There was only one problem. The player on first base, a man named Fred Merkle, did not keep running. Merkle saw his teammate score the winning run. So he did not go to second base as the rules required. He just walked back to the dugout, where the other players were sitting.
Chicago’s second baseman realized Merkle’s mistake. He called for the ball and stepped on second base. The umpire said Merkle was out and the winning run could not be counted.
With that ruling, the game should have continued. But too many fans were on the field.
The case went to the head of the National Commission of Organized Baseball. He decided neither the Chicago Cubs nor the New York Giants had won the game. He called it a tie.
The two teams had to play again for the championship. This time, the Chicago Cubs won, four to two.
New York fans were furious. They believed Merkle had cost them the championship. Newspaper reporters made up a word for someone like Merkle—someone, they suggested, who did not have a brain.
They called him a bonehead. It is still a word Americans use. Although, it is not a very nice one.
South Bronx Probation
New York City is experimenting with a new kind of probation office.
People who are placed on probation by a court have to follow many rules. For instance, they may have to be home at a certain time every night, or they may not be allowed to drink alcohol or leave the area.
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