Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor The Star:
Will you kindly answer the following in
your Sunday pink sheet:
l. If A is on first base and B at the
bat B knocks foul fly, which is caught
by the catcher. Can A be put out II he
is of first when ball is caught?
.. II A holds first until the ball Is caught.
can he then move to the next base? f.
J. II A is OF the bag after the foul is
caught and the ball is thrown to the first
basenan and gets there before the base
runner returns he Is out.
2 He can advance after the ball Is
caught
Sporting Editor The Star:
If a substitute runner. allowed by the
opposing captain, desired to start to run
from home plate instead Of hrst base
would not rules IL and 81 prevent him
from taking his position within the play
ers lines in order to start from the plate!
1t was always my impression that the
runner had to reach first before the sub
stitute was asked for? H. Ed
You were right. The runner would not
be allowed to start from home plate, but
the rules you mention have nothing to
do with 1t.
Sporting Editor The Star:
1. What are the umpires instructions
in the major leagues with reference to
illegal batting-that Is the old foul strike
rule? Is batter out IL the ball goes foul
or does it have to be fair? =. Are not
runners prohibited from advancing in all
cases where batsnan or runner Is called
out for interference. L. w. II.
l. It makes no difference whether the
ball Is fair or foul. Do not think the
unpires have been instructed in the mat
ter. Rule 81, Section 4. covers the play.
q Yes.
Sporting Editor The Star:
Runners on second and third The
man from third tries to score and IS
nearly caught at home. He keeps dodg-
ing to and fro and at last lanos saie
AZ third again In the meantime the man
at second has touched third ana returned
! to second when the other man comes
hack to third. The umpire calls both safe.
Is he right? w.
Yes.
sportinx Editor The Star:
Please tell me the number or hits mace
nv the Cubs and White Sox In the last
game Of the series in 1903. Brown ana
White were the pitchers "A. A->'
Cubs, 6; White Sox, l.
snortine Editor The Star:
Have the White Sox iost oouoie-heo
er this season!
Yes The Sox lost both games of the
double header III Boston. July a.
Sporting Editor Inc star:
! What are the most strike-outs 70 Walsn
| OF the White Sox has had IN one game
] this season?
Fifteen.
sporting Editor The Star:
| A is on first base. at bat nits
line drive between first and second, which
hits A while running from first to second
| Is A out and does B get credit FOR MI
| il the ball is not flelded to first IN time
| to put him out? =. w. NJ.
| a is out and B gets credit for hit
whether the ball is fielded to first base
| or not.
Snortins Editor The Star:
The batter knocks grounder to the
| first baseman, who runs up about ten
| feet to field the ball. The runner. while
running to first, stops a few feet in front
| of the first baseman to draw his attention
| from another base runner. Is the rum
ner out as soon as he stops, or rsust the
first baseman touch him or the bag before
| an out can be declared? r. \. b.
The runner is not out for stopping and
must be put out by being tagged with the
ball. or BY the balls being held on first
base before his arrival
Sporting Editor The Star:
(1l Runner at third. Batter makes safe
hit. batting out Of turn Runner scores on
hit. Umpire calls batter out and sends
runner back to third. Is umpire right,
and If not, what should be his decision!