Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1915 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FREAK BASEBALL PLAYS The possibilities of baseball are evinced in various ways. Freak plays are recorded in amateur and professional games that would be considered ridiculous if propounded at a fanning bee. In a recent game in the American league a player scored a run without a base hit, pass or fielding error. His third was a wild pitch, on which he reached second. A ball put him on third and another wild pitch sent him home. A new Federal league recruit tells a story of how four batters, whom he struck out in a row while pitching for his college team, scored, which is unique in baseball annals. His catcher, as he tells the tale, was a little fellow, who could not hold his fast ones, and, as h e had nothing but speed, the result was disastrous. The first four batters to face the amateur Rusie reached first safely, when the catcher let the third strike go through. The first batter scored when the fourth landed, on first, and a hit and error following scored the next three.