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Show Fournier Awarded Home Run When . Ball Hits Bunting KRW TORK, Anf. II Tha Boa-ton Boa-ton National leagu elub's protest of Brooklyn' victory In tha eecond rame of a double header at Brok-rn Brok-rn July 4, waa denied today by John A. fieydler, president or tha league. In a decision involving a ew version ttt the question Whan g a ball over tha fen?eT A protest by poston hinged Upon - a heme run allowed pournler. Dodger Dodg-er first baseman. In tha sixth In. nlng.. Pourntar'a drlva. by a Strang freak, struck , flag- attached to a staff on top of tha right field wait, became enwrapped In It fold for a moment and then dropped back Into the playing field. TH ball wu returned to tha infield and Fournier Four-nier held at second baae, but Umpire Um-pire Hart ruled th hit a homo run. Boston claimed that tha flag waa part, of the playing flsid and that th hit, therefore did not go out of th park, but President Jieydler citing aeveral. precedents, decided that th flag waa an o bat ruction b.-yond b.-yond the actual limits of tha play- I Ing field, thereby sustaining the rul- I ing af th arbiter. " rUI |