Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-11
DREAM STUFF
Continued from Page ons)

Shnus o. tanS-
Cirsuft Eiouf Win Bases Crpssceu
a home run with the bases full is
also an innovation IN the modern ms
Tory OF the super series Vet both these
rscnrtls were made al League Park
here this AFTERNOON with a SECOND hume
run. four doubles anu a score of other
fieiding and batting TEXTURES which
ing during the course of q normal
worlds series conflict.
There was something uncannily To-
cal about Wambsganss' triple play
The Indians second basernan was born
IN Cleveland IN 1894 and after learn
ing the fundamentals of The national
game at Canrordia CalleEe. entered
The professional baseball ranks. After
a comparatively SNORT period n mirnr
league experience with the Cedar
Rapids club of the Central Assscia-
ton ne came TO the local team IN
1s14 and mas since been q fixture with
the Indians That a native-bnrn bail
player of Cleveland should have made
such an unusual and Lufreauent uiav.
is q coincidence. but that a prey-ipus
similar play should have bean made
IN the same park eleven wears ago
savors of something beyond cuinCi-
ienee.
Hecatl Balls Eest
But eleven times III the records of
the American pasfime has an unRs-
sisted triple play been accomplished
OF these tents only TWO were pre-
vioIisly scored IN the major leagues
II was Neal 3. Ball OF the Clpre-
land club Of 1899 who swept three
opposing players out on a similar
handling OF the bail. In that year
during the game between the Boston
Red Sox and the Indians. played on
July ~. Stahl Wis ON FIRST and-waE-
ner on second with Mcconnell at
bat when Ball accomplished the play
which is the aim Of every fielder N
the game
Today the stage setting Was much
the same. Both Kiifiuff and Miller
hao singled 10 center in turn AT the
beginning Of the fifth inning and were
perched on second anti first. respet.-
lively. when Pitcher Mitchell came 10
Bal- Liz ID oDh4sA kiAl1Cl VIII liGG
previously relieved Grimes in the box
drove hot liner high and To the left
Of second base wambsEnnss IeapeIi
into the air and came down with the
ball clutchet in the .lpvefi hand For
the fraction Of second he appeared
to hesitate and II looked as though
the play wuuid take the usual cnIirse
Of force out. Then WamtsCanss
realized the golden fielding opppr-iin-
fly that confronted him ami before
the startled spectators could GRASP
the play he had spriuted 10 second
and stepring ON the canvas rag elm
inafefi Kildtff, vino WIS well on his
way 10 third Miller Was tearing
down 70 tfle midway sack under The
belief that the mt was an absolutely
safe one and il was a comparatively
easy nxrter for wambsEanss 70 ruin
lnp the baseIine and. touching the on
coming runner. complete the first
-rsple piay ever made by one player
in the history OF the worid's series.
t,ieyeisnu,s Offensive opened with
another play which would nave under
any other circumstances stood OUT as
q reatnre supreme. slrs the nsses
loaded with Indians VINO rad singled
IN succession on the Starts OF Bur
Ieagt crimes Right Fielder Elmer
Smith of Mia O.. stepped ts' the plate
anti cztEaIng one of the BrookIEn
tw1rfers East, sflarp-breaking spit
balls ON the very end pf mis- bat lifted
the sphere IN and over the towering
screen which tops the right f1eid
fsncs, cisaring the nases and breaking
the neayts Of the opposing players
with foux-run iaan which the Robins
never tnreH1ened 70 overcome The
nali WIS mt SO hard thai il nDf only
Cleared the screen but continued On its
way until il crashed into rne front
Of a mouse across rne street from the
nail park. the roof NJ which WAS
CROWDED with spectators.
t.feased with TINS display OF nat
r1nx urowess. iris speaker must hRve
Whispered into the ears of the ortier
members of the team to 60 and 10 like
wise. for in the fourth session Pitcher
Jim Bagtw hit noner
issc johnston opened tfae inning Dy
psunctng single nm Grimes. shin 10
left mead ant took second I'm a passed
hali Sewell put hmm on third with an
iuneld out and then grimes. tearing
the iaezxy hat of Cztrf1sr 0'NeiIl. pur-
peseiv walked the lattsr TO firsf with
the idss OF getting Hagby. The Rrook-
rnunss<a up Dr ms riyai In the box for