European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 6. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Hines unassisted triple play strikes out Here s the scoop Paul Hines never hurried a unassisted triple play. You could look it up. I did sunday m the baseball halt or Fame and hints struck out. No unassisted in late Piny for him. Crop my heart. Boy souls Honor. Never happened. How you my ask can 1 guarantee anything did l happen in 1878? that s 108 years ago. Because you can dig up anything at the Hall in Cooperstown . Want o know what Hank Aaron s locker looks like it s there. Want to read for i letter to commissioner Landi encouraging the continuation of baseball for morale reasons during world War ii it s Here want to know whether Paul hints turned an unassisted triple play it s there. Nines planted the question of his Solo triple play while with the Providence Grays a National league contender in the 1800s. Some record books credited the play As the first of its kind. If thai were True Hines would have been the Only outfielder in history to null it off. Since my did and i were dissatisfied with the answer did hints a it or not we drove to Caoper Clown 10 find it. The unassisted triple play has intrigued my father for Yean and j followed us Lead. The reason is the Solo triple play s rare nature Only eight players in the 117 Yean of pro baseball have pulled it off. The crazy eight Neal Ball of Cleveland in 1909,  of the indians in 1920. George bums of the Boston red son in 1923, Ernie Padgett of the Boston braves in 1923, glean Wright of Pittsburgh in 1925, Jimmy Cooney of the cubs in 1927, Johnny Neun of Detroit in 1927 and Ron Hansen of washing ton in. Its a weird play. Like winning the lottery on Friday the 13th, la needs the perfect setting no outs at least two runners on base Bannen moving with the pitch Batter lining out. Then it s up to the fielder. Sit of the unassisted triple plays went this Way. The shortstop or second baseman catches the line drive far out 1. Steps on second base for out 2 and lags the runner from first for out 3. Look at those Dales above and the play gets weirder. Six of the plays occurred within Eif thl years of each other. Two of them Cooney and Neun happened within two Days of each other. Just when it seemed fashionable it look another 41 years for Hanson to execute his. At that Rale we won t see another until the year 2009. Hardly anyone would see it anyway la happens so foil. Maybe that s Why questions abound Over hints triple play. Wai it unassisted or did someone help him unfortunately Hines in t around to Tell us. He died in 1935. Triple plays aside Hines was quite the cell or fielder even though he Hai not been voted into the Hall of Fame. A native of Washington d.c., he played on the of raft National league Pennant Winner the chicag while stockings in 1876. Two years later he arrived in Providence where he produced a triple Crown with a ,358 average four homers and so Bis. He finished his 16-year career in 1891 with a lire time average of .30. That according to Macmillan s baseball encyclopedia. Spalding t of pets i baseball guide lists hints As the second leading hitter in 1878 with .351  official encyclopedia of baseball by by Turkin and . Thompson has Hines hitting j04 lifetime which tacks an four years in the National association. So you see the contradictions we encountered in Coope Rilon. One newspaper in the Hall of Fame Library gives mines credit for the Solo triple play. Sort of. In its acc mind of the Boiton at Providence game of May 8, 1878, the Boston Herald reports with a Manon second and third. Jack Burdock went in to Bai. He hit a High Fly which was a twister but hints run in from Center Fiel look it on the Fly at the Short Stop s position pulling out Burdock. Without stopping in nil run Hines Kepi on to third which both Jack Manning and zen Sutton had passed running Home on the Fly and there stopping made a triple play with no  thit Joundi like a Tola Job. But wait the Box score credits hints with a double play. Another newspaper account goes like this mines got under the Ball and with the assistance of second baseman Charlie Sweasy made a triple  the to score reads triple play Hines and  ten Days after the game the new yuck Clipper reported Burdock s Fly Back of Short we captured by hints after a Sharp run he putting out Manning at third and throwing to second in Lime to put out sul  in Case that did t Clear up the play the Hall offered Fred Lieb s Book the baseball  he quotes Tom York who played left Field thai Day. As saying Hines did make an unusual double play but Sweasy completed the triple play so hints never made it. You can deep easy now. Tim swirl uld str Letl if lightweight Champ beats Perez Paul boxes his Way ouf of shadows East