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New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Baseball Held
ToBe Essential
AS Occupation

The first ruling by draft board in
which baseball is held to be an es-
sential occupation was made at East
Orange, N. j., yesterday when the
board notified Joseph Finneran, a
pitcher of the New York American
League Club, that he would be allowed
to continue his profession as a maj or
league ball player.
Finneran. who lives in Orange, N.
j., has wife and child, and under the
selective draft was not placed in Glass
Ia. Two days ago he was summoned
before his board and questioned about
his occupation. Finneran told the
members of the draft board that he
was professional ball player and de-
pended upon the game for his liveli-
hood.
He stated that he considered base
ball an essential, in view of the fact
that it furnished entertainment and
lie in war time as other public enter
ditions, asked the board to allow him
to continue playing baseball.
The boards answer to his plea was
sent to him yesterday. In deciding to
allow Finneran to continue playing
baseball the East Orange boards rul-
ing establishes a precedent and has
aroused hope among professional ball
players that baseball will be regarded
officially as being an essential occupa-
tion
Whether the East Orange boards
decision is in accordance to instruc-
tion from the government officials in
Washington has not been made public
An official ruling from Washington is
expected soon, as many players who
have been ordered by their boards to
drop baseball and secure other jobs
have filed appeals
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Lose
Entire Series
oCiinciinnati

CINCINNATI, July 13.-The Brook
lyn team departed from here to-day
with the humiliating record of having
lost all seven games played with the
Cincinnati Reds on the local grounds
this season. Five of these contests
were lost during the present series, the
Brooklyn clan losing both games Of TO-
days double header The score of the
first. game was 8 to and the second
s to 2.
The visitors outbatted the Reds by
10 hits to 5, but were unable to make
their blows count. Larry Cheney occu-
pied the box for the Dodgers in the
first game and again was in erratic
form. He was driven off the mound in
the seventh. after being found for five
hits and giving five bases on balls.
Cincinnati feasted on the easy pitch
ing Of Don Grimes in the second game
collecting a total of 13 hits in five
innings, when Wilbert Robinson, the
Brooklyn manager, yanked him out
Cheney in the first game, was again
called to the rescue and perform
creditably In the four innings he
pitched in the closing game Robertson
kept the Cincinnati players down to
four hits and no runs.
In the opening game Cincinnati
scored its three runs with the aid OF
bases on balls. Brooklyn escaped a
shut-out in this contest by punching
four singles in the ninth inning. Jake
Daubert, the Dodger captain, add.N to
his batting average with four hits
which included triple in each game
During the series the Reds committee d
only one error.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Pitcher Callia Gets
Work or Fight Order

PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-Pitcher
Bert Gallia, of the st. Louis Americans,
to-day received word from his local
draft board in Texas to show cause
why he should not be placed in Glass
I under the work or fight order Of the
Provost Marshal General. He has de-
pencents and has wired his father to
file the necessary papers
pitchers of the Philadelphia Athletics.
was to-day called into the National
Army by his local board in Cincinnati.
He did not claim exemption and left
for home tonight,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Youth of Fourteen Wins
Golf Match at Rumson

RUMSON, n. j., July 13.-In the first
and second rounds of the play-off for
the challenge cup of the Rumson Coun-
try Club, j. A. Jackson, the fourteen
year-old youth, defeated F. H. Doug
lass, former challenge cup winner,
up and 2 to play.
Uzal H. McCarter, another youthful
player, beat j. F. Johnson, 4 and 8;
w. H. Caldwell defeated J. P. Kellogg,
1 up; Connable defaulted to L. T. Pres
ton and C. R. James defaulted to A. H.
Porter.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
National Rifle Meet
To Be Held Sept, 2 to !

