Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 29 | Puzzling Plays

TIm TILL PLAY PLAt Here Is an Interference play on onI I foul ground caused by one one- oneo of o the pia who voa as waiting for his turn at bat The batsman hit a foul Coul fly that came do donW 9 midway between the bench an and ana the home horn plate The first t baseman and catcher elected to make male a play on tho the ball bail The first baseman kept yelling he would I take It and the catcher finally de- de decided de decided to allow him to make the Standing Standing- near the home plate aJ the next batter bailer up swinging two or three bats While tho the ball bali baliwas was In the th air ho he threw In the th di- di direction di dl direction of the bench two of the bats One hit the first baseman M a a he was about to catch the ball causing him to make a bad muff At the time of throwing the bats the batsman had his back to the play and insisted he had no In- In Intention Intention In Intention of striking the fielder What about the play TIIU TI The fielder always alway has the right whether on fair or foul toul territory While hile there was no In- In Intent intent tnt In-tnt tent on the part of the baUman hatsman to Interfere with the fielder he so did when his hia bat bt b t came Into ln o con con- contact con contact tact with the first baseman about to make malee the catch atch I The umpire was right in dec nr declaring Ing the battman bahman out even though the ball bail Mas sas muffed ou go I