Scholastic Canada - Odd Moments in Baseball

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Scholastic Canada Ltd.
ISBN 0-590-37066-9
96 pages
Ages 8-12

by Joel Cohen
illustrated by Tom Payne

Which big-time sluggers are the most superstitious? Which infielder was traded for a box of donuts in 1931? Filled with wacky stats, memorable moments, and hilarious bloopers, this book spans the life of the sport and highlights its brightest stars.


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Excerpt from ODD MOMENTS IN BASEBALL
by Joel Cohen
illustrated by Tom Payne

Who's Got the Ball? Part II

When they weren't giving the appearance of carrying a football, the Carlisle players had other tricks up their sleeves - or elsewhere on their uniforms.

Once, in another game against Harvard, the Carlisle quarterback took the ball from center and shoved it under the back of the jersey of teammate Charlie Dillon. The fooled Harvard players chased the quarterback, while Dillon easily scored a touchdown. (The next year, the Rules Committee outlawed the trick.)

Carlisle wasn't the only team to employ this rule. In a play in an 1895 game against Vanderbilt Unversity, Auburn University's coach John Heisman (for whom the trophy for best college player is named) had his quarterback hide the football under his jersey. The quarterback was able to run fifty yards for a touchdown, while Vanderbilt players tried in vain to determine who had the ball.

From Odd Sports Stories #1: Odd Moments in Baseball. Copyright © 2000 by Joel Cohen.

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