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Four men reached third for the varsity, but of these, only one came close to crossing the plate. In the fifth inning, Kent Hathaway was safe at first on an error, stole second, and advanced to third when the shortstop missed the throw by catcher Warren Goodnow. He was then out at the plate, attemtping to score on John Getch's fly to shallow left...
Then followed the most bizarre play of the game. Pinch-hitter Dave Borken-hagen tapped a grounder to short. The shortstop threw high to second, missing the force play; the second baseman over-threw first trying to make the out there; and finally the pitcher, who retrieved the ball, threw wide to the plate trying to catch Hathaway, and even Borken-hagen scored on this final error...
...Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where he was class valedictorian ('99) and captained the baseball team for two years. Just before graduating as an electrical engineer, he had two job offers-one from the Boston Braves, the other from small Beth Steel. Grace calculated that a career as shortstop would end at 35 at best; so he went to Beth as a 15?-an-hour electric-crane operator, moved from one muscle-straining job to another. In 1906, Grace's drive struck the fancy of Beth's Boss Charles M. Schwab, who picked him to overhaul...
Died. Neal Ball, 76, jovial onetime shortstop for the Cleveland Naps (later the Indians), first major leaguer to stage an unassisted triple play; after long illness; in Bridgeport, Conn. On July 9, 1909, with visiting Red Sox runners on first and second, Ball made a diving catch of a line drive for one out, fell on second for two, recovered and tagged the first-base runner for three...
...church-league team) are low-scoring affairs. The bunt is a favorite offensive weapon. Fast-handed fielders are always ready to charge the plate; the first and third basemen often find themselves playing just a few yards from the batter. Then the second baseman covers first, the shortstop covers third and the centerfielder takes over at second. The hit-and-run is rare, since base runners are permitted no lead...