Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
lNQUISITIvE FANS.

sporting Editor Star: Please state posi-
ton and club standing at the end OF the
race Of 1907 Of the st. Louis Amerlcens.
st. Louis finished sixth. winning sixty
nine games and losing eighty-three for a
percentage OF .4o4.
Snoring Editor Star: Please give the
lineup Of the New York Giants OF 1870
or whatever year 1t was that the Giants
beat Baltimore in the Temple Cup series.
It was in 1894 and the lineup was:
Pitchers, German. Rusae, Meeklno and
son: first basemen, Conner and Doyle;
second baseman, Ward; third baseman,
Davis: shortstops, Murphy and Fuller;
outfielders, Herman. Burke. Van Haltren
and Murphy.
Sporting Editor Star: Suppose Walter
Johnson's arm went back on him: which
do you think would be more beneficial to
his team, Johnson or Cobb? A. q.
Cobb.
Sporting Editor Star: Man on first. He
starts to steal second Batter swings at
the ball and foul tips 1t. The catcher
catches the ball. and throws to second. but
the runner reaches second safely. L. he
compelled to go back to first base or
not. REAOER.
No.
Sporting Editor Star: Kindly let me
know where Sam Thompson, the former
right fielder Of the Detroits. lives. and
what business he is now engaged in.
JERRY DENNY.
Mr.. Thompson lives in Detroit. where he
owns real estate. He is not engaged
in any business
Sporting Edior Star: l. In what year was
the Eastern League organized? 2. Was
there ever a manager of the Montreal
eastern League team Of the name of J.
Bannon? PETER F. SCULLION.
l. The Eastern League was organized
February 8, 1882 >. Yes. James Ban
non managed the Montreal team in 1906
1906
Sporting Editor Star: ]. When did
Barrows, outfie.der, join the Chicago
Americans, and how many games did ne
play with them in 1903? =. Was he with
them on the training trip last spring?
1. Barrows Joined the Sox at Boston in
September, 1909, and played five games
before the season closed. 2. Yes.
Snorting Editor Star: Is there any pos
sibie way of securing set of the 'Home
Run Hagperty" stories which the Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER published a few years ago?
Have they ever been made into book
form?
Write to Jack Ryder, Base Ball Editor
of the ENQUIRER. He will be able to give
you the Information you desire.
Sporting Editor Star: Please give the
height, weight. age and birthplace OF Joe
Lake Of the Browns and Terry Turner OF
Cleveland. G. r. GARRETT
Lake is about feet tall. weighs 1874
born In Brooklyn. Turner Is 8 feet Z
inches tail. weighs 155, is thirty years
old and was born in Ellwood. City. Pa.
Sporting Editor Star: I. Please give
the ages and heights Of Coombs. Thomas.
Baker, Street. Flynn and Birmingham.
2. Who were the batteries In the first
game between Chicago and New York
and in the last game between Chicago
and Pttsburg? n. M.
1. Thomas Is twenty-nine years old and
is 6 feet 2 inches tall. Baker is twenty
four and stands feet IL inches; Coombs
is twenty-seven years of age and feet
tall; Street is twenty-eight and feet
10 inches in height; Flynn is
twenty-six years old and . feet
and stands feet 10 inches. .. Pre-
Stunning you mean the first 1910 games
between the Cubs and Giants and the last
1910 game between the Cubs and Pitts
burg, Pdiester and Archer were opposed
to Raymond and Schlei in the former and
Mcintyre and Archer to Steele, Ferry and
Gibson in the latter.