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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-21

A giant negro faced an undersizeu but powerful looking white man when Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns climbed into the ring for their memorable cham pionship battle in Sydney, New South Wales, on December 26 1908.
 Burns, who was feet inches tall, weighed t7J pounds, while Johnson, who was 6 feet 1A inches tall, beamed in the neighborhood of 200 pounds. John son had every physical advantage and was a big favorite in the betting, yet Burns, faced by terrible odds, fought one of the gamest fights in ring history.
 Johnson was in his prime in those days "a whi-lwind athlete, who had speed, i, skill and endurance powers. That was an era before dissipation and wild liv- ing had carried him from the physical heights, and he showed in that contest with Burns some of the flashiest boxing and cleverest ring strategy that had been witnessed for many years.
 Just before the battle began it was announced from the ringside that if at any time during the contest the police should interfere the referee i'm. mediately would give a decision based on points scored up to that time. This announcement was made because many persons in Australia were very much opposed to fight between a white man and a negro and police interference had been threatened
 The crowd, approx imating in the neighborhood of 20,0O0 paid s165. 900 to see the two fight-the biggest gate in the history of the Australian ring
 The bout opened at a hurricane clip. with Johnson scoring a knockdown al- most before the crowd had settled h, its seats. The two men pranced to the center of the ring with the bang or the gong fiddled for few seconds and then Johnson let loose a right hand uppercnt winch found it's mark and sent Burns sprawling to the canvas.
 At the count of eight Burns hopped 10 his feet and rushed Johnson in a 1ury landing several heavy body blows. Johnson tricked him into wild swing and then sent a right-hander to the white mans jaw. Burns staggered back wards across the ring but before the charging Johnson could reach him with another crUsher, Burns recovered his balance and went into clinch They
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Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. coRBETr.

broke and were battling furiously when the gong banged.
 As the second round opened Johnson hoped to the center of the ring and yelled at Burns: Come right in, Tom my, and Burns did that very thing. Johnson rewarded him for his courage with a left to the body and rigns to the head The right-hander stag
 gered Burns and he went down to the mat again but was up at the count of three. As he got to his feet, John- son tried to finish him with success sion of lefts and rights, but Burns, with rare courage. took all that Johnson had to give in that round and kept going in for more.
 Through the third fourth and fifth and sixth rounds the men fought at fi- rious clip, but it was apparent that Johnson wac the master and it became only question of time before he would win Burns perhaps realized this, but he never showed sign of let-up, fighting on and on with the hope that he might land his famous right handler
 Johnson was fighting calmly and coolly, using rare judgment; Burns fought in desperate fashion Johnson would aim most of his attacks at Burns head in one round and then shift to body bombardment in the next. He was timing his punches well and landing most of his swings. Early in the fight he cut one of Burns eyes and later on began vicious attack on it. Soon he had both of Burns eyes closed and the champion was at great disadvantage. Johnson came to know as the thir- teenth began that Burns was at h1s mercy and went out to finish him. He battered Tommy all around the ring, but Burns, almost miraculously, kept to his feet But it was evident that the gong alone saved him from toppling as when it rang he was terribly groggy. Between the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds police officials at the ringside consulted among themselves and then had a whispered conversation with Me Intosh, who was refereering. The latter went to Burns corner immediately and asked the champion whether he wantei to quit. Burns said he vas all right and that he wanted to continue the fight. At the request of Mcintosh the police agreed to let the contest continue. At the opening of the fourteenth round Johnson went after Burns with cyclonic aggressiveness and after reaching his body with several left-handers, sent a swinging right-hand punch to the jaw of the white man. Tommy crumpled up and fell tc the mat, to remain down only for the count of eight. As he arose, weary and dazed, Johnson rushed
 him again and using both hands ih mercless fashion, had Burns on the verge of another collapse. But just as the negro was steadying himself for a right-hander to the chin, the police jumped in and stopped the fight. And then Hugh McIntosh. the referee. declared Johnson the winner and so Jack Johnson became the technical heavy- weight champion of the world.
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DOLLY DALRYMPLE
tContInned from Page six)

