Evening star., 1911-08-27

the FtOdnOke t00ms virginia League. Also
where he played last year and where he
is from. NJ. A. LIE BOYD.
Unable to get line on Mabry.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly inform me IL Buck Becker has
brother pitching amateur ball.
Yes
Sporting Editor Star:
!. Kindly explain in next Sundays Star
why the letter 81 is placed before the
standing of the American League and f.
before the National League standing.
=. What does the term .'bingle' mean?
ARMENIA J.
The letters spell ..if,. which, applies to
the percentage table showing teams
'Bingle'' is base ball slang for hit.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer the following questions
in next Sundays pink sheet 1. What
year did the foul strike rule take effect?
record previous to this rule? r. NJ. D.
l. 1901. 2. Waddell made his record Of
343 strikeouts in 1904.
Sporting Editor Star:
A man is on first base and another on
third. with two out. The man on first
starts for second and the other starts for
home. The runner between first and sec
ond base is tagged out trying to regain
first base. Whose place is 1t to decide
whether or not the runner from third
base reached home before the out was
made, the umpires or the official score
mans? d. NJ. CREAL.
The umpire's.
Sporting Editor Star:
Base runner on third, two out. Pitcher
in legal position to deliver the ball. Base
runner on third starts to steal on the
pitchers wind-up. Catcher steps forward
out Of his lines, receiving the ball before
1t reaches the plate pushing the batter
aside in the operation, and tags the rum
ner before reaching the plate. Batter
clearly Is entitled to first because OF
catcher's interference. What is the deci-
sion as to the runner? ELkS.
The runner scores on the catcher's balk.
Rule "a, section 8.
Sporting Editor Star:
Cd Side at bat tries to squeeze
runner home from third with two out
and two strikes on the batter. The
runner gets four-fifths of the distance
from third to home when the pitcher
throws one that would have gone over
the plate. but the catcher steps for
ward and catches the ball right over
the plate The umpire calls it a
strike and declares the batter out.
retiring the side. Was 1T a strike, and
did the catcher interfere with the bats
man as long as the batsman did not
swing at the ball with his bat? CO.
ball which is, thrown to intercept
the runner at home. The ball hits the
umpire. There is a chance to get the
runner at home If the ball is not
blocked. and the runner is sent back
to third, which is right. according to
had been in no position for the catcher
to field and no chance of getting the
runner at home, would 1t be interfer-
ing? (3) Can you interfere when the
or at any base? A FAN.
Cd Apparently the catcher made a
balk out of it, consequently the run
would score and the strike would not
count. as a balk puts the ball out OF
play. CD The rule leaves nothing to
the umpire's judgment IT the ball hits
him he must send the runner back.
(3) Interfering with the ball Is the
same as interfering with a play under
the rule you quote.
Sporting Editor Star:
% The batter hits to the outfeld for
what should have been single. The
fielder in trying to field the ball, boots
it far enough for the batter to make an
other base. Does the batter get credit for
a two-base hit or does the fielder get an
error? (2) The batter hits ball to the
outfield and the fielder gets the ball in
time to hold the man on first. but holds
the ball until the runner gets clear home
Does the batter get home run or does
the fielder get an error? G. u.
Both decisions depend entirely upon the
scorers judgment. and many points on
which such Judgment must be based are
omitted from both questions.
Sporting Editor Star:
swift batted ball hits the pitchers
glove bounds from his glove and hits the
umpire. The pitcher RECEIVERS the ball and
throws to first, beating the runner to first.
Is the runner out or safe? FAN.