Rutherford no. A Jimmy Paul has been accused of being Dull and just a third lightweight Champion Liv ing in us Shadow of Livingstone Bramble Aad Hector Ca Mcfay. He did a lot to dispel that image wednesday night scoring a majority  Sion Over try is in Tanto Perez to retain his International boxing federation Light weight title i a is round Brawl at the Brendan Byrne Arena Bernardo Penango of Venezuela captured the world boning association Bantam weight title with a wrap mingle easy 15-round decision Over Champion Gaby Cani Zales and Suiter Drayton von the vacant if Junior middleweight title with a major Ity decision Over former Champion Carlos Santos of puerto Rico but those two fights paled in. Comparison to the War staged by Paul and Perez. They stood almost Loe to toe for lie last seven rounds race Anjin punches. He look some Good pundit Aid Paul of Detroit i was to prised. I thought i Hurt him a few times but he recovered quickly. Paul said he was never Hurt by Perez and he added be mar the been is in worst enemy in the fight. My Lees were real weak from the sixth round on he Slid. I think i overstrained that Wall biggest problem. I be be entraining for seven month without a  Emanuel Steward Paul s manager said tic Boxer planned to take Neit month off and fight in August against Dairy Tyson the Only Henh on his 23-1 record. After that 5lewrd raid. Paul might go after cil Macao us world bating Council Champ in the 135-Pound class. A match with Bramble the Aba Light weight Champ is also a possibility. Pen of Lai vegas wants another title shot after falling to 31-2 with 24 knockouts. "1 thought i won the last seven rounds Laid Perez who was Given a draw by one judge but Losi on the other two judges cards. Id ont know what i have to do to  Canizales of Laredo Texas lost Hii firs title defense in tie 111-Pound class because he could t handle the left band of Penango. Be fore the fight Canizalez said that Wai the Only punch Penango had and it proved sufficient. He was so Strong said Ca Nialta. Who lost for the third time in 36 fights. That was the thing. I tried to gel aggressive and put Pun Chat together but he topped me Nusl by pulling out his left  when Penango was t using the left hand to Stop punches he was sticking it i Canizales face leaving the Champion with a closed Riant Eye a Cut on his left Eye Ligand blurred vision from the eighth round to the final  Victory raised Penango s record to 18-2-2 and ended Canizales reign As Cham Pion just three months after be took the title from Richie  said he would not fight As a bantamweight in the future and would drop to the super flyweight , of Philadelphia reeled out Paw Santos with head shots on several Occa Sions and had him in trouble in the fourth ninth Lola and 13th round. He Aba opened a Cut Over the left Eye of Santo with a head butt in the 11 , who once held the if title got a Chance to regain it when he replaced Dave Moore former world boxing association Champion who was  was stripped of the title for inactivity after he three times postponed title fights claiming injury. A phew Busler Dri Tob. If Junior middleweight Champ Wisconsin s Herbst wins Mcaa 10,000 meter Indianapolis at Stephanie. Punt Jiyto a. Mard sea Duwig Victory wednesday night in tote hmm l 10.000-Bkier fir in the weather plagued Mcaa  Field championships. Herft a Sophomore ram ousts m inn had Date through the first 8,500 Meten. Then Herhsel mod quiche firm third place to first and away �s5la9iw Victory i � by Kathy Ormsby of North Carolina s Law in april. Herbst the big ten conference Champion Ai 3,000 and 10,000 meters also went under the meet record of 32 43.81. Established by Kathy Hayes of Oregon in 1984. Mcmiken held on for second place and Reynolds finished third. The 10,000 was the Only Finis of the Day s Long opening program that was devoted mostly to qualifying and trials. A Short time earlier tews Christian University s team of rat Coc Talun Andrew South Byron Morrow and Greg scholars turned a the fastest time in Lac world this year in the men s 400-Nicu r relay Docking j8.56. The Tine also was just Over the Coll Gifu and Mcaa records of 38_53, set by Houston in i9s2, and the stadium record of 38 54, established by the us. National team in 1982. Earlier Regina cuu Nausti of Rice the three Lime National Enloe Giac indoor Champion. Shattered the meet re Cord in the women s shot put twice during qualifying. After the sure of Competition in the opening program of the four Day meet was delayed 2 hours 40 minutes by heavy rain and lightning  unleashed her two big i Row. The finl on her second throw in the qualifying trav eled 57 feel 2tt inches. The second on hex third and final try measured 57-644. Thoice i reused toe Mcaa record of 56-s. Set by a Mona Page of san Diego state in 1984