Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
there any case where a fielder is charged
with an error. on a foul ball?
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there any case where fielder is charged
VIZ" 81 ~ " W. E. ROACH.
The third baseman should be charged
| with an error whether or not the bats
are given errors on muned foul mes
the same as on any other kind OF ny
i balls
Sporting Editor Star:
| % Is player entitled to sec
ond base if, when four balls are
called, the fourth ball is an over
throw? Does the player get first
base on four balls and an extra base on
the overthrow? PLANO.
| Yes, to both questions.
| Sporting Editor Star:
A is on first and b on second.
C. hunts the ball down the third base
line The third baseman fields the ball
and touches b out. The umpire says Il
is safe but that C is out on an inf1eld
hit. Is he correct? HI. CARTWRIGHT.
| No. B would be out any way unless
the bunt was foul: G is not out unless
handled by an lnhelder.
Sporting Editor Star:
| A base runner is running from Sec
ond to third base voluntarily. The
| third baseman con base) gets the ball,
but does not touch the runner. Is the
| runner out? n. n. !.
| No.
Sporting Editor Star:
| ~ 4 man is on first base and
another is on second. They try to
double steal. The one gong 10
| third turns back to second before
the runner from first reaches sec,
ond. They both stand on second and
the ball is placed on both Of them
| Which one is out? CD IL the second
| base runner does not leave the base at
ali and the first base runner goes down
| to second. and the ball is placed on.
both of them, who is out? FAN.
Il and y. The man who was on first
base in both cases.
Sporting Editor Star:
Man on third. two out. As pitcher
starts to wind up the man on third starts
for home. The catcher steps up and in
terferes with the batter so he cannot
swing at the ball, but does hit TO the
pitcher Is the batsman entitled 10
base and is the runner on third entitleo
to score? N. "a 4h
It does not read as if the catcher Sc
riously interfered with the batsman put
if. in the umpires judgment. he did IN
terfere with the play. the batsman goes
to first and the runner scores.
Sporting Editor Star:
4 batted ball striking beyond first base,
outside the diamond. about two Feet IN
side the foul line, bounds out to foul ter
ritory Is this fair or a foul ball?
BARNES
| Fair ball.
| Sporting Editor Star:
How many games have been played be-
| tween the National League and American
League teams and what results? FAN
| Three hundred and thirty games have
| been played The American League has
won 1850 of them and the National League
| 161.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| 1) A is on first base. The batter hunts
on fair ground and kicks the ball while
running to first base. The catcher gets
the ball and overthrows second base, the
ball going to center field and A going
| on home Umpire allows the run. Is A
entitled to score? CD Three balls are
| is winding I'D to deliver the next ball the
batter lays his bat across the plate and
| leans over the plate, touching the ground
on the other side of it. Seeing the batter
leaning across the plate the pitcher hest
/ tates an instant, then delivers the ball
What is the decision on this play?
~ E. r.
| N The batsman was out for being hit
| by batted ball and the runner had to go
| back to first base. CD 1t was ball or
| strike according to where 1t passed the
plate
| Sporting Editor Star:
% A hits the ball over the fielders and
| goes past second and Is thrown out at
| third Is he credited with two-base hit?
| 9 hits to the infield and the third
baseman is a little slow handling hits.
He throws to first and B is safe. Has B
a hit or is the third baseman credited
| with an error? n. e. u.
! N Yes. 2) is credited with a hit
and no error is charged to the fielder un-
less he makes one.
Sporting Editor Star:
The score being to in the last hal
Of the ninth, man on first and home
| run hit over the fence. what Is the score
and was it home run. the bah being
| over the fence and not felded: ). II. b.
| 1t is a three-base hit and the score is 3
to 9. A similar play happened in the
tenth inning of the Cub-Brooklyn game
Thursday.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly state In next Sundays pink
sheet the age of Joe Giebel. the young
catcher for Savannah; also state price
for which Brooklyn of the National
League purchased this same player
/ A FAN
Giebel is twenty years old; price was
not made public.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle an argument. please an
swer in Sundays pink sheet the fol-
| lowing questions:
| l. For how long is B. Ban Johnson
| elected president of the American
League and at what salary per year?
| g How are the gate receipts divided
| between the home team and the visit
ing teamo Does the winning team get
so per cent and the losers 80 per cent
and does 10 per cent go to headquar-
tiers? Thanking you in advance
/ HARRY KAISER.
| /. Twenty years. 2. Reputed to be
$4,000 per year.
| Sporting Editor Star:
/ Kindly state in Sunday Star what
| PLAYERS in the league have the best
| batting averages in games pitched by
| Johnson. D. =. q.
/ While The Star is always anxious to
answer all queries. this would require
too much time TO figure out.
Sporting Editor Star:
J In event of rain, causing base ball
games to be postponed. should bettor