Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1912 — Triple Play Unassisted. [ARTICLE]

Triple Play Unassisted.

First Baseman William Rapps of the .Portland Baseball club of the Pacific Coast league made a triple play unassisted in a recent game between Portland and Oakland. Oakland runners were on first and second bases. The batsman hit a low liner toward first and the base runers, thinking the ball could not be fielded, sprinted ahead. Rapps scooped up the ball with one hand before it touched the ground. He totßshed first base before the runner could get back and then raced to second in time to get the third man.