and minds a very close very sweet and very intimate incident.
 Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves com, manding the American convoy fleets. was introduced and he told briefly of the ever watchful and dangerous life led by the officers and men on the vessels and how one of the greatest needs of the service is suitable recreation on board the fighting ships and transportation. And then what do you suppose hap pened? He called the name of Ingram of Alabama-that~ splendid, courageous, manly, brave young sailor man who was among the first to give his life for his beloved country!
 The admiral alluded with tender pride to the naming in memory of the valia mt land heroic young Alabamian. one of the great battleships of our glorious United States navy. As this dignfied veteran of the navy service mentioned the name of Ingram of Alabama. amidst deafening applause, my thoughts somehow, as sat there in that gorgeous, magnificent palace of song, amid the glare and glam- our of the worlds greatest artists and the scions of Americas wealthiest citi- zens reverted back to little vine-cov- cred cottage in my beloved Alabama right next door to me in nearby sub Eurh, where the en-hearted, brave souled white-haired mother of that noble
 
 of the twilight hour. with the memory of her beloved dead hugged close and tight to her gentle breast Oh, the cruelty of it all, and yet, oh the splendor of it all--the crowning glory of being the mother of such a hero as Osmond Kelly Ingram, the mention of whose name brings plaudits from the world as it bows in humble horaage at the feet of such courage and self-sac- rifice. M
 If I had thousand boys to give
 To you, my country great,
 I'd give them all that men might live
 In freedoms blessed state.
 What matters if this heart of mine Fo, love of vou. my boy. doth pine
 Here at the garden sate?
 I've f'ag's upfurled, the die is cast: The day for fears and tears is passed.
 This is no time to wait.
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Miss Goss Wins Laurels
 In Women s Tennis Tourney

Philadelphia, June 2o-Miss Eleanor Goss of New York Will be one of the finalists in the singles division of the Women's national tennis tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket club In the semi-final match played today she de- feated Miss Helen Ledoux of Swarth- more in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
 The first big surprise of the tournament came today in the defeat of Miss Flea nora Sears of Boston, Pennsylvania and eastern states singles champion, by Miss Clare Casell of New York, in an excit- ing match. The score was 6-2, 6-4
 Another surprise was furnished when Miss Goss and Miss Marion Zinderstein of Boston defeated Mrs George w. Wightman and Miss Sears, 4-6 6-S, 6-3 By their victories today Miss Molla Bjurstedt. national champion, and F. B. A. Alexander of New York and Mrs Wightman and Irving c. Wright of Bos- tor will meet tomorrow in the final round for the mixed doubles champion ship.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Red Sox Win and Lose

Boston, June 20.-Boston and Philadel- phia divided a double header today Philadelphia winning the first game. 2 to 0, and Boston the second, 3 to o. Gregg was too much for Boston in the opener, allowing only three hits. A home run over the left field fence with a man on in the ninth gave Philadelphia it's two runs.
 In the second game, Scott Perry of the Athletics suffered his seventh straight defeat. Two triples, single and base on balls gave Boston three runs in the sixth
 Leonard, who started in the box for Boston had to give way to Molyneaux in the sixth when hot drive from Walkers s bat injured the thumb of his pitching hand.
 Pitcher Bader, formerly of the Boston club, was discharged from the navy to- day because of a loose ligament in his knee. He reported to the Red Sox for work Scores:
 First game R.H E. Philadelphia . 600 GOO 002-2 ' 0 Boston ......... 00O 600 000-0 Q
 Batteries: Gregg and McAvoy; Jones and Agnew.
 Second game R-H- E. Philadelphia 600 0o0 00-0 Q Boston ............,... 900 003 O0s-3 o
 Batteries: Perry and Perkins, Leonard ]; Moleyneaux and Schang.
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Bill Providing for Federal Purchase of Virginia Road
 Introduced in Senate

Washington. June 20.-Purchase by the government of the vrginian rail- road, running from the West Virginia coal fields to Sewells Point, Va. oi, Hampton Roads. together with some 5000 acres of coal lands tapped by the road is proposed in a bill intro- duced today by Senator Lewis of H. linoiS.
 Promoters of the plan want the. government to take over the property and operate it largely as source of supply for naval fuel The bill would limit the purchase prices to $115.000,- 900. It was referred to the interstate
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Braves and PhiIs Divide

