Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1918 — MEMBERS OF BRAVES WILL RUN OUT HITS [ARTICLE]

MEMBERS OF BRAVES WILL RUN OUT HITS

No Loafing Between Home Platter and Initial Bag. x Incident in Exhibition Game Demonstrates That There la Always Chance for Unexpected—labell’s Reputation Saved. The members of the Boston Braves. are running ’em out this season. There’s no loafing between the home platter and first base. It isn’t because every member of the braves doesn’t know that he should hotfoot it to first on every ball he hits, either. The Braves know there’s always a chance on a ground ball that looks like a made-to-order putout, or a fly ball that Is about to drop into a “well.” But an Incident that happened this spring during an exhibition game between the Braves and Yankees at Charlotte, N. C, made a lasting impression on the Braves, and what George Stallings said —deleted by the censor—will last .even longer. -J Big Ed Konetchy slapped a hot single to right field In the eighth inning of the game in question. It was a clean hit if there ever was one, but as Koney didn’t figure he could get farther than first base he took hls time running it out Result was that Koney went to sleep for about two seconds, and in those two seconds Frank Gllhooley scooped up the ball and threw the big fellow out at first base by about two feet Koney was not only robbed of a hit but hls professional pride was pretty badly bent, and what he heard In the way of oratory from the direction of the bench will not be forgotten. All the other members of the Braves saw the play and heard what Stallings had to say, so they are not liable to forget to run ’em out. They’ve run out a number of long foul drives already. The incident of Koney being thrown out recalls a game played- by old timers at San Antonio, Tex., several years ago during the meeting there of the National association. Old Bald Eagle Isbell of White Sox fame, was in the game. He singled cleanly to right field and stumbled as he started toward first base. The right fielder’s throw beat Izzy to first by about a step, and when Izzy saw he was out he yelled to the first baseman to drop the throw. “Muff it, you big stiff; muff it,” shouted Izzy, “or my reputation’s ruined. Remember, I'm the only guy that ever got four two-baggers in a world’s series game.” And the first baseman muffed it.