Evening star., 1911-06-11
INQUISlTIVE FANS.
SHIPLEX 2Np BASE


Kindly answer the following in SUM-
day red sheet. i. Runner on sec
ond and runner b on third. A runs
to third and touches the bag. Does
this play force b? 2. Runner on
second and runner on third. is
home. runs down and stands on
third. A, while standing on third Is
touched with ball. and then b Is touch
ed with ball before he can reach either
third or home. Is B out on this play
j. r. d.
/. The batsman Is the only one who
can force baserunner. ,. Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please be kind enough to answer in
the pink sheet Sunday the following
questions: 1. Is Geraldine Farrar, the
opera singer. a daughter to Mr.. S.
Farrar, who played first base on the
Philadelphia team in the eighties? 2.
Is there any record in the annals of
base ball history where the Washing
Ton base ball club won a pennant?
1. Yes 2 No.
Sporting Editor Star:
Was the recent 1858 score in Gin
cinnati record? FAN.
The recent score of 26-3 made by
Cincinnati against Boston was far from
a ", "
ones were made under different conditions
and rules and with different balls. The
largest score made by professional teams
was in 1859. when the Atlantics Of
Brooklyn beat the Athletics Of Phfla-
delphia, 81 to 48.
The most one-sided recent score was
made in 1897. when Chicago beat Cleve-
land 81 to ]. little later. 1901. Cincin-
natl suffered almost as badly at the hands
Of Brooklyn as the defeat 1t administer
ed this year to Boston. score 25 to 6.
Sporting Editor Star:
The batter hits to shortstop. who
fumbles, and the batter keeps right on
to second. The shortstop In trying to
catch the runner at second throws the
ball away, the runner being safe at Sec
ond How many errors should be charged
to the shortstop? B. p.
Two, If he recovered the ball after the
tumble in plenty of time to retire the
runner at second with q good throw;
otherwise only one.
Sporting Editor Star:
Am I not correct in my contention that
the Chicago National League team entered
a draft last fall for the services OF Aiti-
ger. then Of the Minneapolis club, and
was he not awarded to Cincinnati by the
national commission. after three or -four
major league teams had drawn lots to see
whose draft should stand? FAN.
Correct. except that 1t was the Chicago
American League team, and the national
commission drew the lot by which Cfn-
cinnati obtained him.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. Pitcher was taken out of game.
After being out for one inning. has he
any right to go back and play the field
2. Player was taken out Of game about
the sixth inning and was put in to bat
for the pitcher in the ninth inning. Is
this according to rules? B. Can the
pitcher go in and pitch after another
player has been put in to bat for him
4. Player was running from second to
The field rules were that q runner could
take one base on a passed ball Isn't
the runner entitled to one additional base
besides the one to which he was running
when the passed ball occurred?
1t was agreed to the contrary in advance
of the game.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. Batter hits a fair ball to the fielder.
hut he furnbles II and catches It between
his legs Is he out or safe? 2 Batter
hits a fair ball to the fielder, but he
A''''oe' = SUBSCRIBER.
1. Depends on whether 1t is fly or a
grounder. 2. Depends on whether the
fielder throws to first ahead of the batter.
Sporting Editor Star:
The bases are full and the batter hits
grounder to third base, and the third
baseman touches third and throws home.
Does the runner have to be touched, or
the home plate. in order to retire the man
who was on third? Is he forced out. or
can he return to third base?
H. c. SCHWARTZ.
The runner on third ceased to be forced
the instant the baseman touched third.
retiring the runner behind him. That
made it necessary to touch the runner
who was going home, and he could return
to third If he could get back there