Evening star., 1911-06-04
INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
1. Is the Washington ball club going to
get Paul Cobb. =. Why do they give
McAleer the management of the ALL
Stars. 3. Please give the names and
ages of the members of the ball club.
a FAN.
1. Negotiations for Cobb are now on.
2. Because it was his suggestion. 3.
Elberfeld, "a; Gessler 80: Cunningham.
%; Mcbride. 2S: Conroy. 81 Lelivelt. %:
Milan. "a; Street, os: Ainsmith, %: Henry,
p; Johnson. 23; Walker, 25: Hughes, 81
Otey, q: Gray. %; High, %; Miller "a;
Groom. 26: Sherry. "a.
Sporting Editor Star:
A bet was made that Washington would
touch the last place before June l. After
the morning games May 80, the percent
ages were: Washington. .342; st. Louis.
:341. At the end of the Boston-Wash-
ington game. Washington's percentage
was 1888 and the Chicago-St. Louis game
was not finished for about an hour there
after. Will you kindly state in your
inquiry column of The Sunday Star
whether Washington has at any time been
in last place. WATSO.
When two games are scheduled for one
day the standing is not made up until
both games are played. Washington has
not been in last place as yet.
Sporting Editor Star:
the answers to the following questions
in the 'inquisitive column" of the sport
ing sheet of next Sundays Star:
A CONSTANT READER.
1. What position did Tyrus Cobb Of
Detroit play last year?
.. In how many games did he play
center field, and how many left field
and how many right field?
3. What is his right position?
The record books do not show in what
ala CN~L v~1a I, ,lnxy
in any other field but center 1t was but
In very few games. He has been the
regular center fielder for the past two
seasons. He formerly played right.
Sporting Editor Star:
The following situation came up In the
HyattsvilleNaval Medical game Decora-
ton day. Will you please in your sport
ing column give your decision and the
rule governing the case? With none out
and bases full. batter struck out. third
strike being dropped and ball rolling
about four or five feet from plate. Run
ner on third tried to score. but was
tagged out, batter taking first. making
bases full again with one out. Wasn't
batter out automatically, base runners
being permitted to hold bases or run, as
chosen-that is, not forced to run. On
the next batter third strike was dropped,
but the three men on held their bases
and batter was called out, making two
out. according to umpire's decision.
Should not this have been third out?
Please answer as soon as convenient and
oblige II. w. b.
The batter was out the moment the
third strike was called and the base
runners were not forced. In this case
the base runner who tried to score was
legitimately retired and there should
have been two out there and then.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will ya, kindly answer the following
questions in The Sunday Star?
l. When the bases are full, and one
out, the batter hits an inf1eld fly and the
fielder catches the fly and the runner
plays off the bag and the fielder gets the
bali to the base before the runner gets
to the base, is he out or safe?
2. When A starts the game and is taken
out of the box when his team is ahead
gets the credit for winning the game. A
or B. ]. WOOD.
l. The batter was out the moment the
fly was hit, and II the ball was thrown
to the base before the runner got back
he, too, was out.
tory unless there were men on the bases
when he was taken out
Sporting Editor Star:
Base runner in scoring oversteps home
plate. Umpire orders base runner tagged
and then calls him out under the same
conditions as cutting base. Is the deci-
sion correct? d. N.
II you mean the runner did not touch
the plate the decision was correct, but il
Is the business Of the catcher. not OF the
umpire. to notice failure to touch the
plate in such cases.
Sporting Editor Star:
A Is on first base and B on second with
only one out C strikes out but the
catcher drops the ball and C. runs to first
The catcher throws the ball to third and
B Is called out. think C should be call
ed out on strikes and B sent back to Sec
ond and A sent back to first. Am cor
rect. and by what rule? FAN.
Only partly correct. C. was out on his
third strike anyway, and the runners