Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-06 | Page 7 | Funniest Play I Ever Saw

I THE FUNNIEST PLAY I EVER SAW 1 I Dy By LARRY GARDNER NER I Third Baseman Baleman Doston Boston Red Sox The Th funniest thing I over eyer saw on a n. baseball field was waa IS a R pitcher sliding clear past third baRe baso and spiking a n coacher and at the same time preventing prevent prevent- ing his team from irom making what might have been en considered a serious error Tho in play Pay came canio up imp In a n game hame between the Red Bed Sox and Ht St Louis Browns I Pats atsy Donovan was waa our manager er at tho the time and anil he was wan coaching at third base balG W We needed a II run i and Dill Bill Daile Dalley was making it hard for ux us to lo get It We 0 ha had a runner on second base when a long tI fly was hit to right center Donovan signaled d the runner r to como come on after the catch and AH the Outfielder hauled In the ball the runner sprinted tor or third third- and tho ho center ni Vir Ah fielder threw w to nail flail him It was eVident that the tho pl play was going oln to he be a clo close one I Bailey Imo came tearing across to backup back ck up tho the third baseman JUt Just na as he ho reached the base bane line his hla feet slipped d And ni ho he fell fell- U sliding feet hl high h In ln the Air i straight ht at Donovan who was too In interested In- In In itt tho the welfare of ot the runner to t see CC c Bailey Ball Bails Bailey slid straight IntS into Inlo Donovan spiked him and brought b him down on top ton of ot himself Meantime th the runner slid to third tho ball bail took a crooked hep got ot past the laneman and anti hit Bailey who recovered reco R It before th the ba base e runner could 1 start home and prevented a score Ole It I is th tho only time on record that U n I pitcher r spiked the th co cht