Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1916 — NEAT PROBLEM IN BASEBALL. [ARTICLE]

NEAT PROBLEM IN BASEBALL.

It Looks Like Serious Puzzle at First, But It Is Easily Understood When Explained. Here’s what looks like a baseball problem, yet it’s easily explained: In a game the other day, two balls were pitched, and two men reached base. A third ball was pitched and there were no men on base, yet neither a triple play nor a double play was made. Figure it out. Simple enough: The first batter was hit by the first ball thrown. The second batter soaked the second pitch for a single. The man who had been on first overslid second, and a quick return from the outfield got him before he could scramble back. On the next pitch, the man who was on first tried to steal second and was chucked out by a comfortable margin.