Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
INQUISITIvE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star: VIII you plea so decide
the following: pitcher startiagg game is
batted for two runs in the FIRST inning. hs
own SIDE not scoring. In the second inn ng
other pitcher is substituted and finishes the
game The second pifher is also halted for
number OF runs ard the game is lost. but the
losing side scores three runs. A claims that
the nrst pitcher should be charged with the de-
feat, as the second pitcher was handicapped by
the two runs and therefore did get an oven
start. claims that the second pitcher should
be charged with the defeat, for the reason that
with which he was handicapped and he would
have won the game II he had held his oppo
The defeat should be charged to the
first pitcher.
Sporting Editor Star: Will you please give
IN tSe bs for each Re has
National League: 1896. 1928: 1897, 1868:
1898, 1928; 1899, .379: 1900, .346. Ameri-
can League: 1901. .422; 1902. 1916: 1902
.355: 1904. .391; 1906. .32s: 1906. 1856;
1907. .2S9; 1908. .2S6; 1903. .324.
Sporting Editor Star: Please answer the fol
lowing in Sundays pink sheet: A. B, G ana ID
opens: c. ID and stick. Before the cards are
discarded it IL found ont that ID holds 6 cards.
should the cards be dealt over or is d.: hand
The hand is dead One of the FIRST
rules Of poker is that every player bro
tect his own hand.
Sporting Editor Star: Did Herman Long play
shortstop for the Chicago National League club
THos. pooLEY.
Sporting Editor Star: Did any runner reach
land. and Walsh for Chicago, were the opposing
pitchers in 1905 and In which Joss held the Chi
caeo club to no hits and no runs and Walsh
struck out fifteen men?
No Chicago runner ia huf <av~vsI
Cleveland men arrived there.
Sporting Editor Star: If man is on third
base and another second. and the latter runs
the man on third, and the man who was
3drd starts for home. il he out can he try
to reach the plate safely? ISADORE sIEGEI.
He isn't out unless he is tagged with
the ball and can go home or back to
third as he sees 1T.
Sporting Editor Star: What year did christy
Mathewson join the Giants: F.J.F.
1871.
Sporting Editor Star: man is on third base
and no one is out. The batter hits a high foul.
The catcher catches the ball and the man On
third comes home. Does that score count?
y. $. r.
IL the runner at third was on the
bag when the foul was caught his score
would count unless he was tagged with
the ball before reaching the plate.
ent second baseman for the New York Nationals
ever pitch regular game against the Chica. 20
Nationals since he was purchased from Spring
feldr G. L. IRISH.
No.
Sporting Editor Star; Did Frank Smith ever
live i'm Chicago?
Only during the base ball asons,
when the White Sox were at home.
Sporting Editor Star: Was ]. johnson ever
ma tched against r. F1tzsimmons. II SO, when
and where was the bout held and what decision
was given? K. n.
Jack Johnson knocked out Bob Fitz-
1907. Fitzsimmons was counted out I'm
the second round. Bob was forty-fye
years old at the time.
Sporting Editor Star: Who was the batting
champion Of the National League in 1879?
Gap" Arson OF Chicago. Average
407.
Sporting Editor Star: What was Ty Csbb's
batting average In 1902
1852.
Sporting Editor Star: Kindly decide the fol
lowing bet: A bet the Nationals would win
April 2sl- B takes the bet. The result is a
as the Nationals failed to win Although d
claims he won, he says he would not accept
the stakes. II would appear as though he
won on a fuke An argument ensued as to thu
merits Of his claim, and q bet wac made Il
claims when a person bets a team viii win and
the opposing bettor accepts the bet mot stating
his team will win AS team would have to win
for him to get the stakes. Thankfully yours.
SUBSCRIBER.
The bet Is a draw. There is a rule
WHICH governs all sorts OF betting,
which says that where you can't win
you can't lose, which covers this case