Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
J. VIII you please inform me If Walsh
Of the Chicago Americans has won thirty
(50) games or more in one season since
the American League has been in exist
ence: also
>. If Coombs of the Philadelphia Ameri-
cans wins one more game Will he then
have the record of the American League
10 date? a. MACPIN.'
/. Walsh won forty games and lost fif-
teen in 1903.
,. Coombs had won twenty eight games
and lost up TO September -.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly answer the following
in your Sunday pink sheet:
j. What was Joe JackSOn'S average
with Philadelphia, and for how many
games?
=. after leaving Philadelphia. did he
ever play with class organization?
3. What was his batting average with
New Orleans?
4. What class organization does New
Orleans belong to? NJ. G.
/. jackson did not take part in enough
games with Philadelphia to break into
the averages.
>. No.
3. Tackson's average was $50 With
New Orleans.
4. Class A.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly advise in the pink sheet how
many runs each team in the American
League has made, and state up to what
date games are included. MANN.
The Athletics had scored $50 runs up
to September ~.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly answer the following questions
through your Sunday query column in
order to decide wagers:
(a) A batter, standing in his box. is hit
by pitch that is clearly ball. Bat
ter makes no attempt to avoid the ball
his base, which was correct, but does not
call a ball or strike. ruling that 1t was
dead ball., in accordance with rule 35.
Was not the umpire incorrect. and does
the rule in question apply only to base
runners being held on their bases?
OBJ A batter is hit by pitched ball and
allowed his base. The ball hit him on
the shoulder and rolled far enough to
allow him to run to second base before
it was returned. He was recalled to first
Was he entitled to second?
Co Men on first and second. Catcher
misses third strike on batter, who runs to
and touches first Runners on first and
second hold their bags. Ball is put on
second and third and a double play
claimed. Did not the batter by touching
first make a force play?
Id Has an umpire's decision ever been
overruled by the national commission
terpreted?
(e) A is on first when B singles to CEN
ter. A turns second and makes bluff for
third. Center fielder has ball and watches
runner to see what he will do. A starts
for third and beats throw. Is he entitled
to stolen base on the play? Does B, who
got to second on the play, also get q
stolen base?
Thanking you in advance for your cour-
tesy, I. A. CLUB.
(a) 1t was a ball.
OBJ He was not.
(c) The double play should have been
allowed as runners were forced.
(d) National commission has nothing to
do with umpire's ruling. That is up to
board Of directors and president OF
league.
(e) There is no stolen base in this play.
The runner on first takes two bases on
a hit and the other advanced on the
throw in.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give me ruling on this play:
Batter hits grounder to short, who over
throws first A spectator catches the ball
and throws it to the pitcher, who imme-
diately touches slab and throws to sec
ond. Runner is touched with the ball
before he reaches second. Is runner out
or safe? FAN.
This play probably would be covered by
ground rules instead Of blocked ball rules.
Major league umpires would allow the
runner to take second on the play.
Sporting Editor Star:
"a Which is the scheduled game in a
double header? % Is it the deciding game
in case of a bet? G. E. w.
l. The first game. 2 Depends on the
bet
Sporting Editor Star:
LIS Suggs, now of Cincinnati and former