Show MADE PLAY sensational PASSAGE IN BASE BALL HISTORY you may have other ideas idea but all will abree that the incident do ascribed scribed mutt must have been woth worth seeing the most sensa sensational tion al pl play lay ever made every tan will give a different answer to this question somo some will say eny that chase made it when ho he saved a gamaly by racing into the middle ot of tho the diamond on a pop fly reaching the ball when it was only a tow few inches from the grass kd ed walsh the cht cago vette sox pitcher thinks it was mado made at detroit two years ago it happened in the game in which walsh broke thu the detroit hoodoo the tigers had find beaten walsh every time lie he faced them they regarded him et as a their lawful prey tho the game gaino was played in detroit and mullin who started the season with 11 straight vie for the tigers was slated elated to 11 pitch itch against walsh AVal sli varly in the contest george davis tho the veteran shortstop yot tho the chicago club secured the ho only hit made oft off mullin and it wa was 3 enoia enough gh to wn win tuo gamo game the lall ball driven down tho the first drat base line into right field struck aa a ore hose lying in the tha grass and bounded into the bleachers for a home run after that was waa invincible toward the end of the tha gama gaine do de opened with tho the usual rally Ilos sinan detrolia Det oits rolta first baseman lead ing oft off in the last inning smashed the ball against tho the fence for a clean dutch schaefer drew a base ot In balls illif schmidt next at bat gave lift and run sign and with both linnra rs lit in motion hit bit ni a hard bounder daw toward third hase base whore where tan nehill of chicago wa playing tan nehill made a perfect scoop and throw threw tho the ball to the plate 20 fret feet at ahead I 1 ora ot at rossman who seeing that ho he wits caught doubled back on the line hoping to dodge the ta tag long enough to allow schaefer to reali reach third sullivan raced down line with the ball delving di lying Ross milik beford him TWe and tall e I 1 1 close cea to third ie 11 arlt I 1 for the first out schaefer alid to 0 o third in the meantime schmidt a slow runner because of an injury to his ankle had bad rounded first baso base and wits well on hla his way to second sullivan straightened up find and whipped the lie ball to rohe hohe who was covering second base and calling for or tho the throw As schmidt slid johes arra arm came down with a thump and schmidt nindo made the biond necona out tho the instant sullivan 1 I 1 rew the ball schaefer wag waa on his tet 1 teet anti anil dashing home from third base the plate had flat boon been left unprotected sullivan was wag down noar third base walsh the he pitcher for I 1 the hall ball tind and raced schaefer to the rubber closely followed by george davis the two runners col collided coli ll 11 ded in front of tho the plate walsh was stunned and schaefer cr wits was thrown ten feet train from the plate alighting on alft shoulders derR davis who arrived about the same time took tho the throw and dropped the loll ball on the struggling tiger completing the third out and the most sensational triple play ever made in tho the big league outing Al agazine |