Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly inform me under I'm
Quisitive Fans" how to determine, when
two or more pitchers participate in a
game, which one gets the credit for win
ming or losing, as the case may be?
F. A. NATIC.
There is no set rule to determine this.
common sense being used.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly let me know in the
pink sheet Sunday the following: When
was the seven balls. take your base"
ball? And oblige several base ball fans
and settle little wager.
CLARENCE W. MILLER.
The seven-ball rule was changed in
1883
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer in your next Sunday 8
pink sheet whether Harry Morris ever
played with the Baltimore team, In what
position and when. READER :
Don't know Morris.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please publish in your pink
sheet next Sunday the dates on which
Johnson pitched his three consecutive
victories over New York? L. ]. L.
September 8. 9. II, season Of 1908.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please be kind enough to publish In
your pink sheet next Sunday: ta) Wheth-
er or not Griffith was contemplating get
ting q cover Tor the entire infield, which
would be manipulated by machine and
when rolled back would be under the
grandstand. CD LIS there at present any
such cover de, one which covers the en-
tire infield) at the ball park? (c) What
kind Of cover is there now?
-'' : ]. G. RECK.
(a) Such device was contracted for.
but. Cancelled because failure Of delivery.
(b) No. (c) Covers for bases and pitch
ers' and batters' boxes.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle a little argument please de-
eide the following: In last Fridays game
with New York three men are on bases
Quinn on; third, with Chase at bat; a
grounder is knocked. down the .frst-base
line by Chase and Quinn fails to try for
home. The question at issue is. Who
t4ok the grounder from Chase's bat,
Cashion. Flynn or Knight?
Flynn handled the grounder.
Sutton, w Va.
Sporting Editor Star:
the Tigers and Pirates. who was the
pitcher that Ty, .Coob stole home on?
JAKE FISHER.
Cobb stole home on Willis in the Sec
ond game OF the se-1es.
Sporting Editor Star:
II all the bases are full and the cha tier
hits an Snield fly, 10 the batter forced out
or can the runners advance r. the in
fielder drops it? As.
Depends. on how many were out when
the fiy was hit. II there were less than
two cut the batsman was out anyway
and the runners had to- hold their bases
until the hall was caught or hit the
ground before they could advance. II
there were Two out the bali had to be
caught ito retire the batsman, and the
runners could advance on a muff the
| same as on an out6eld fly:
lsport,ng Editor star:
| !. () A man Is on second base. The batter
fouls, but does not step out OF the batter =
lbox, The ball Is. returned to the pitcher
tin his position and he throws out the
! runner at second. Is he out? (2) IL not
rthe runner allowed time to return to sec
Eond whether the batter is In or out of po-
lsation? A FAN. s
| ,.Q) No sf2) Yes. After foul that IL
not caught the ball IL out OF play until
plre calls play He should not do 50
until the runners have had time to re.
turn to their bases
Sporting Editor Star: ~ S
s Cd Did Perdue Of the Boston Nationals
Dlay with the Cubs? CD When was he
ltraded. and, what did they get for him
| O. Where did the Cubs get Cheney? ~
Where did the White S0x get ,Rath,
IiWeayer and Peters: W. n. r.
I ar Perdue was tried out on the Cubs
spring Training trip of 1917. (2) He was
i1est. m. Sassy'l.e on that trip. Do moi
J .now .-hon much was paid for Lis re-