The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27
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counted, although there were many who
held a different opinion On the same
play: Does Beck get error? Beck
certainly completed the double play all
right without an error, as he got the
man for whom the play was intended.
No matter how many times player may
drop ball, if he gets his man at the
base intended, one cannot give him an
error But on the other hand the delay
caused by Beck missing ball let run
home.
You cannot score the run in on the
play or feder's choice. for had the ball
been ficlded to second in time. which it
would have been had not Beck dropped
the ball, the run would not have scored
There is no rule covering a play of this
. kind. and il is the first time the writer
has ever heard of such play. The writer
gave Beck an error on the play on the
general rule in scoring that had he field
ed the ball cleanly it would have shut off
run. However, should il be decided
that the did not score, Beck would
be free from the error
And in scoring an error of this play.
another strange phase presents itself. If
there were none out when this play came
up and the double-play made only two
out, under exactly the same conditions,
Beck would not have been charged with
an error. In this case the runner would
have scored a fielder's choice and
through no error of the delay in making
the putout at second, as in the first case
when the delay prolonged the time at
bat.
were put out on a continuous play with
one man out, retiring the side. The same
rule applies in this play as in the play of
a man scoring from third while the third
out Is being M de on a runner going
down 70 first. IS the play was made as
intended no error should be scored
against men in handling the ball. This
play should not be misunderstood. For
the run not 10 count the third out must
be through second base being touched
before the runner returned to il after the
fly was caught. This is a recent ruling
or Ban Johnson, president of the Amer
lean league.
Among those who We're interested. H.
a. James OF Colorado Springs, who sent
the Denver News story to the Sporting
News, and upon receipt of the reply sent
me Following letter to r. f. Starr of this
city:
Dear Starr-I have your letter of the
9th INST: bearing upon a play coming up
ID ball game in Salt Lake City, and |
am glad indeed to hear from you.
In sending my query to the Sporting
News. | said to them: The enclosed
clipping from the Denver News covers the
question In controversy. The writer can
not accept the decision of Editor Dick
erson. and would thank you for your
opinion.
They answered: Dickerson is wrong.
Kun counted. and Johnson's umpires so
rule. Reason: Third man was not forced
out or put out before reaching first base =
See rule SO and note definition of force
out in concluding sentence
i accept this as absolutely correct, for
the reason that these people are author
lty on matters of this kind. | have not
Tribune Will decide as did the Sporting
News. but ! should indeed be pleased to
near from ycu when YOU hear from them
Nery si,ne Ter yours: II. A. Jones"
reVerseS Dickerson's decision and Ipholds
the writer's