Philadelphia. June 20.-Wild throws bv Stock and Luderus gave Boston the first game of today's double header, 6 to 4, in 10 innings. but Philadelphia's E first inning was enough to win the second game score. 5 to In this contest Ragan passed the first three local batters, and hits by Luderus and Adams and an error by Smith made the total 3. Hearn blanked the To- calls for the rest of the game Score.
 First game. R. H. r. Boston - no 900 020 2--6 12 1 Philadelphia 900 BIO 900 o-4 F 1
 Batteries.- Nehf and Wilson; Piea- dergast and Burns.
 Second game R. Ii. F.. Boston - 0l0 002 001--4 10 Philadelphia 500 900 00t-5 0
 Batteries: Raran. Hearne and Henry; Watson and Adams.
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s Fall Will Prevent
 Entry Into Lat0nia Derby

Latonia, Ky. June 20.-M. D. Alexan- der's fine coldt, Escoba. which would have been one of the favorites for the Latonia derby next Saturday, will not start in that event. He bowed a tendon in his race yesterday with Beaver Kill and can hardly be made ready for an other race before next fall. This leaves eight starters for the derby, of which H. P. Whitney's Johnren will be a strong favorite.
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Reuben Bush Eliminated
 In Big Golf Tourney

Kansas City, June 20-Reuben G. Bush Jr., the only contestant from east of the Mississippi river to reach the third round of play in the championship flight for the tran ansmississippi golf tournament being played over the Hill Crest course here, was eliminated today by Blanc Young of Omaha.
 Young was forced to set a new record for the last nine holes of the course to down the southerner, getting 33, under par. The old record was 35. Young won up, being down at the turn
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British Naval Squadron Attacked by Hun Airplanes
 Which Fail to Make Hits

London. June Policeman airplanes at tackled British naval squadron north of Heligoland Eight June 1s, the British admiralty announced today. The German machines made no hits and one seanla nc was destroyed
 The text of the admiralty statement follows:
 "A British squadron while on reconnais- stance north of Heligoland Eight on the morning of June 10 was attacked by Ger ma airplanes. No hits were made by the enemy. One enemy seaplane was brought down and destroyed by gunfire."
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Danny Clark Leaves
 Team for MunitiOn Plant

Danny Clark, for several years sec ond sacker for the Barons. left the team yesterday for Hopewel, Va. where he will enter munition pant. Clark's departure was big disap- pointment to Moley, for Danny had just announced the previous day that he would stick by the team Although i'll during most of last season. Clark drew full pay and his descrtion smacks strongly of ingratitude.
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CHICKS WIN FIRST FROM TAIL FINDERS Cholly Franks Kid Pitcher Proves Soft Proposition
 for Birds

Atlanta. Ga. June 2o.-With York, a local amateur, pitching for Atlanta, the Memphis club had little difficulty in winning the opening game of the series today, to 4. The locals out hit the visitors but hit inopportunely scoring but three runs on eight hits in the eighth and ninth innings, having six men left on bases in the last two innings. The fielding of Dobard ara Galloway was a feature. The score:
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SPORTS
 EDITED BY R. P. M'DAvIp, JR.
McDonald's DriUe Breaks Up
 Best Contest EUer Seen Here
Sapncka Outpitches Bowman in 16Innng Battle, While Captain Eddie Brings Home the Bacon-Both
 Teams Fight Hard

game of Rick and Capt. Mcdonald the only the the sixteenth thrilling lin will of gathered the conflict exciting executed by the brainy field marshal forces eady Edd when he smashed the
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White Sox Beat Indians

Chicago, June 20.-Chicago defeated Cleveland. to 3. in 10 innings today after two batting rallies, in the sew enth, when they tied the count. and in the tenth, when they won.
 The entire receipts of the game, through the consent of Presidents Co., miskey and Dunn of the Chicago and Cleveland clubs, respectively, were turned over to committee which will build a recreation house on the lake front here, for the benefit of soldiers and sailors
 Prior to starting the game three au- tographed baseballs were autioned off. The first autographed by Billy Sunday brought $50, one by Mrs. Woodrow Will son was sold for $1450 and one hearing the autograph of the President was sold at $5650. Score. R. H. D. Cleveland .....1O0 003 900 0-4 I 1 Chicago ...., 010 900 300 1--5 g I
 Batteries: Morton, Coveleskie and O'Neill; Cicotte, Danforth and Schalk.
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Female Golfers Busy