WASHINGTON. July 13.-The Ma
tional Board Cor the Promotion of Rifle
Practice announced to-day the selection
cf Camp Perry. Ohio as the site of the
national match for 1918, and September
2 to inclusive as the time.
Team matches will be open to organ
izations from the army, navy and
marine corps as heretofore, and from
all National Guard units.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
McGillivray Breaks
Worlds Swim Record

CHICAGO, July 13.-Perry McGiln
vray, of the Great Lakes naval train
ing station, established a worlds rec
ord OF 2:2l 20 for the 220-yard swim
in defeating Duke Kahanamoku. the
swimming sensation of Hawaii, here to-
day The former record of 2:24I-5
also was held by McGillivray.
The water was apparently too cold or
the distance too great for the Ha
waiian, for McGillivray had no trouble
In winning, although he came from
behind during the last 100 yards.
kahanamo oku. however, displayed his
speed in winning the 50-yard event in
0:234-5
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Cameron Cricket Club
Vanquishes Paterson

Compiling 215 runs for the loss of six
wickets, of which J. Freeman contrib
uted 121. the Cameron Cricket Club
easily vanouished the Paterson Cricket
Club b" 146 runs and wickets in a
Metropolitan District Cricket League
game at Central Park yesterday after
noon.
Paterson occupied the wickets irst,
but the visitors wickets fell quickly be-
fore the attack of Welch and Halliwell.
who each took wickets at a cost of 33
and % runs, respectively, and the side
was out for.69.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
O'Toole, Pirates "$22,5O0
Lemon" to Quit Baseball

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. July 13.-Marty
O'Toole and Otto Merz, leading pitch
ers Of the Omaha Western League
team, are to quit baseball. according to
announcement made by them here.
O'Toole in 1918 was sold by the St.
Paul team of the American Associa-
tion to the Pittsburgh Nationals for the
record price Of $22,600.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Phillies and Cardinals
Divide Double-Header

ST: LOUIS, July 13.-The St. Louis
Cardinals won the first game of to-
days double-header with Philadelphia,
IL to 5, by punching hits and taking
advantage of Davis's wildness.
Philadelphia took the second, to l,
making use of six of their twelve hits
in scoring four runs. Watson was hit
hard, but owing to excellent support
managed to weather the gale with men
on bases.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

*Batted for Coumbe in seventh inning.
+Batted for Groom in ninth inning.
Cleveland 80 o 0 o o o t-3
New York 30 o o o 0 o o "a
Two:base hits-Marsan.. ONeil. Stolen
base-Pipp. Sacrifice hit--Love. Left ON
bsses-New York, 8: Cleveland, 8. Bases on
balls-Of Love, 5; of Coumbe. 2. Hts-Off
Coumbe, in innings; of Groom, in E
innings Struck out-By Love, 4: by
Coumbe.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Cleaners Triumph Easily

In a onesided cricket match between
the Cleaners and the United eleven at
Prospect Park yesterday the Cleaners
obtained the verdict on the totals of 11e
to ~. A. Taitt, 33, and G. Bartlett and
0. Dear, each Is, accomplished the
lions share with the bat
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Highs Demand Turned Down

One of The demands made by Hugh
High before he would consent to a
transfer to the Red Sox was that the
fanks pay his salary from the time OF
MS suspension. May 81. This demand
was turned down fatty by thu Nr~
York club.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
DerYiU Pratt Leads
Assault by Batters
Hammers Out Four Singles, One of Them Cnching
Victory for the REORGANIZATION Worry
Slim Love at Times
By Charles A. Taylor

The Yankees took rme place Yesterday after
through their defeat the Indians The score was
to g. 1t is only stones throw the
the White Sox finally checked Babe Ruth included
The consistent hitting Drr do with the victory
achieved by the Yank All was to make f
singles four times safe blows which caa
in the third inning, settled the controversy
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

Veteran Ties Record.
Finishes in Gamer
ul;ster Spur and Ticket Are Far Outdstanced-Iockev
Lyke Shares Honors With Mount; Wins Four
Races Places in Two Others
By W. ]. Macbeth

Andrew Mers bay gelding hero of
many fought turf classic gaoped home victory
City Handicap, the feature opening days races
the Empire City Yonkers yesterday Roamer
heat Macombers Hole James Buffers Spur Ticket
stable easily the
the mile and
driven the remarkable time which
tied the Hdrh Da
natian on July %, 1910.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
SECOND GAME.
'Battcd for Grimes in sixth inning

