Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-30
zimmerman REDEEMED
BY GREAT DOUBLE PLAY
Giants Third-Sacker Puts Out Two
Men at Second Unassistcd in
Game With Reds.
HEARTILY cHEERED FOR STUNT
Corbett Declares That Heinic Was
@ Not Entirely to Blame When He
Pulled His Collins "Boncr" in 1917
World Series.
~ JAMES J. CORBETr.

lust about the happies. man in base,
ball To-Day is Heinis % .in.,r The
plays in BASEBALL history.
S!mmernlan has been spoofcd and
In 1917. when he chased Eddie Collins
across the plate with a run in the
! sbon nt' of the Classic se variety. But ut
the play that Zim engineered against
tne Reds the other day Will do a lot
iEoEard silencinE his hooters, and it
3 tiye kind.
.s;.1vy Wingo, had doubled to left for
ss.7Then came Walter Reuther, pinch hit.
! 1ing for the pitcher. Reuther bxnge ed
the ball on the ground TO Fletcher,
third SO as to head OFF Winso. who was
racing along for the third station.
Caught Winso Between Bases.
man waiting for him, decided to try
TO go back TO second. No sooner had
;he turned than Zimmerman hotfooted
: Collins class as far as footwork was
concerned. still. did his very best TO
peat the onrushing Zimmerman. But
the horsehidc
3, And then came the real thrill. While
Zim was chasing Wingo. the batter,
j Reuther. having already rounded first.
decided to try for second, presuming
that Wingo would lose the race. Blu;
I had Zim tagged out Winso that he saw
/. Reuther tearing toward second. Tim
iunged forward TO meet him. and by a
ssshe ball against the Rcuther anatomy
{ Just before Reuther slid into the sack
Got Big Hand From Stands.
~ a double play at second base by Il
third baseman isn't made every day,
or every year,-and the Cincinnati
!, ee !,,d. even though hostile TO the
norman Wern min in par,ieular, save the New
his hair-raisinG play.
4 remembered that "boner" OF thinner
man in 1917 will be discussed, and Zim
undoubtedly Will get the major portion
/, Catcher Bill Raridcn. but my own
. thought always has been that First
Baseman Walter Holke was the real
/! culprit.
3i Collins was on third when Felsch
raped bounder to Pitcher Benton.
He saw Collins of the bag. moved over
q few steps as If to scare him back,
70 ztmmerman. AS Fclsch raced safely
- first.
arden. as may be recalled, moved
Unprotected. Rarideh can't be cen.
pred for his action in moving up.
oulS 10 oTdW INC net around
'VDllins a little closer.
~ HoIkc Failed tn Cover l.nr
fS w ..n y" Ill Tho ti-->o tn,
\ the Collins Zimmerman race was on?
!. Standing at his bag watching the Incl
dent. Why didn't Holke, seeing Rari-
: Rariden going toward third. and
+ the plate uncovered, run TO the plate
for possible throw? No one knows,
although many claim tina; iolke was
SO fascinated by the play that he
J couldn't move.
There was no necessity for Holke
on first Felsch was there, of course.
I but the Giant second sackcr was on
: the job ready to stop Felsch from adj
\ yancing. And the Giant right fielder
had hurried in to cover first IL there
was trapping of Fclsch. should
QIolke go to tho plate.
y If Holke had hustled to the plate
56flSa.d have reached there in plenty OF
to take the throw from thinner
SEhen Heinie realized that he
e1Raul the hyimg Collins.
k2od transttXed and be-
INNS scored and Zm-
with "boner" Of
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