Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1913 — ODD INCIDENT OF BASEBALL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ODD INCIDENT OF BASEBALL

Shortstop Mcßride of Washington Team Relates Funny Play That Happened in St. Louis Game. “The funniest incident I remember in baseball occurred in a game played in Washington shortly after the fire on our grounds, which was in 1911,”

says George Mcßride, the Washington shortstop. "When the new park was laid out they switched tffe diamond, and now I think Washington has one of the won<t sun fields in the league. “The Incident I have in mind took place in this sun- field. The roof of the staud had not been started, which made things worse. “We were playing St. Louis, and ’Hap’ Hogan was in left It was a> close game, and Schaefer, who came to bat with three on bases, made a half line to left field and ‘Hap’ lost the ball in the sun. ‘The ball struck him squarely .on the head when it came down, and we scorn! three runa Hogan was stunned for a minute and the way Schaefer carried on made it all the funnier. “The next day the St Louis outfielders practiced before the game, wearing catchers’ masks on top of their heads and also regaled in chest protectors.”

"Hap” Hogan.