Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1919 — PLAY TWENTY-THREE INNINGS [ARTICLE]

PLAY TWENTY-THREE INNINGS

Chattanooga and Atlanta Indulge in Long-Drawn-Out Game—Merkle Play Was Cause.

Chattanooga and Atlanta went 23 innings to a tie in th# Southern. It took a Merkle play to make the game go the long distance, as the needed wallop arrived in the nlneteenthnvith two down. The sacks were full and Griffith of Chattanooga singled, but Marshall, who was on first, repeated Merkle’s famous play and omitted to touch second, making the third out.