Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — RETIRED TWO PITCHERS [ARTICLE]

RETIRED TWO PITCHERS

Did you ever hear about one pinch-hitter who retired two pitchers with one swing of his mace? His name is Tom Clark, the Rhinelander backstop. On June 13, 1916, the Reds and Braves battled to a 16-inning scoreless tie. Toney started the game for the Cincinnatians and Rudolph did likewise for the Bostonians. But neither finished it, because Clark finished both of them in the twelfth. The Reds got a man on the bag in the twelfth session and Choliy Herzog, theß.pilotlng the Red stiff, decided to send Clark to bat in place of Toney. That removed Toney from the field. Rudolph served up a twister to Clark.and the catcher at once whaled it right back to Rudolph. The drive hit th* bald-headed flinger on his oper-' a ting fin —and be went away in search of a doctor. ‘