Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1920 — CRAWFORD’S: “PHANTOM HOME RUN” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CRAWFORD’S: “PHANTOM HOME RUN”

Los Angeles fans are still laughing at what' they call Sam Crawford s “phantom home run.” Sam pulled it In a recent game. With the bases full of Angels he hit the ball deep to the outfield. The men qn bases thought it would be Caught, but Sani figured otherwise, so put down his head and dug out The hit fell safe, all right, but in the confusion of runners holding bases or being slow in gettihg away, Crawford passed the whole field on his way around and was automatically out about three times before he reached the plate, all winded, but happy—a happiness that faded when told of what had really happened.