'Batted for Grimes in sixth inning
isIvcnyn,, Erochyn .'....... ! Q Q %
Two-bsSe hit--Daubcrt. Three-ba hits--Black-
bunie. Daubert. Stolen bases-Roush. Winso
Sacrifice hits-L Magee. OMars- Sacrifice ny-
Winso. Double plays-L Maxee to Blackburne to
Chase: Groh to l.. MaRee Chase. Loft on, bases
Brooklyn. 8: Cincinnati. g. First base on errors
Brooklyn. l: Cincinnati, l. Bases on balls-On
Schneider. / on Grimes. l: OF Robertson l. Hits
or Schneider. In Ia innings: OF Resan I
in 4 "a innings: of Grimes. l3 IN innings: on
Robertson. in innings. Struck out--By Rob
ertson. l. Wild pitch-Grimes. Winning pitcher
Schneider. Losing ptcher-Grimes.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Hits
EnableCubst to
Defeat Braves

CHICAGO, July 13.-Chicago punched
hits off Canavan to-day and won the
final game of the series with the Bos-
ton Braves, 5 to 8. Vaughn pitched in
fine form until the ninth, when he was
touched for four hits and two runs,
one of them "a home run blow by j. C.
Smith. The score:
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
SECOND GAME.
Totals s5 54l227 10 Totals. .s4lloo7

Batte0l for Meadows in fourth inning
,I>atted for johnson in seventh inning
1Ran for Mattick In seventh inning
Slated for May In ninth inning
rhlIadeipha a........ 0 q o "a
81 Louis. 0 l 0 0 o-l
~ ISo-base hts--Adams. Cravath Three base hit
Meusei stolen bases--Paulette. Heathcote Sacri-
neo . hitM,Heathcote: Sacrifice fy-Adams Double
Usher. Paulette and Grimm (2); Bancroft
and Luderus Paulette and Grimm: Stock Uemjna. .
way and Luderus; Left on bases-Phil sdephia, Z;
o.. LOUIS lo First base Philadelphia
bases on oalls,NOn Watson. 3: OF Meadows / OF
Johnson. ! Hits-0n Meadows. 6 in 4 innings on
1oa. Johnson z IN 3 innings: of May. in innings
fasseu oall-Gonzales. losing ptcher--MeadoHs
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
FIRST GAME.
Totals ..ss5 5s24ll3 Totals 20

'Batted for Davis in ninth.
Philad z, adelphia o . o / <
S'. Louis. ......... o XII
=, .Iwo-basc hit--Cruse. Three base hit-Bsncroft
a lone r'ln~Willtams. Stolen base-Baird Sacri.
Wr,rnn Hrc n1,st1sher e. McHenry t2) Sacrifice ny
grimm; Left on bases-Philsdelpha 8: St. Louis.
louis f'Is' p bsse on crrorsoPhia adephia. st.
LOUIS. bases on balls-Or Davis s. OF Pack.
ara. :. Hit by ptcher-By Packard (Williams1
s,t, StrucK out--By Davis. 3; by Packard. g. Wild
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
reebooters
Defeat Rumson
On Polo Field

RUMSON, N. j.. July ia large
gallery OF society folk to-day watched
from the veranda of the Rumson Coun-
try Club house and from automobiles
an interesting polo match between the
Rumson four and the Freebooters. in
which the latter team won out in the
second half by the score of 10 goals
to TX.
Rumson was leading at half time by
6 goals to 3. Leland H. Ross having tai
lied 3, P. S. P. Randolph, sr, and
Emil Pfzer for Rumson, while Hugh
c. Barrett scored 2 and George Carter
l for the Freebooters.
The entrance of William Balding into
the game in the fifth period enlivened
play and infused fighting spirit in the
men that resulted in the Freebooters
turning apparent defeat into victory.
In this last half Barrett and Bald
ing scored 3 goals each and Carter /
for the Freebooters, while Ross and
Waters scored / each, but lost half
point on foul.
The score:
RUMsoN. rREEBooTERs.
2-P. s: Randolph. ST. 2-augh G. Bsrret,
Bacs~G. Jason Water Back-Peter Haucb s RAq1ns- n
Goala-By Rumson-Phzer l: Ross 4 Ran.
dolph. .; Water. l. Penalized Z b. foul Tota
BY Freeboo,ep-Darreu, ), Balding. 3. Carter q
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
FIRST GAME.
Totals s5 10 "a u Totals ....7s52 27 10