PhiIadeIphia, June N.-SOme Of the most interesting and closely contested matches of the woman's national ten his tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket club were finished today in the singles division. The match between Miss Eleanora Sears and Miss Marion Zinderstein. both of Boston, was excep- tionally exciting. Miss Zinderstein won the first set. s-s. but lost the next two. 6-2 6-4, after Miss Sears had displayed some fine playing.
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Robinson Goes to Tanks

New York, June 2o.-The New York Amerlcans today announced the purchase of Pitcher J. Henry Robinson fron, ths Little Rock club of the Southern asso- ciation. Robinson formerly. pitched for the Pittsburg and St Louis National league clubs. The New York club also signed Pitcher Walter Bernhardt a right handler from the University of Pennsylvania.
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PEL|CANS STOPPED
 BY GUS HELFR|CH Vol Hurler Allows League Leaders But Three Measly
 Little Bingles

New Orleans, June 20 New Orleans was helpless before Helfrich today and Nashville took the opening game of the series, to O. Helfrich held the locals to three scattered hits, one q scratch. Bailey pitched good ball ex- cept in the fifth, when two singles an | two sacrifice hits netted Nashville two
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Cincinnati-St. Louis; rain. New York 6, Brooklyn 0. Boston GA, Philadelphia 4-o. Pittsburg 3. Chicago l.
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Double Header To-day at 2::3O
BEARS PLAY POORLY AND LOOKOUTS WIN Arthur Johnson S Support Is Ragged and Finny Tribe
 Takes Opener

Mobile. June a0.-Mobile fielded indif- ferently behind Johnson today and with pitcher and two collegians in the game. Chattanooga won the first game of the series easily by , to 3 score Bates established what is believed to be the league record when he walked in each of five trips to the plate Score:
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Giants Beat Coombs

Brooklyn. N, Y.. June 20.-The Giants hit Jack sCoombs in timely fashion to day while Red" Causey was favored by brilliant support. New York w,n- ming by 6 to 0. Holke made home run in the eighth with two men on bases. Herman Dutch Hehl, local schoolboy pitched the nine innings and held the Giants without a hit or run. although he winged Thorpe. Score;
 New York ..... 100 110 0S0--6 10 1 Brooklyn ~ 900 900 000-0 | n
 Batteries: Causev and McCarty; Coombs. Hehl and Miller
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Pirates Finally Win

Pittsburg. June 2o- Pittsburg broke it's losing streak today by defeating Chicago to l. Hendrix was hit hard by the locals. but poor base running held the Pirates score down. Sanders, pitching for Pittsburg, gave the visit ors only two hits and no runs in the seventh inning. He was relieved 0y Cooper. Score; R. H. E. Chicago .s.'. 900 900 100--f ! Pittsburg .... 002 001 00.-S 10 .
 Batteries: Hendryx and killifer san ders, Cooper and Schmidt.
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Games Today

Little Rock at Birmingham ttwo games). Memphis at Atlanta. Chattanooga at Mobile.
 Nashville at New Orleans.
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SUMMARY. Three-base Hit-Elberfeld Stolen Bases-Southwo worth, Duncan, SlapniclSa, Coombs Bases on Balls-Slapnicka 4. Bowman [ Left on Bases-Birmingham 16 Little Rock Il. Struck -Slapnicka 1, Bowman 3 Passed Ball-Elberfeld. Wild Pitch-Bowman. Time of Game-4:00. Umpire-Pfeninger
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BARONS RALLY

The Barons threatened again in the tenth. Smith walked. but went out steal
 ing. Mcdonald singled to left, South worth drew pass and Duncan singled past third. filling the bases, but this time Haworth flied to left. Bernsen started the eleventh with single and took second on Jansen's bunt, but Moran
 again saved the day by making a great
 catch of Dixie Walkers drive to deep center. Slapnicka flied to left, Althop~o Smith and Mcdonald singled in the twelfth the next three Barons flew out. In the thirteenth Jansen singled after Bernsen had gone out and took second | on passed ball and third on an infie'd out, but Slapnicka grounded out Moley s boys went out in order during the next two innings but in the sixteenth-oh, boy!
 A double header will be staged today
 and another Saturday afternoon. This week will see the finish of Southern league baseball at Redwood until the boys bring home the Kaiser. Ladies day,
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American Association

At Kansas City: Kansas City 5. Louis At Milwaukee: Milwaukee ?. Indianap- olis 4 Called in ninth by agreement
 At st. Paul; St, Paul g. Toledo 4 bus g.
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.Hasbrook out, foul bunt, third strike.

