Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

| Sporting Editor Star:
| Please publish answer to following in
/ Sunday pink sheet:
A man is on second and third batsman
/, hit bali to pitcher and is thrown out at
| first. The first baseman throws the ball
to catcher, thinking the man at third was
going to attempt to reach home: the ball
passed the catcher. In the meantime
J the man on third held the bag and the
man who was on second had run up to
third. thinking that the man originally
on third was going home. They both
stood on third several seconds. but when
the man who was the first occupier of
third saw that the ball had passed the
catcher he ran for home and reached
same before ball got there. The man
who had run up from second remained
on third.
! 1. Was anybody out?
2. Could the man who was on second
go back to same after touching third,
and did he have to go back?
the same when the man ran up from
second and touched third. or could he
wait at third and attempt home after
seeing that the ball had passed catcher
| 2. He could go back if it was necessary
to do So
| 3. base runner cannot force another.
| The batsman, when he becomes base
runner is the only one who can force a
base runner.
Sporting Editor Star:
| Will you please publish in the pink
| sheet of The Sunday Star the fielding
averages of the American League short
stops and their names. P. S HALL.
| Reliable fielding averages not available
at this time.
Sporting Editor Star:
| Please answer the following query in
the pink sheet Sunday: Runner on third !;
batter bats a ground ball that strikes
umpire who claims that the man cannot
score from third as 1t was a dead ball.
Was he correct in this? FAN.
The decision was correct The run
could have scored only II the bases were
| full and the batter. by becoming base
runner. had forced in a run.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| A bets that the Athletics would be
on top of the American League by the
! Fourth of July. Will you kindly decide
which wins. publishing same in your
| wins.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| l. The batter with two strikes on pur-
posely offers at a wide OF, high one that
| the catcher can't get. Is he entitled to
first IL he gets there before the ball? 2. II
| the ball hits the batter, who don't try to
evade 1t, does 1t count as ball or not?
NJ. l..
L. Yes. 2 It is a ball II batter is not
| allowed to take his base.
| Sporting Editor Star:
A man on first and no outs. The batter
makes long hit to left The man On
! first fails to touch third, not cutting the
| base, but as 1t Is not regulation base
runs over 1t without touching ii. Both
men cross the plate. The man from first
is called out for not touching the base
and his run is not counted but the batter
got credit for a home run. How is this
play scored? No man can get credit for
home run on a force out. but completes
the circuit on his hit. Please let me
know how this should be scored and also
| what rule covers the play. M. A. B.
The batter is given credit for home
, run. There is no force play. The field
ers handling the ball get assists and the
man touching third base or the runner
who failed to touch that base a put-out.
Sporting Editor Star:
I A holds third base. B holds second. G
starts from first and forces of second.
| Ball is shot to second. c holds second
! base. Ball is put to third. A holds third
base Is out between second and
| third? Can c return to first after hold
! Ing second while the second baseman has
| the ball on second? TIGER FAN.
was not out unless touched with the
ball while of second. He was not forced
off that base. C would return to first any
time before B was touched out provided c