OK, I am going to flip on my earlier agreement, I just looked more closely and I too think is says "blow(n) ball."
January 13, 1896 is an odd date for a game though. And page 9 of this book seems unrelated. I wonder if there was a story on page 9 of a newspaper on January 13, 1896 that described this play (or some other book/guide).
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Originally Posted by ramram
I’ll throw this speculation out there - On that date did Jack Crooks, while playing third base (he played both 2nd and 3rd base) pull a Lenny Randle and "blew ball" foul (or attempted to) when Hoy was at bat?
Rob M
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