Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-02 | Page 8 | Got Base on Two-Inch Hit

GOT BASE ON INCH TWO HIT By Rr Universal 11 New York Sept 1 At I.-At At the close of oC every base baseball season several sC players always alwa's claim the honor of oC having h made the longest hit of or the seasons season's play la However there is never nO an any dispute about who mado made the tile shortest hit The Tho 1 latter l honor onor for the season Just c cos- cos osIng os- os InS Ing Is generally conceded to Heine Groh of oC Cincinnati In a a. recent game samo In New York I 1 II Heinle planted one Olle d directly In front I of or the plate an and scampered off oce down downto to first while the tha Giants Giants' Infield was was' I looking for Cor the ball When It was i j 1 discovered the umpire ruled that the tre onion had llad fallen in fair fait territory al although although al- al though hare rarely barely two Inches separated I aI-I It Il I from rom the rubber