Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please let me know il there was q
White Sox team which held the cham
| pionship OF the world previous to 1906
and if the Chicago White Sox played a
series against the National League in the
years 1900 and 1901 for the championship
of the world? y. \. H.
The present White Sox have been
worlds champions only in i%uu. Arson s
old White Stockings never We're world 5
champions. The White Sox did not play
the National League in 1900 or 1901. as
the two leagues were at war then.
Sporting Editor Star:
Was Babe Adams, pitcher of the Pitts
burgh team. ever member OF the Chi
cago National League team? S. r. Il.
Never.
Sporting Editor Star:
a A runner is on third. and as the
pitcher begins to deliver the bali he starts
for home. When he neaIS the plate the
catcher. pushing the batter away. tags the
runner. The ball was fairly delivered
from the pitchers box What should be
done to the batter and to the runner?
90 \ runner is ON third and starts for
home. The pitcher steps out of his box
and throws TO the plate. but the batter
rushes forth and strikes at the ball and
misses II and. the. runner slides over the
plate safe. Had the batter the right to
strike at the ball, or was it interference,
and what should be done with the run
ner? :. j.
% Barring the niestatement that the
ball Was delivered from the pitcher s
.'boX." which abolished years ago,
the ba tsman goes to first for inteifer-
ence and the runner is safe. provided the
catcher stepped out Of his position. % IL
the runner started before the pitcher be-
gan winding up this play is possible and
the batter was out for interference, while
IL. to- Il NngI- TO h.rd
the pitcher had started his windup he
could not step off the stab without max
ing "A balk. which would entitle the run
ner to score. and the batter would not
be interfering. because a balk puts the
ball out Of play
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you kindly inform me through the
Sunday Star S sporting sheet how many
straight games did Walter Johnson win
last year? Yours truly. \ FAN.
Seventeen
Sporting Editor Star;
Please answer in your next Sunday
Star whether or not Mr. Laporte. now
playing third base for our team. is the
same who played with the New York
Americans and what is his age?
w. C. CHANDLER.
i II, Yes ~ Thirty-one.
Sporting Editor Star:
! would be much obliged to YOU if you
would publish in the pink sheet of to-
morrow edition. in order to decide Il
bet, whether Washington base bali club
has. since 1874, won championship?
1t has not.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly print IN the pink sheet OF the
Sunday Star whether Waddei or John
son holds the strike-out record and the
number each have? A FAN.
Sweeney of Providence holds strike-out
record. having famed twenty-one Ros-
ton men in lSs3. WaddelI holds greatest
number OF strke-outs for seasor':ti;
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in Your Sunday pink
kleet if Baltimore was ever in the
American League and what manager.
\ FAN.
1gl-McGraW.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in your Sunday pink
sheet ii Clark Griffith ever managed n
major league team which won pennant.
Ii so which team. A FAN.
Grifits managed White Sox in 1901
when they won the peinant.