Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in your Sunday Star how
many games the New York Giants have
TO play yet with the eastern teams and
where. A NEW YORK FAN. b. 2.
New York plays Philadelphia October 6.
Boston October :, Brooklyn October 4,
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Sporting Editor Star:
viii you kindly publish in Your next
Sundays issue of The Star whether or not
Walter Johnson, star pitcher for Wash
ington Americans. pitched three success
sive games in one series last season. |
think il was against the New York
Americans. but probably Sunday inter-
vened during the series.
HENRY c. JARVIS.
Johnson pitched three consecutive
games against New York in New York in
September, 1908, and won three shut
outs.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in Sundays pink sheet
how Callahan, the New Orleans center
fielder, made a double play unassisted
This happened Thursday, September IA.
INA FAN.
Caught line drive behind second and
touched second before runner could re-
turn.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in the Sunday pink sheet
the batting average for 1910 of Cobb and
La jOie of the American League and Hans
wagner OF the National League, and
greatly oblige. F. A. r.
Wagner, 800; Cobb. $50; Lajoie, .3s4.
Sporting Editor Star:
The Philadelphia Inquirer contains the
inciosed. What do you say:
r. b. kALBFTS.
Dear Sir-Will you kindly answer the
following through the columns of the In
quirer:
a bets that the Athletics would win
two games in the contest with Chicago
on September Is. B bets that the Ath-
letics would not win two games. AS you
know. the Athletics won the first game
and the second game was called at the
end of the twelfth inning with the score
1 to /. Who wins the bet? X.
The bet is a draw, the tie game cut
ting no more figure than ii it had not
been started. AS has been frequently
stated in this column. you cannot reach
a result without action AS the result
hinged upon the Athletics playing two
games. and they only played one there
was no action Hence the bet is off,"
This is a just ruling. for where you
can't win you can't lose.
Sporting Editor Star:
Man on second starts to steal third. The
catcher has a passed ball which hits the
oackstop less than ninety feet from the
plate Is the runner entitled to score on
this or can he be retired the same as il
the ball did not touch the backstop?
A. o.
Runner is entitled to third on the
passed ball, but scores at his own risk,
and can be put out.
Sporting Editor Star:
tnder what conditions, if any, can a
man be called out for stopping cold
on the base line between home and first
base? G. T. b.
Under no conditions, provided he does
not so out of The line to avoid being
touched with the ball
Sporting Editor Star:
ID Runner on second base. Batsman
hits ball which the shortstop fumbles,
the baii gong To center field. Runner
starts for third when ball passes short
stop, who IN turning to go after the ball
coilides with the runner. Center field
throws to third. catching the runner Is
the runner out for interference with the
shortstop, or is he safe on third because
of shortstop's obstruction of the runner?
(2) BatSman has two strikes called on
him. He hits the next ball, which glances
off the bat, striking the batsman Lefore
touching the ground. Is he out?
w. F. B.
ID Runner is out If touched with the
ball A fielder fielding a batted ball has
the right OF way. but the runner would
not be out for interference after the pIay
was missed. CD No. 1t is a foul.
Sporting Editor Star:
Ground rules are one base on an over
throw of first, third and home bases
With a man on first the batter hits a