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Show CAUSE OF BACKSTOP MEYERS' RETIREMENT Manager Irwin of Rochester Team Relates Story. Couldn't Figure Out Play Where Visiting Vis-iting Player Bunted vyith Two Strikes, Three on Bales and Scored Four Runs. Clilof Meyers, tlie former Giant and Brooklyn catcher. Is through with baseball. The chief is going to stick clown on the farm. Arthur Irwin, manager of the Rochester team of the International league, recently told the story of what he thinks was the direct, cause of Meyers' retirement from the national game. "The chief," said Erwin, "was catching catch-ing last year for Buffalo in the International. Inter-national. He was not going too well when my Rochester team came to Buffalo Buf-falo in August to play a series. "My players stole a lot of bases on the chief. In one game two of them stole home. "The play that utterly disgusted Meyers with baseball, however, occurred oc-curred In a game that Buffalo was winning until the eighth inning. "We were three runs behind in that session, when we filled the bases with two out. Bobby Orr was at bat, and when he had two strikes on him the Buffalo infield moved back a bit. "Orr then hit a swinging bunt toward second base. The second baseman base-man was caught off balance, but dashed in and for some reason or other after picking up the ball elected to make a play at the plate. "The throw came in low and Meyers missed it. It hit him on the shin and bounded toward the stand. "The chief was after it quickly. He sasv Orr tearing for second base as he ! S Chief Meyers. picked up the ball. So he threw for that bag and the ball hit Orr on the shoulder as he slid. "It bounced into the outfield this time. Before it could be recovered Orr had cantered over the plate with ' the fourth run scored on his bunt. It was the winning run of the game. "I saw Meyers afterward. 'I can't figure them in this league,' he sa 'Bunting with two strike, and thvt. , on and scoring four That'SN. J more than enough for f uns S7i |