sBattcd for Cheney in eighth inning
TBatted for Robertson in ninth inning
Cincinnati ...........0 0 2 0 IS
Three base hit-Daubert: Stolen bsscs-L Ma
gee. - Mage Sacrifice h!t-Eller Double plays
l. Magee 10 Chase: Eller to Wingo TO Chase Left
On -hSTsosokyn Sssa s. cineinnatl s. Bases
Cheney 5 in innings: of Robertson, none 10 !
inning Struck out BY Eller /: by Cheney, l.
Passed ball-Miller. Losing pitcherCheney.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

double, and after McCarty had sacri-
feed, moving Holke up a base, Sticking
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Totals s44 "a 10 3 Totals so 10 ~ /

tRsttcd for Schupp in the ninth inning.
New York. ...:.......0 Q 2-4
Pittsburgh ...........0 o. 0 0 Is
Two-base l.it-Hoke. Three-base hltszimmer-
man, 2. Stolen bases--F1etcher. Cooper. Sacrifice
hits--McCary. Cutshaw. Double plays--Holke and
Zimmerman: Young and Holke; Ellam Cutshaw
and Mollwitz. Left ON bases-New York. 6: Pitts
burgh. s. First base on error-Nes York. |.
First base on balls-Or Perritt. /: of schupp o.
on Cooper, l. Hits--Or Perritt. 8. In innings
on Schupp. |. In innings: OF Cooper 5. In 8
innings. Hit by ptchcr-By. Cooper Fletcher
Struck .out-By Perritt. - by Cooper. 4. Winning
pltcher-Cooper. Losing pitcher-Perrit.
SECOND GAME.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

i4ttsbu9sh ,uM aGsi' .......... oE
Two base hitBums. Stolen bases-Cutshaw.
! Mollwiz. Sacrifice hitsHokc. Causey Left on
bascsNew York. ); Pittsburgh 6. First base on
error-New York. l. First base balls-Or
! Csusey OFF Sanders. 3. Hit by ptchcrBy San
| ders. | Flctcherl. Struck out--By Causey. l by
! Sanders, 7. Wild pitchSanderS. Winning pitcher
--Causey. Losing pitcher-Sandcrs.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14
Giants Split Double Bill With Pirates
In Closing Series at PITTSBURGH
Hanging On!
FIRST GAME

FIRST GAME
NEW YORK (N ~ PITTSBURGH IN. 1.)
alb h po e alb r po
Burns. Ct "a 90 2 2ooEllam. IS ....411 5 J
Young. ri ~ . 9 2lBigbee. Il ll 2 90
Fletcher. SIS. 8 o 0 = Carey CT ....30l 90
Thorpe. If - 30 0 0lSouhworth RIA . 0 0
Zimman. 3b..42 3 3 0lCutshaw. 2b.. ..3 OIL 5 53 0
Holke. Id - . 10 oil Afollwitz. lb. IL 0
McCarty. c ..3 90 = 4 OF McKech'e. 3d. o l OIL o
Sticking. 2b ..40 ! . 0lBlackwell. ca o 7 0
Perritt, 40 l OlCooper, y ...2l1 O5 0
Schupp, p ...1 0 0 o 0
sRariden ....1 90 0O0I
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

Slim Love gave a fine exhibition Of
the twlrling art in the fourth inning
He famed Evans, O'Neill and Coor.be
in a row
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

Chapman, the brilliant shortsto, Of
the Indians, got Loves number after
two flies, one of which Miller gobbled
ard the other fell into the init Of
Pratt Chapman followed these pons
With single to left and then coaxed
Slim into giving him two bases on
balls.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-14

Derrill Pratt upheld .hs reputation
OF "Murderers' Row" by making four
hits IN four times at hat. Pratt's
satety IN the third was i scratch, but
all his other blows were clean.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
GREAT INTERNATIONAL GAME
American Pastlme viii Be Played In
Every Nation on Earth When War
10 Terminated.

