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Show CREDIT GIVEN ARTIE HOFMAN It Was "Circus Solly's" Throw to John Evers That Forced Merkle at ' Second Base. Artie ("Circus S 'lly") Hofman. Chicago Chi-cago Cub center fielder from lOtKi tt 1012, has returned to baseball afiei nine years in the commercial world. Announcip ent is made of Hofman's appointment to coach a high school team at Chicago. In TIXiS. it was Hofman's throw from center to Johnny Evers ar second that forcer! ?Ierkle of the New York Giants, causing the gnme. which was for the ! pennant, to end in a riot. The Cubs ! ! defeated the Giants In the p!ny-off. thereby winning the title. |