The Washington times., 1922-07-08

half way down to second and the
be caught. : -
There was q high wind blowing,
ana Eddie Murphy. playing right
field for the Athletics. misjudged the
ball and II got away from him. In
the meantime the batter who had hit
the ball kept on running. and passed
cutina. reaching second base.
After he saw Murphy had missed
the ball, Cutina also kept on to sec
ond. and both base runners were
standing on the second base bag,
neither one knowing which one was
out.
Collins received the throw from
Murphy and started to give Cutina
the laugh. That's q fine bone you
pulled, Cutey." he said, you can
60 back to the bench and sit down
now"
Cutina, thinking that he was out.
stepped off the bag, and Collins
tagged him with the ball, cOmplet-
Ing . double play, rs IL was the
batter who was automatically out
the minute no passed the proceed
ing base runner on the line.
Il was Cutina who pulled the
bone" through his ignorance of
the rules and Collins knowledge Of
the rules enabled him to pull q smart
play.
A player as old in the business
usual bone" on the rule to prohibit
base runner from passing the pre-
ceding runner. Apparently, Ed hai
gone all through the big leagues
and back to the minors again with
out being familiar with this simple
rule.
Ed Ia now with Toledo In the
American Association. and in q re
cent game between Columbus and
Toledo, Lamar was on second and
Konetchy on first with one out.
Boone hit q long drive to centel
which eluded Tody, Columbus out
fielder; the runners held up, think
ing the drive might be caught, AM
Boone passed Konetohy and reached
third, while Konetchy was still OF
second. OF course. Boone was au
Dramatically out.
Thinking that It was him who wa
out, Konetchy stepped off the bal
land started toward the bench. They
put the ball on Ed, and then the!
were all out.
IL was q Dome" by an opposing
Mayer that helped Rube Marquard
when he was breaking In out I'm
the American Association.
"Rube" had been burning up tn,
league with Indianapolis and wal
the talk Of the circuit when the In
dianapolis team arrived, in Toledo
to open a series. The Toledo team
then played at Armory Park, whici
was about the size Of a sardine can
and II was no uncommon thing To-
the batters to be thrown out at firs
by the right fielder.
In the opening game with Indian
apolis the game had reached TIT
ninth inning, Toledo had the basei
full, the score was q tie and non,
out. The big end OF the Toled'
batting order was up. Charlie Carr
who was then manager Of Indian
apolis, At this stage yanked th'
pitcher and catcher and sent II
Marquard and Paddy Livingston.
A fan in the stand yelled well
II that big southpaw gets out Of thi
hole. I'll string along with him for
ever"
Jap" Barbeau was the first bats
man to face '-Marquard, and b,
popped to the second baseman
Harry Armbruster then rolled on,
to the shortstop and the runner ol
third was forced at the plate. Thel
up came Homer Smoot, with tn
bases still loaded, and Homer slam
med one a mile a minute betweel
first and second.
Carr, at first, was playing dee
and made q great stop, but h
could not beat the runner to tn
bag and Marquard had forgottel
all about covering first. 1t was
base hit. so far as getting the batte
was concerned.
Hi West was the runner on third
and he pulled the 'boniest" bit o
base running in baseball history
When Carr saw he could not ge
Smoot at first. he happened to nc
tice that West, instead Of racinl
over the plate, had stopped on tn
third base line to watch the pla,
at first. Carr Immediately slamme'
the ball to Livingston, and YVES
was forced out at the plate, retirini
the side.
Indianapolis then won the bal