Show ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS I 1 1 Yo You You'd d BeI Be I gl g l SURPRISED P BY BILLY EVANS J L tl 10 7 h G r 1 lr S 1 0 COME M MS H l S rU DV G j q HOSE U DROPKICK A 0 ct COUBLE UELE PLAY r A 2 r e v IEN Ill Den Pratt former American league leacue star at- at atten attended f at-f ten tended ed University oC or Alabama he be h also alfo specialized In football and ranked ed as one of the best drop kick kick- kickers kickers I ers In the south Perhaps that explains why Pratt played plad the leading role rol in fn one oue of the most unusual double 1 plays plas ever made mado In n the American league leacue I Detroit was playing the New York Americans Pot at the Polo grounds Pratt was at second for Cor or New fork while was stationed at short There was one out at the th time and Detroit had started a rally that It seemed would decide the ball game The batsman barman hit a sizzling grounder to Pratts Pratt's rIght There didn't seem to be a chance for Cor or him to make a plaYon play on the ball As the ban ball was hit l moved over oYer to cover second should hould there be a apay play at that base Pratt never did reach the th ball ban 1 with Ith his hands bands but he did so with his trusty right foot toot When th the the ball appeared to hav have have passed him it took a peculiar english and came Into contact with the toe to of o Pratts Pratt's right shoe r The result was a beautiful drop kick that took out o of the air all shoulder high hith just as he be h touched second base Ills His throw to first easily beat the battman bauman retiring the side tide and ending the r It Is the only Incident nt en cn ree record rd where a football drop kick hick was was brought into baseball for Cor the purpose of staging slaving a double play I |