The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-11
J,egs Donehns's Great Feat

Tho greatest play think ever "a"
IN :, world series was mad" hr the
lamented J!ggs Donthue, Tih!:ns na.
aEuinst the lhlcago CUBS nc ,sine
aud uncertain pitching anG ,ne s.tt,
series had been starred win iihpos''0''
Stops, catches and throws. d
line game hung in the balance. Inc H,
the CUBS appeared 10 be IN me mus
Of a winning rally. Runners W. t.i, va.
ni1 ~ third and the third buScmah OF
,hc White SoX maze 4 wild 10" hcuNe
10 Mr.. hasr. The be ter was las.
n,,n no i....u the base meant tnas
ihs vinn:ns run would count. t,oHomue
threw himself Sideways GOV" InS hts
hndv ia: on the ground and ms tIms
ouisIretched, he caught tas WHO thto ,ch
hail and ended the inning. INC 80
sav.d the gam. for the White noA 'utu.
-. il roauited. i aa\cd ana won 'Hs'
Se'''@ Hsrzog = Star Of 1914.
Y, &c odd, but Charli. Herzos VINO
was playing third FOR the l'.a".. IN
wear. figured to I've the weakest spo,
Inc Giant team oh the dope as eo..'t" u.s.
aroinst Larry Gardiner. then AZ h.S
Ths series barame tense and tx'
Ting. In three hifferert kames IL wa:
HsrIo,,'s v onGc:fui defensive EamE M NJ
kent The Red Sox from winning. t'S
.-reatest play, ! believe, was on s.oP
against Dut Lewis. WhiSh sa wer. run.
ne ne on has ard 4 hit was needed 70
vim Lewis hit the ball almost stTalsn.
aver tho center OF third pase; heIh tJs
made wild. sideways GIVING s,u.
1rross the bag grabbed the oeI,, e'" ~,
,.rs.'o,,t at third base with the short
,nr .oyerinR the bag.
Ther. were u number OF wonoSrtuI
,lay. in that series series % W.
way, which was won. NOT ~ 'no W. ~,
that the history usually rf. ar chsnce
With Mid. The hid WAS OLAF hendrlch
sen a good hitter hut an erratlc ohr;
Nat,v had two strikes on MIN, pltcnea
outside on PURPOSE, aud the $ounke.o.
Jumped at tho ball. cracked
The thirL ha srman'S Ecac ana Saw :"
game ard the championship.
Jsnuings' Strategy Loses . SERIES
1,u,,hi. Jennings, managing Detroit.
,,nr three American league pennants
nnd lost three world championships. ~
on. which hurt worst was the one nc
lost to the Pittsburgh Pirate ,,I
GcYnany schaefer' VINO r va team
mt no still waS roofing for Detroit; ne
and | were sitting toRathtr Watcnns
w brst rnme OF the series. We poth
L S"s Ierninss system Of signals. Inc
Jnw before, Fred Clark, manager OF
Tit,sburgh, had told IN" conndehtiaiiS
,hat nothing but curve pau "ou'.
atom Detroit. and that BABE ADAMS VIZ
Inc only curve ball pitrhcr ne ndu
Rs hs AT that lime was kid pltcner
With q lot OF speed ard good curve
In the first Inning Adams vas nervous
oI exrIttd. He was white around me
. mouth. and he pitched four balls to inc
Gr.t batter without getting one osI
,ha nla1e. The next batter was Bush,
me best Judge Of n pitched tnll and tho
hest waiter IN ba sebalI. saw Jennihas
flash a signal for Bush to hunt. AZ thl!
same instant heard SchRefer scream
."Eo no. | found myself yelling IN
,rotest. OF course. Jennings ala not
Gar for We wore out Of carShot. Bush
hunted. Detroit got one run: ADAMS
stcadird curved Detroit to deieat. no
nush boen permitted 70 walt out tnS
, nIirhey Adams IN all rrobabIli ~ wou'n
have Given a dozen bases on balls ana
; beaten himself. As II was he won.
rane back wild hut more confident won
! again, and finally won the series
! BlunAsrs That XHvs Lost Series.
There have been some famous blum
ders that have turned games IN series.
think one OF the most eIcltlha WAS