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Show ed the plate, Burkott waa on'Itcond and -Sugden , was resting on third. The Athlotes, agnlnet whom tho play was worked' in 1905, were the next to "null off the triple steal, but they did not do It until 1908. Tho following season Haw another triple steal worked successfully, and by a queer coincidence tho Athletics again figured In the play, but this time they wero on the losing end... Lord, Speaker and Oessler, then. of. Boston, but now . of tho SenatorB, were the lads to work tho trick April 26, 1909. The Philadelphia National league club did not like the Idea of the Philadelphia American league club havlDR the honor of figuring In every triple . steal worked, bo they pulled off tho play against tho Cincinnati Cin-cinnati at Cincinnati, May 10, this year. UNUSUAL FEATS PLENTIFUL- Several No Hit Games and Six One Hit Contests In National. From present indications the National Na-tional League race this season is going go-ing to be close. The season Is about half finished, and the first 6howed some marvelous battles. There have been several no-hlt games. Half a dozen one-hit games havo been played, play-ed, and a number of triple plays have been pulled off. In addition the Philadelphia National Na-tional league team has worked the triple steal, a feat that Is seldom worked successfully. In fact, the triple steal has been pulled off only four times in the history of major league baseball. Lurkett. Padden and Sugden worked it against the Athletes in SL Louis in 1905. Burkett was the one to start the play. II was on first, with Sug-dfu Sug-dfu holding second and Padden on third. Burkett started for second, and Tadden, seeing his move, Btarled for home, and before the Athletes awoke to the play Padden had cross- |