In the first half of the sixth, with two men out and no one on the bases, Foley went to the bat and hit the ball hard to short. The short-stop fumbled and then made a swift throw to first, but Foley was a good runner and he made a mad try for the bag.
Had Foley been an “old stager” he would not have tried the trick he did; but he was a new man from some Eastern college. He flung himself headlong at the bag.
Then suddenly there was great excitement in the grand stand and on the bleachers, and loud cries were heard of:
“Foley is hurt!”
“Give him a runner!”
“Prince spiked him!”
“Shame! Shame!”
“That’s dirty ball-playing!”
Foley reached first safely, having his hand upon it when the baseman caught the ball.