Evening star., 1912-07-07
Sporting Editor Star:

Sporting Editor Star:
Would you kindly print in your pink
sheet Sunday Rube Marquard's of the
and birthplace? A SUBSCRIBER.
Richard Marquard, born April %. 1889:
Cleveland. Ohio Height, six feet one
inch; weight. 1856 pounds.
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% A is on third and the pitcher has
the ball. Just as he is getting ready to
pitch the coacher asks to see the BALL
The pitcher throws it to him, and the
coach steps aside, letting 1t roll past him
G) How do you figure batting averages?
CD Do you figure a clubs percentage by
dividing the number OF games played by
the number Of games won, carry it out
three places, then divide that result tinto
1000 and carry 1t out three places? "a
Do major league players get paid while
training? 8. W.
Q Sure. The trick is an old one. Only
the umpire has the right to call for the
ball. CO Divide the number OF base hits
by the number of times at bat (3) No.
Divide the number of games won by the
training expenses.
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A is on first base. B hits a ball to the
second baseman, who can throw B out at
first. He plays the ball to the shortstop
too late to get A at second. How is the
play scored? j. w. G.
Ffelder's choice.
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Two men are out A is on third base
and the batter. b. has two strikes. The
pitcher steps into his position. starts
for home and the pitcher throws the
ball to the batter. As starts to strike
the catcher shoves him out Of the way.
catches the ball In front of the plate, and
tags the runner. ~ Should balk De
allowed ON the catcher and the runner
allowed to score? (2) Should the batter De
allowed first base because OF interfer-
ence? CO Would the number of strikes or
outs make any difference In either deci-
sion? LEWIS nO"1 ~
a. Yes 0 Yes. ca No.
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~ Two out, runners on first and third:
Rafter makes a fair hit, cuts first and
second and reaches third. Umpire, also
opposing side, saw him fall to touch first
and second. Ball is returned and held on
second Umpire calls him out. but al
lows the two scores. advising that If the
opposing side had held the ball on first
base the scores would not have counted
Ball is then held on first, but umpire
says 1t is too late. as he already mas
called him out at second. Do the runs
count? (2) Two out. runner on third
Batsman makes fair hit. cuts first. and is
thrown out sliding into second. Umpire
calls him out. First baseman calls at
tention to the fact he failed to touch
first base. Ball is held on that base.
Umpire allows score to count, claiming
he has already called him out at second
and cannot reverse his decision and call
him out at first; is umpire correct? CD
Same conditions as in question 2 but op-
touch first although umpire does. Could
umpire, without an appeal. call runner
out at first or would he have to let the
cut go and call him out at second?
T. S. M.
% No. It did not matter whether the
ball was put on the runner at third pase
or held on second or on first base. The
runner was put out before legally reach
ing first base, consequently no runs could
count (2) Not II the umpire saw the
runner cut first base. 90 No. See rule 81.
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a. A is on third and on second base.
A starts for home and B for third. A
stops and turns back to third. touches
third. then sees A coming back and
returns to second. Neither man is touch
ed Is either out? (2) Can a base runner
steal u base on foul tip, starting before
the ball is fouled? E. E. L.
% No. (2) Yes, or he can start after
the ball is tipped
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%. A is on first base, with no outs.
B hits a fly over pitchers head. Pitcher.
shortstop and second baseman could not
get 1t. Is batter out for hitting an
infleld fly with first base occupied? t2)
A hits grounder to the pitcher, stops
and starts walking toward the bench.
The pitcher throws over the first base
mans head, then the runner starts to-
ward first base. Is he out or safe?
FAN.
"a Batsman is not out, for two reasons
First and second bases must be occupied
to make the infield fly rule operate. and
in this case the batsman did not hit
an infleld fly, which is defined as one
that ''can be handled by an infielder"
CD Safe, but he would be fined half a
months pay in a major league for quit
ting.