 20. against 81. Lou's.
sixth iMnrsans, Layan and Davenport.
Mitchell-May I. against Chicago eiensn
Weaver McMullin and Scbalkl.
BOSTON PITCHERs-TwIcE.
Ieonard-June 90 against Washington. fourth
tpondeau Henry and McEridel.
Gregg-July 10. against Chicago seventh
(Williams Felsch and Weaver,.
PHILADELPHIA PfTCHERs-TwWE.
Nv.r<-July ls against Chicago. s'cond
Jackson Feurnier and J. Collins,.
bush-July 90 against Cleveland. iret
,Graney, Speaker and Roth.
ST. LOUIS PITCHERS-oNCE.
weilman-S Itember II. against thica9V.
ninth (Ieibold Terr and Schakl-