Summary: Two-base hit, Leach. Sacri- flee hits Phelan, Graham, Ring z struck out Johnson l, Ring ?. Base on balls, Johnson 3, Ring '. Wild pitch Jonnson, Ring 2. Double play, Mem 10 benhett to Hasbrook. Time, 1;26 Umpire, Ches- mutt
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
souTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterday's Results

Birmingham 1, Little Rock 0. C6 in nings)
 Memphis ', Atlanta 4. Chattanooga 5, Mobile ,. Nashville 2, New Orleans ..
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International League

At Jersey City; Jersey City s-o To- ronto 5-8.
 At Newark: Newark ,, Bprftlo ?. At Baltimore: Baltimore l. Rochester n At Binghamton: Binghamton ?. Syra- cuse O.
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Games Today

Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Detroit. Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston.
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passed Intentionally and it was up to Haworth. Homer responded nobly by singling to center, but by great throw to the plate Moran caught Mcdonald as he slid in.
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Summary: Two-base hit, Barbare sac rifice hits, Barbare. Stansbury, Ellam, Burke. Hoyt ?. Double play, Bailey to Barbare to Bluhm Struck out Bailey 5, Heifrich g. Bases on balls, Bailey 5, Helfrich 4 Earned runs, Bailey 2. Time, 1:45. Umpire. Brennan.
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Senators Win Another

New York. June 2.-Washington de- feated New York in the second game of the series here today. 4 to l. Fin neran, the local pitcher permitted only one hit up to the seventh inning, when Washington scored twice on a base on balls, Milan's triple and Rice's double, Harper pitched steady game for Washington and was well supported. a catch by Shotton featuring Score:
 R. H. F. Washington .... 900 900 202--4 z New York ..... 900 900 010-1 s T, Batteries: Harper and Picinich; Fin neran and Hannah.
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Games Today

Cincinnati at St. Louis. New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburg.
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LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Chicago 5, Cleveland 4,
 Washington 4, New York l. Boston 80, Philadelphia 0-2.
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Indians Get Farmer

Cincinnati, June 20- The National base ball commission in finding handed down today awarded Player Farmer, who was with the Portland club of tho Pa fife Coast hague last year. to the -Cleve- and Americans.
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 GREAT IS EDDIE
 Slap" had singled in the sixteenth after two were out and he promptly stole second. Red Smith was purposely passed to get to Eddie A wild pitch advanced both runners and the fans howled for Mac to break it up. Eddie had al ready singled five times and he was not due to hit but the hot corner artist gritted his teeth, took firm toe hold and landed on one of Turkey Bowman $ curves for a terrific drive far over the head of the speeding Moran, who dashed madly toward the fence in a hopeless effort to save the game The ball crashed against the palings and Slap trotted home wit hthe score that won the hard est fought game he has ever pitched.
 All the more wonderful is the record established yesterday when one consid- CTS that both teams were playing with patched line-ups in spite of which but one measly error was made and that by Jansen on an exceedingly hard chance Continual scrapping, wrangling with the umpire and changes in the Lit tie Rock team featured the long enter tainment and furnished the crowd with enough joy to last foi the rest of the season
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Texas League

port 0.
 At Dallas; Dallas :. San Antonio 9,
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DANNY CLARK DESERTS

Danny Clark deserted the Barons Wednesday night without parting word and Moey was forced to switch his de- fense by sending Bernsen to second and Dixie Walker to first. Little Rock was also crippled with Hyatt on first and Palnero in right field.
 Moran, first up, hit safe to center and was sacrificed to the keystone but the next two Travellers were easy for Slap. In the next three innings it was three up and three down. In the fifth Coombs beat out hit and was bunted down to second, but Brottem and Bowman flied to Duncan. The visitors went out in order in the sixth. In the seventh q very unusual play occurred. Fisher had singled through Mcdonald and had start ed stealing second when Elberfeld reached across the plate and fnterfered with Haworth's throw to such an extent that Dan Pfenninger called both f1sher and Elberfeld out It was the first time such double play has ever happened here