Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1920 — BALK ASSISTED SUM SALLEE IN HOT GAME [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BALK ASSISTED SUM SALLEE IN HOT GAME

Pitcher’s Accident Actually Helped Him to Win. When Runner Moved From Second to /Third Centerflelder Roush Moved Back and Wae Nicely Placed — ” to Get Felsch'a Fly. Commenting on the Incident of Harry Sallee’s balk in the second world’s series game one of the commentators makes some interesting conclusions, as —— “Sallee started to pitch and his foot hung In some manner, which caused him to lose his balance. He stumbled forward with the motion of pitching, but did not deliver the ball, which made a plain balk, and Umpire Billy Evans behind the plate ordered Weaver to stroll to third from his seat on second base. “On the face of the returns Sallee had gotten himself Into a tight corner, but the balk probably saved the day for him. When Weaver went to third Roush played 30 or 40 feet deeper in center for Felach than he played when

Weaver was on second. The reason was that he knew he could not throw out Weaver at the plate on a single to center when Weaver was on third, but he had a chance to do so whep Weaver was on second. “Frisch hit a terrific line fly smack over Roush’s head. Roush ran like a deer for the center field fence, and when about ten feet from there he turned, threw up his hands and grabbed the ball out of the air as it was sailing past his dome. He did not have an inch to spare in speed or distance, and if he had not been playing deeper with Weaver on third than he would have played with Weaver on second, he would never have made the catch. Weaver would have scored and Frisch would have had a two or three-base hit A more interesting point never arose in a world’s series game."

Slim Sallee.