The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-28
e JOHNNY DUNDEE IS WORLDS MOST REMARKABLE FIGHTER

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Mistakes often made.
Groh and Barns.
Barns triple play.
BY BILLY EVANS
EuNNY how 4 ball club
~ turns loose a PLAYER and
then a few years later is
mighty anxious to get him
back. Manager McGraw of
the New York Giants has
several times sacrificed n
promising recruit in order to
get some veteran star, and
then later paid a fancy price
for the return of the young
ster who was thrown in as
part of the deal. There was
the case of Heinie Groh. He
was sent to Cincinnati in a
trade. McGraw knew Groh
possessed great ability, but
the Cincinnati club had a
couple of veterans he figured
would round out his club.
Groh was sacrificed. After
Groh had developed into a
star McGraw paid big for his
return to the Giants.
lust at present the Cleveland
~ club I. angling FOR First nase.
man George Burns OF the Boston
Red soS. A few years ago Burns
belonged to Cleveland. He was sent
20 Boston as part payment for First
Baseman Melnnes. who has drop.
ped out OF the American league.
pURNS. by tho way, won undylng
~ fame against the Cleveland
club In game at Boston last SUM.
mcr. He made triple play unas-
sisted. incidentally he figured prom.
monty in three defeats handed
Cleveland by Boston In that series.
Since the Indians lost second place
IN the American league by half.
game margin II is' easy TO see that
Burns was considerable OF ink TO
his former teammates. Apparently
Manager Speaker Is not satisfied
with his first base candidates. Like
Mciraw. he Is willing 10 take back
player he parted with. believing
said player is the man needed to
straighten out his infield. When
Speaker sent Burns 10 Boston he
realized he was parting with a vaiu-
able player. but he believed MeInncs
would prove a better one.
Tn baseball the matter OF a few
i feet often spells tho difference
between failure and success. II was
the last-minuie moving OF a few
feet that made possible the triple
play pulled by Burns against cleve.
Land.
II WAS umpiring the bases in that
i game. made tho decisions on
the play. and win never forget what
the slight detail OF moving a few
feet 10 the right meant In the
execution OF the triple killing. Had
Burns been playing his usual po-
Eltion tho drive would have gone
thru for a single. or better. and
might have made considerable
difference in the final result. Cleve.
land was trailing at the time.
Stephenson was on second base,
Lutzke on first, Brewer at bat and
no one out. Brewer hit ball
hard down the right field line.
With him at the bat. first bascmen
usually play close 10 the bag TO
be In the best possible position 20
handle his drives. Jack Quinn was
pitching and Burns played close to
the bag on the first few balls
pitched. Then something happened
20 change the entire situation.
Quinn walked half way 90 first.
Vt called Burns over. and told him
that he was going 10 shift his style
OF pitching on Brewer and try to
make him hit a fast ball, outside.
PREVIOUSLY Quinn had been
l. pitching on the inside to
Brewer so that he would hit the
ball down the line. in the direction
OF where Burns was playing. Mott
fled that Quinn WINS going to pitch
outade. Burns changed his position
BY taking several steps in the d.
rection Of second. Quinn's next or
fering. instead OF being outside, as
Intended, was almost thru the mid
die or the plate. Brewer hit the
ball on a line into Burns hands
Both runners had started with the
pitch. 1t was an easy matter fol
Burns to touch Lutzke on the lines
then he beat Stephenson TO second
completing the triple play unas
sisted. The moving Of few leei