Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11
INQUISITIVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
To settle d friendly wager. will YOU
kindly give the following information
in your questions and answers list next
Sunday: Cd The score of the final game
between Pittsburgh and Detroit for the
worlds series in 1909. CD The date
of the Johnson ketchell scrap. and where
held. and oblige, OSCAR Fl. SMITH.
% Pittsburgh. s; Detroit, 0. CD
October 16, 1910, at Colma, Cal.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle a bet will YOU please pub
lish in next Sundays Star the batting
averages of Zachary, catcher of the
Bankers in the Columbia League, and
Bolan. Outfielder in the same league, and
obligeo
P.S.-Is either one of them leading
the league? If not, who is? F. r. c.
The averages of these men are not
available.
Sporting Editor Star:
To settle a bet please answer the fol-
lowing: Game is called in last half of
eighth inning after one run was
scored. which tied the game. with one
out. a bets game reverts to seventh
inning. B bets game is drawn. A. B.
Game was tie.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in your pink sheet Sun
prizefghter who fought Jack Johnson,
and oblige, E. HI. REITH
Flynns right name is Andrew
Chiariglion. He is Italian American,
but was born in this country.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please state in your pink sheet the
clubs which have averaged the best in
batting, fielding and stolen bases in
the last nineteen games in the Ameri-
nd Not LOO
4 WOMAN FAN
This is an indefinite question, and if
it We're not the two hours so it
would require to figure the averages
are not at our disposal.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please tell me how many hits Murray
of the Giants got in the worlds series
last year. ENROLL MacNEILL.
Murray did not get a hit during the
entire series. He was at bat twenty
times.
Sporting Editor Star:
To decide a wager please state in the
sporting page of The Sunday Star the
age of Cy Young, the pitcher.
JOHN H. HOLT.
"Cy" Young was born March %, 1867.
He is therefore fOrty-five years, four
months and nineteen days old today
Sporting Editor Star:
Please state in the Sunday pink sheet
if John L. Sullivan and Kilrain fought
seventy-five rounds with bare fists
also If New York has made eleven runs
off johnson in one game this season
j. r. r.
Cd Yes. at Reichburg Miss, July 8,
1889. 90 No
Snoring Editor Star:
Do the Athletics still own Salmon. Dan
forth and Krause? G.. D. II.
Athletics still have claims to Salmon
and Danforth, but Krause was released
outright to Toledo.
Sporting Editor Star:
Did Chick Gandil belong to the Chicago
White SoX at any time from January l,
1911 to January l, 1912? FREDERICK.
Records show Gandil was released out
right by White SoX to Montreal in Au-
gust, 1910
Sporting Editor Star:
Which has highest average for past six
years in batting, fielding and base run
ming, Cobb Speaker? >. Base runner
standing on bag when hit by batted ball;
is he out or must he be between bases
when hit by a ball TO be out? DUFFY.
% Cobb has best record in batting and
base running. but Speaker has it on him
in fielding. 60 He is out in either case.
Sporting Editor Star:
Batter hunts TO pitcher. who fumbles.
DETECTING ball to first baseman; second
ba seman covered first and both pitcher
and first baseman had time TO throw
batter out, but did not; which one gets
the error? A. o. l..
Would give the error to pitcher; he was
the one primarily at fault
Sporting Editor Star:
How many two-base. three-base and
home-run hits did George Stone make
the year he led the American League and
how many did he make with Milwaukee
last season: why did Milwaukee release
him? GEORGE IL. ALEXA NDE,R
In 1906 Stone made twenty-four two
base nineteen three-base and six home
run hits: last year made fourteen two
base, nine three-base and three home
run hits; released because of bad arm
and legs.
Sporting Editor Star:
Man on third, batter hits exception
ally high fly and runner, who had