Show plays ON MAJOR laa VE DIAMONDS a J durw by C CRAVATH outfielder pinnies phillies whose work this season has stamped H m as one of the best recruits of the year I 1 pulled one that I 1 am almost ashamed to tell about it was a peach a dream and the saddest part of it mas that until the minute I 1 showed myself up everyone was giving me credit for being a wise fellow who ho had pulled off a play and showed up the opposing team it was in a game when I 1 was with minneapolis it was a close game with a lot of hitting and wild playing but towards the end both teams had settled down and we were battling tor for a run to win the kansas city team had scored the one and we needed one to tie and two to win in the first of the ninth when we got a runner to third and I 1 was on first with one man out and three balls called on the next batter I 1 had the situation very clear ly in my head up to that minute As the next ball was pitched I 1 started for second thinking it was the fourth ball and to my astonishment the catcher threw to second I 1 guess that 1 iq what upset me I 1 saw the throw stopped turned back and began chas ing up and down the line they drove me up and down and finally the run ner on third made a dash for the plate and scored without a throw be ing made to stop him then I 1 was touched the crowd was yelling and I 1 turned and started for the bench thinking that I 1 bad had made a bad break breal but C cravath tickled to death because the runner had scored from third which gave gaie me a sort of an alibi for leaving first at that stage of the game the crowd let out a whoop as I 1 started for the bench and I 1 looked up at first base and saw faw the batter stand ing there I 1 was so slow at waking up that the umpire had to tell me to go on to second base then I 1 realized what I 1 had done I 1 had pulled off a play that made the opposing catcher 1001 ill e a sucker had made the play pla y perfectly and then just as the crowd was giving me credit for pulling off a smart trick I 1 had to show them that I 1 was just as slow at thinking as the catcher had been and that it had been an accident on my part I 1 could hae have kicked myself all the way to sec ond base tor for giving myself away in that fashion in a way it etwas N as a good lesson to me as it taught me not to take tahe anything for granted the act fact Is I 1 called it a ball myself without wait ing for the umi ire to call it and that Is dangerous thereafter I 1 always waited to hear the ump s decision no matter how certain I 1 have felt that there was only one way to decide copyright 1913 1919 by W G chapman |