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Show Took Three Sacrifices to Advance Base Runner Frank Shulte, George Stovall, Gabby Street and Bobby Wallace were holding hold-ing an old timers' reunion. It wns Stovall's turn to take tho floor and this is what he offered: Years ago, when manpglng In the brush, Stovall's club had n runner on first, none out and was sorely In need of a tally. The next hitler, a typical rookie, was sent to the plate with instructions to sacrifice. Stovall ground his teeth when o saw the youngster take n healthy wallop wal-lop at the first pilch and shatter tho ozone. When the same thing occurred on the next delivery, Stovall was (linufounded, but before he had recovered, re-covered, the rookie had taken his final mighty cut and was en route to the bench. Slovall's exact oratory Isn't related, hut wo are assured that I ho young iiinii heard some choice and torrid verbosity. When the wrath of the skipper had somewhat subsided, the Innocent recruit offered his alibi. "Gee, didn't I take three healthy sacrifices when I was up there? If you wanted mo to bunt, why didn't vou say ho?" |