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Show BALK ASSISTED SLlTvl SALLEE IN HOT GAME Pitcher's Accident Actually Helped Help-ed Him to Win. When Runner Moved From Second to Third Centerfielder Roush Moved Back and Was Nicely Placed to Get Felsch's Fly. Commenting on the incident of Harry Har-ry Sallee's balk in the second world's series game one of the commentators makes some interesting conclusions, as follows : "Sallee started to pitch and his foot hung in- some manner, which caused him to lose his balance. He stumbled forward with the motion of pitching, but did not deliver the ball, which made n plain balk, and Umpire Billy Evans behind the plate ordered Weaver to stroll to" third from his seat on second base. "On the face of the returns Sallee had gotten "himself Into a tight corner, but the balk probably saved the day for him. When Weaver went to third Roush played 30 or 40 feet deeper in center for Felsch than he played when FN ! -4 x& (j i it Slim Sallee. Weaver was on second. The reason was that he knew he could not throw out Weaver at the plate on a single to copter when Weaver was on third, but he had a chance to do so when Weaver vt s on second. "Felsch hit a terrific line fly smack over Roush's head. Roush ran like a deer for the center field fence, and when about ten feet from there he turned, threw up his hands and grabbed grab-bed the ball out of the air as it was sailing past his dome. He did not have an inch to spare in speed or distance, dis-tance, and if lie had not been playing deeper witli Weaver on third than he would have played with Weaver on second, he would never have made the catch. Weaver would have scored and Felsch would have had a two or three-base hit. A more interesting point never arose in a world's series game." |