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Show Greatest PUy I Ever Sawl 6 V ART rtaSTCHKR Mansger hilaiphia National Laagu Club. Red Jack Murray, tha old Giants' outfielder and on of th most dashing dash-ing fielders and reck leas baa runner run-ner the game ever aaw. made the moat spectacular If not th greatest 1' y that it haa been my good fortune for-tune to witness. In Giants, year ago were playing play-ing th Ht lvoule Cardinals. w led, as I recall. I to 1. In tha ninth Inning, In-ning, with two out and a Cardinal oa thirrt base. . Owen Wilson, called th 'htef." wa at bat. It had been growing dark for v-errl v-errl Innings, and It was so mlrky that it waa almost Impossible to aea ss IMt her Amea faced Wilson. There wss a thunderstorm brewing, and It tn a cinch that unlet Amea retired V llsnn Ihe gam would hava to b culled oa account of darkneaa. Ames pit eh M, and the Chief smacked a terrific liner to right field. Aa eoon as the ball leTt th bat 1 mi"! it. though I turned aad tried to follow Ua flight. Murray amed to hav an unerring uner-ring Instinct In following a ball. He raced toward tha fight field foul line, ana just at thai moment ther ws a flaming streak of lightning and a terrific crash of thunder. In that hilef Instant of light I saw afurra lesp Into th air and catch th ball a pd then t he aeniidarknea blotted OU- th field. It would have been a fin catch under snr rood it ion. Mad Jtait as that brilliant spurt of fire slashed Uc sky. It waa aa spectacular a I lay aa waa mad on any dtajnood. |