The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-17
INNS ''BONER' is
|. DONE BY SCHAEFER
TO PLEASE TROOPS

New York, Oct. 17-Heinie Zim-.
merman's prize bone" of the worlds
series was re-enacted on the baseball
field Of the st. Paul school a.,
Garden City. yesterday, before 10000
Of Uncle Sans fighting men from the
Rainbow Division. who soon are go-
ing ''over there
Heinie was not included in the cast
this time Evidently he was in the
Bronx grfeying over his now famous
Get out OF the way, got him." play
The participants yesterday were Ger
many Schaefer and Fred McMullin,
the young third baseman of the
worlds champion Chicago White Sox.
Schaefer's funny capers on the coach
ing line had the soldier boys Laughing
uproariously throughout the exhfbi-
ton game. Incidentally the Sox de-
feated the Giants by a score of 6 to 8.
When the ninthi inning arrived Un-
Gle Sans pets demanded that Ger
many be injected into the pastine.
So the coach Of the Giants waved
Hans Lobert back to the bench and
planted himself on third Ger
many then went through all the mo-
lions Of throwing out the three bat
tiers.
In the last half of the inning there
was another wild yell for Schaefer.
Germany bowed gracefully, picked
up Benny Kauff 8 pet bat, brushed 1t
lon with his cap and walked to the
plate. He lifted a long fly to John
Collins in left field. Burns followed
with a two-bagger, and once more
came the call for the comedian.
Schaefer again bowed, pushed Her
zog away from the plate and faced
"Reb" Russell, the White Sox south
paw. This time Germany hit a
grounder to Eddie Collins. Eddie
took his time In throwing the ball. so
las to make the play close. And
close it was.
Billy Evans called Germany out.
Turning to his allies, s refer asked:
"Am out, boys?.
mol MOI. No!il" they Numbered
back,
Kauff smashed two-bagger to CEN
just turned third when McMu1lin
caught "Happy Fe1sch's return
throw.
| Just How IL Happened
Get out of the way, got him. I
shouted the third baseman. as he sci
sail for Schaefer. AS Germany
neared the plate he aid an Annette
i Kei1ermann. and McMullin went
hurdling over him.
That's how It happened, boys :
said Schaefer, as he brushed the dirt
| Off his uniform. TELL the Kaiser an
about it when you get over there
/ Schaefer was the hero of the game
The other players were only side at
fractions, SO far as the soldiers were
concerned. Germany has been book
ed for many return engagements. Sew
Ieral of the companies wanted to draft
him for Immediate service.
Nearly all of the regular players
were in their positions. At the start
of the game the only missing White
Sox, who helped to win the worlds
championship for CHICAGO, were Joe
jackson and Chick Gandil. Gebold
played in iJackson's place and Jour.
dan filled at first, Among the miss
ling Giants were Zimmerman, Fletch
er and Robertson.
I The game was played on an oper
field. The soldiers circled about the
4 players and drive into the GROVE
was good for two bases! Al Demaret
started to pitch for the Giants ant
was opposed by Butcher Boy, Joe
4 Benz. Demaree was replaced in tht
sixth inning by George Smith, thu
i Columbia boy. The newly crowned
lworld's baseball champions scored
three runs off each pitcher.
i Benny Kauff won considerable ap
I plause from the soldiers by his hit
ting. Benny cracked out four two
baggers The Giants scored in tn,
fifth on Bul.ns.s single and Kauff'i
double. In the seventh, Burns hi
safely, went to third on Liebold',
lgrounder and scored on an infield out
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