When the gun and the bayonet are
laid aside after the worlds greatest
struggle the ball and the bat will be
taken up. Baseball will become the
great International sport, according to
followers of the game. and the Ameri-
can pastime will be played In every
nation on earth. Already the possibil-
ity of the worlds series games being
played or between America and
France. on British ball diamonds, has
been discussed. And II is not far
cry to such day. when one considers
the increasing popularity Of the game.
From the United States baseball had
invaded Canada and Cuba long before
the war began. Both OF these nations.
and England, Germany and Japan had
furnished America with big league
players. Canaaa took the game over
to the battleaelds Of France, and
paved the way Tor the American expe-
ditionary force. In the past year the
game has spread so in popularity that
every nation on the allied side is play.
ing 1t. The Olympic games Gave laid
the foundation for the further expan-
sion Of baseball throughout Europe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
MOST PERFECT BALL
=. T0SSER IS BROWNIE
Grover lowdermiIk Has Shown
Splendid Form This Spring.
st. Louis rwIrIer Has More Speed On
His "Hook" Than Any Other
Pitcher In 6asebaiI-shouid
Win 25 Games This Year.

Grover Lowdermilk has shown some.
thing this spring. Growers great as
set Is fast curve. He has more
peed on his "hook" than any pitcher
In baseball. "Fireball" Johnson, "Bul-
let Joe" Bush and Claude Hendrix
have more speed than Lowdermilk, but
none OF them can curve a fast one
over like Grover.
Johnson has shop" on his fast one,
but It Is barely perceptible to the nak-
ed eye. Johnson, Bush, Hendrix and
all the cannon-ball hurlers have as
much "stuff" as Lowdermilk, but they
can't put Il In their fast one and con-
troll the ball. Lack Of control has al
ways. been LOwdermilk's chief hapdi-
cap. No wonder. He pulls the
throttle wide open on curve ball.
Johnson, Hendrix and Bush would
have as much trouble as Lowdermllk
getting the ball over II they put all
steam behind a curve. ChanEp Of
pace Is the secret Of success In pitch.
Ing. A boxman must hurl his curve
and slow ball over with the same mo-
tiOn that he goes through fiinging a
fast one. Otherwise the batters would
guess pretty well what was coming.
Lowdermilk has had an interesting
career. Roger Bresnahan first intro
duced Lowdy to the st. Louis base
ball public away back in 1911. Bresna-
han had the two Lowdermilk boys
Grover and Louie, who Is left-hander.
Growers wildness prevented him from
making good with the Cardinals. Rick.
ey gave him a trial with the Browns
| Of 1915.
Hickey found Lowdy q Mard man to
handle and sold him - the Detroit
Tigers. Jennings was lard up for
pitchers in the fall Of 1915. His team
was In the pennant fight. and "E-Yah"
| figured that Lowdermilk and big" Bill
James Of the Browns would clinch the
pennant for Detroit. They disappolnt-
ed Jennings and LOwdermllk was sent
back to the bushes In 1915.
| Last year Grover bobbed up with
the Columbus American association
Z, team. Joe Tinker knew how to jolly
the big boy and obtained maximum
efficiency from him. Lowdermilk &C
tually burned up the A. A. ring.
He was sensation from start to fln.
ish Of the campaign, winning 25 and
losing IA. Lowdy walked 1873 men
and famed $50. The A. A. hitters
couldn't gauge his curve with q field
glass;,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10

for even though you may be poison
GUS, you wouldn't poison me, and you
are vine. while belong 10 marsh.
1t seems finer to be n vine."
"Oh, l don't know about that" said
Sir Iris, who of course belongs to the
marsh too.
SWELL" said Mr.. Nlghtshade. ~
guess 1t amounts to this: We all can't
have everything, and we all have a
great deal So the best thing is to
think Of what we have and not Of what
we haven't" And the flowers nodded
their heads thinking that was very
wise suggestion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10

ship that year. McGraw's managerial
record is in class by itself. He as
sumied command Of the Giants in 1903,
finishing second; he won the National
league pennant In 19O4-O5, finished
second to Chicago In 1905, fourth In
1907, second in 1908. third in 1909. sec.
ond in 1910. first in 1911. 1912 and
1918; second in 1914, eighth in 1915.
fourth In 1916 and first In 1911. Nc
Graw was third baseman In his play
ing days.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10

