Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
iNQUISITIVE FANS

Sporting Editor Star: Please print In
| your 'Inquisitive Fans column the an
swers to these questions: .
| /. Was the Union League ever consid-
cred as a major league?
y Who is considered ail-round-atniete
champion of the world?
3. Whom do you consider the more val
liable player. Wagner or Cobb? Why?
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
/. No.
.. Martin Sheridan.
3. This column Is not intended Tor the
expression CT opinions.
| Sporting Editor Star: Please answer in
pink sheet which has had the longest ca
re.er in the jOr leagues, Tom Hughes
OF RUDE Waddell? r. H.
waddell was pitching bail in the big
league fifteen years ago. Hughes broke
in six or seven years later.
Sporting Editor Star: Has Cy Young
lost any game that he has been in since
winning his JCOth? Please answer in Sun
day paper. L. b. Il.
| No. He has won five straight.
Sporting Editor Star: Can catcher
SPIDER KELLEY.
A catcher cannot make balk, but if
the pitcher pitches ball when the catch
er is outside of the catcher's box, the
pitcher is guilty of baik.
Sporting Editor Star: Can a base run
nsr be given credit for a stolen base If
he slides over the base and is touched
ont?
He cannot. The scoring rules are ex
piicit on this point.
Sporting Editor Star: Did Bush take
part in the worlds series of 1908? Name
''' 0'' G. l.. GEORGE.
Rush did not take part in that series.
The Detroit infield was composed OF
Rossman, Downs, O'Leary, Schaefer and
Coughlin.
Sporting Editor Star: Was James ].
Jeffries born in New York or Ohio?
CONSTANT READER.
He was born in Carroll, Ohio.
Sporting Editor Star: Did Pitcher Fan
well of the Maps ever pitch for MckeeS-
port of the o. and, p. League?
~ II. A. ELYRIA
The Virginia League was the only one
in which Fanwell pitched prior to going
to Cleveland. 81.
Sporting Editor Star: With, runners on
second and third can the former run
| back toSffrst for the purpose of drawing
a throw?
He can.
Sporting Editor Star: Please tell me
how many games the Maps and Tigers
won and lost on the last eastern trip.
H. B.
Cleveland won eight. lost thirteen and
tied one; Detroit won seven and lost
ten.
Sporting Editor Star: batted ball
strikes on the home plate and settles on
fair ground. Is it fair or foul? A batted
ball strikes back of the home plate and
settles upon fair ground. Is It fair or foul?
W. G. 4.
Both are foul for the reason they
struck on foul territory first
Sporting Editor Star: Did Ed Geers at
| any time drive over the Rockport track?
e. r. F.
Ed Geers never did drive at Rockport.
Sporting Editor Star: Was Marvin Hart
| the champion at the time he fought Jack
| Johnson?
| Marvin Hart was not champion at the
| time he fought Johnson.
| Sporting Editor Star: How many hits
did Iajoie make in the last series at
New York? Did he make four hits in any
one game?
| Lajoie made five hits in the last series
| in New York and four of them were made
| in the opening contest.
| Sporting Editor Star: What was the
greatest number of home runs made by
Will Bradley in consecutive games?
| T. ].
| -Four in each game of the first series
at Philadelphia in 1902.
| Sporting Editor Star: Did major
league player after reaching second steal
back to first without being called out by
| the umpire?
| J. A. G.
| Harry Davis of the Athletics is credited
| with having performed the feat.
| When Bill Bradley was In his prime
l John McGraws opinion was that he was
| the greatest third baseman of his time
j Lot Of