Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16

Sporting Editor Star:
Wednesdays paper gave an account OF
Cobb having scored from second base on
ia sacrifice fly in Tuesdays game. Please
state whether this report is correct. and
if so. give details. G. {. M.
Cobb scored from second base on a
long fly by Crawford in the sixth in
ming of Tuesdays game. Bush was on
third when the ball was hit and both
runs scored. though a perfect relay was
made to the plate
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer the following in the pink
sheet Sunday:
would be In first place in tie American
League race" 1t so happened that on
the result Of the afternoon game July
4 the Athletics went into first place. but
on the result Of the July games Detroit
again took the lead. So in reality both
July ). Who wins? FAN.
Philadelphia was in first place the morn
ing of July 5. and, as the bet was that
it would hold that position on that date.
no proviso being made how long 1t would
retain it, A wins his bet.
Sporting Editor Star:
A is on third base. Il on second and
G. on first with two out. The batsman
makes a hit on which and r score and
doing so. The ball is fielded to the plate
in an attempt to nail b, but too late.
The catcher throws to second. the second
baseman touches the bag and is called
out by the umpire. Do the scores OF
and B count? G. H. 4.
No The third out technically is forced
out, just as Merkle was in 1905.
Sporting Editor Star:
~ Umpire working behind pitcher. Any
y,oe, tod snfc bnr in,
to pitcher throws high and ball strikes
umpire and bounds far enough to enable
base runner or runners to advance. Would
section of rule 55 apply In this case?
a throw is made to intercept a runner and
1t hits the umpire after having been
touched by fielder? j. E. B.
% No. go No
Sporting Editor Star:
"a If player makes an error is the
batter charged with time at bat? CD
Il % VIVA " ~ A. soBEL
% Usually 90 Rule s., section 1.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly answer these questions. for
called all runners safe for not being tag
ged with bali, Cd A is on second. b on
first hits fly to left field, which is
dropped. There being two out, A and B
home when ball is fielded to plate. but
goes back to third Catcher throws to
third but baseman drops 1t. In the
meantime B touched third. but runs back
to second and c to first. (2) Can the
runners 20 back after touching second
and third? (3) Didn't A have to be tag
ged between home and third before he
was out? % Was A forced after B
touched third and c second? UMPIRE.
% Nobody was out unless touched with
the BALL (o) Yes, as they were not en-
titled to those bases go IT would have
been as effective to tag him between the
shoulders. 90 No.
Sporting Editor Star:
Did Merkle get credit for stolen base
when he stole third with runner on
third about two weeks ago? FAN.
Possibly. It will be necessary to write
the official scorer of that game to find out.
Sporting Editor Star:
A is on first base and B at bat. Three
halls have been called on B. When the
pitcher winds up starts to steal second
The ball when pitched is the fourth bail
and the catcher pegs to second and beats
A but the umpire then calls II ball.
which entities B to first Can A be put
ont in this way? p A. HUBBELL.
No. Read section 2 Of rule a.
Sporting Editor Star:
IN How many games was Detroit ahead
of Philadelphia after the Two games
nlayed on Decoration day. 1911? CD VINO
were the pitchers in the game that was
Mo ved off between the Cubs and NeX
York for the pennant in 1903? l.. SALl.O
a, Seven games. (2) Pfester and