Fifty or sixty years ago some one
conceived the idea that stove with a
jacket around It, placed in the base
ment with an opening above It, could
be made to heat house. He thought
30 well Of the idea that he made a
model, drew plans and specifications
and secured patent.
The heater was built. Because of
the Jacket an inflow of air was need
ed. This was provided by an air duct
leading into the space between the
jacket and the stove from out Of doors.
Heat poured through the opening
above. but Tor some reason the house
wouldn't get warm. After experiment.
ing q while, the inventor gave It up
and allowed his patent to lapse.
That man probably never knew how
near he came to helping solve mod
ern heating problem. Either he did
not know or overlooked the fact that
In heating house, or store. or any
type Of building, the air heated by the
iire must displaee the cold air in that
house. or store building. He had
neglected to provide an outlet for the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
BASEBALL
STORIES

Clarence Rowland Is using two and
three pitchers In a game. just as he
did last year.
Tom Clarke, former Cincinnati
catcher, has been purchased by the
Yankees. Tom was holdout.
George Stalllngs is hard up for twirl-
ers and Is trying out Canavan of
Worcester and Hearne Of Toronto.
Justin Fitzgerald. the Phillies' out
fielder, has escaped army service be-
cause Of bad leg and weak heart.
Fritz Malsel Is playing with new
enthusiasm now that he Is slated to
cover third base regularly for the
Browns.
Jack Doyle Of Chicago, former first
baseman for the New York Giants, has
been appointed an umpire In the West
ern league.
Members Of the army and navy will
be admitted free to one game In each
series played ut the Philadelphia
American park.
Ball games In st. Paul and Mime
apolis may be started as late as five
o'clock to take advantage Of the day.
light saving plan.
Percy Haughton. president OF the
Braves, thinks that three wide ones
should mean base on balls In order
to increase batting.
Ray Chapman. Cleveland shortstop.
will enlist in the navy as soon as he
can get permission from his draft board
to make the change.
Clark Grifith does not hesitate to
say he expects his team to get slow
start. Washington fans want to know
II It ever will get under way.
II Kilduff is drafted the Cubs will
ioSG tutiI DSSt ONt III
terkin has been fielding spotlessly and
hitting the ball hard-and safely.
Dave Bancroft of the Phillies, who
was only fair hitter last season,
seems to have sharpened his eve bit.
as he is one Of the best batters In the
league.
The loss of Leslie Nunamaker to the
st. Louis Browns makes 1t imperative
for Bobby Quinn to do some more
swapping or 20 out and buy a young
ster In the minors.
1t Is estimated that It cost Chas.
Weeghpan. president Of the Chicago
Nationals. just $l6,66667 for each Of
the three games that Alexander pitch
I'd before being called Into the army.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
TRICK CAUSES RIOT

Jack Crooks, one Of the unique
baseball characters In the earl
Ter days, who died recently In
st. Louis. was u good infielder,
q fair batter and born comedian
Of the Kelly-Latham school.
One trick prepetrated by
Crooks caused a small riot. A
quarter Of IA century ago he was
playing third one day. and. with
the bases full, a perfect bunt
was laid down along the base-
line-practically the modern
squeeze play, but with no chance
to throw out the batter.
Crooks ran up. knelt beside
the ball as 1t came to a stop just
inside the line-and blew 1t out
side the diamond. Nothing In
the rules to punish the trick:
the hit had to be declared a foul.
the batter came back and famed
and the game was over. Imag-
inc the upheaval that followed
but the play went.