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support the game. They. condnc their efforts to to
trying to buy players and ''erook }" gamcs' but
the bill has not passed yet.

support the game. They. condne their enofts ~ W
trying to buy players and 'crooK sames' but
the bill has not passed yet.
FEAsK g.. Caicaso-(1) Whcre can get scores
BY innings Of all the League games played !ast
year: ~ In what city is most money Wagerca On
chase them at all The ball reporter Of THE Titn,
uEE has full Of all League games played last
season. You Gun refer to them whenever Sou
that u probably the only way you set what you
wish. l2} Hard to say; either New York or Chica-
60, with odds in favor Of the former
l.. and H. Intiianapolis-1) When pitcher al
ought the pitcher to be charged with an error:
~ II not, is the batsman credited with oasc mt!
Ansuer-There is no law on tne subject, as there
OF the Chicago Club, and T,lE TRIBUNE. Neither
OF these gave error base hit either. In Gin
cinnat last year, they eaye the batsman base hit
for taking his base OH balls.
SENATOR DoB-Knowing that the rair-foul bit OF
last season Is now considered foul, ask whether
the name has been applied to different class Of
hits, those that strike foul and roll into ialr
eo be Witt '' il not ~ o{f bis button in putting
the old name on another kind Of Mt;
dnsrer-The.e is no such thing as d falr-fou1
yond third basc and afterwards bounds foul. What
Dc Witt calls fair foul is 'foulfair. :" as you
can sec by looking At his map: lie bad neither an
thority nor for calling the hit fair-fonl.
except that it isn't any thing OF the kind There is
nothing in the common law about it. however. aud
he might, therefore, call it home run or bander
snatch II he wanted to, but nobody would pay any
attention to him, anyway.
sconEn-As the case is stated. the ClIpper is
plainly wrong. II the striker ''mght have been
thrown out the hit, ~ he should not be credited
with first base hit, 1t makes no difference what
disposition tue fielder makes, or fails to make, OF
the ball; il the hit fairly admits OF the fielder
throwing the striker out Ut the first base he Is no
more entitled to *'irst basc hit than if he
gained first a palpable null: Under the new
League scoring rules the striker shonld in the case
stated, receive credit Of two Total bascs as as
first base hit" under any scoring rule IN cx-
ietcncc
Isp1AsAro11s-Thc indianapolis Club did not
apply for admission TO the League; OH the con-
trary its President has stuffed thai he did not deem
1t advisable for his club to assume that burden for
the present season. The remark that denny
Mack's nine WIS not considered. good enough to
hnyc membership in the League " cannot be traced
beyond some Irresponsible mischief maker. THE
TRIBUNE secs no reason to change its opinion OF
9b w 1e ~
the coming season. and probably enter tho League
In December" p"
LEAGUE AL1lASc-You must have overlooked
the circumstance that the statement is marie by the
Philadelphia .uercury The assertion that. - nl-
though the Athletics tried every honorable means
to compromise with the Mil waukess the latter re-
fused to listen to anything: and .lat The League s;
decided the eBennctt casc contsnry to their rules,
arc utterly devoid OF truth.
GuEasxn-1. Chicago. 2. Boston.
- P1rrsBrna-Athlctic Club, 1916, III Wright,
Thompson, Crngin. Athletic Association. 1877.
Cragin, Thompson, Al Wright. t'You pays your
money. etc.
MAyAoEn-The schedule has not been formally
agreed upon as yet, hut It is doubtful II any ma
1erial change Will be made in that reported by
Messrs. Hubert and Wright, as published By TIE
TRIBUNE.
Enthusiastically has not expressed an opinion
In regard to Nichols pitching. The statement at
tributcd to him is simply au Invention.
SrCpESr-The averages compiled by n. E.
Young Secretary OF the League, from the official
scores. and published in the League book, will af-
ford you full information.
NoS-LEAorE-To get game with the Chicasos
in this city, you must also arrange to play with the
Fairbanks.