Evening journal., 1913-11-06
What Do You Wanf
10 Know About SpOFf7

dOHneOn OF IrenUon, WIN an aver
Ofe Of .4es. Murray, Of Allentown,
NTH 81.
Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Did Cleveland play the Athletics in
on July Is II so, who
we're the pitchers and who Won?
Nj A FAN.
Yes. Gregg opposed Ceombs and
Gregg won, to I.
Sporting Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
How many times has the Navy
beaten the Army and vice versa.
GRIDIRON.
To date the Navy has beaten the
Army eight times and lost seven.
Sporting Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
II player trumps a trick does the
next player have TO use a higher
trump II he has Il. when he cannot
follow suit2 When a player melds
100 trump and has one moro queen OF
trump, can he meld with the suit al
ready on the board for additional 40?
GARD PLAYER.
Yes. No, that would be bigamy.
Sporting Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
In case fielder has to make hard
run after q hy ball and succeeds IN
getting only one hand on It, does the
fielder get an error OF is Il scored as
hit II he drops Il? UNION.
IL generally goes rs = hit
Sporting Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Is a base runner allowed 10 run II
q fairly hit ball hits the umpire?
" a fairly batted bail hits the um.
pire after having been tonched by =
6elder. the base runners may advance
as many bases as they can make. II
the ball IS not touched by = fielder be-
fore hitting the umpire, no base run.
ner shall advance unless he has "a
meye up owing to the batter becoming
4 base runner. In this instance no
runner shall score unless the bases
are full.
Sporting Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Is a batsman given credit for a
sacrifice 1y when he advances a base
runner from second 10 third base.
TRI-STATE
No. A sacrifice fly Is counted onl!
when q runner scores from third. !
halter mnr be credited with q saeri
Zee Nv n a runner on third scores
even though the fiy be mufied by tn
outaeIder.
Sporting Editor Of THE EVENIN'
JOURNAL
As we are thinking Of organizin
another city baseball league. we ar
wondering If there will be suitabl
playing ground. Can you enlighte
us?
-Four now diamonds will be in SCI
vice next year. They viii be laid os
on the park tract between Van RBreI
Franklin. Eighteenth and the Brandy
wine. With these new playln
grounds there oHght TO be plenty Q
foOuf for your proposed league.
Sporting Editor THE EvENIN'
JOURNAL:
We had few words betwee
friends of mine regarding the I.eac
iCross-Joe Rivers last battle. whic
-. - -, tv.rs st.or, ~. a lrnoafoul
A claims Leach Cross knocked River
out; B claims they fought q draw
Kindly let us know as soon as pos
sible.
They fought twice. Rivers va
given each decision. There was %
knockout In either bout.
lsporting Editcr.. THE EVEN1Ni
JOURNAL:
How many times have Phil Cros
and Willie Beecher met? And Tel
me the result Of each encounter.
G. J. +.
They fouah. twice. Cross ou,poini
cd Beecher in first go and Beeche
won in se.oEd
Sport Editor THE EVENING JOUR
! NAL:
viii yoa kindly tell me i; Packe
Mcfarland iss ever been knccke
down since he has been lighting sta
bouts? Also did Leach Gross eve
koock down Mcfarland IN any q
their fightsG
No. Le1eI never knocke5 "scke
cft his feeA although he tried har
ercugh.
Sport Editor THE EVENING JOUR
NAL:
Who has won the majority o. night
between Jack Johnson end SsI
Langford, and when and where the
fought MACK.
They fought only once. Johnson gel
ting the decision in ffteeD rounds a
Chelsea. Mass, April 26. 1908. g.
Sport Editor THE EVENING jour
NAL:
Would you kindly inform me whetf
er Willie Richie was outpointed In
no-decision contest in "Phiilp" b
Charlie Turner or was the popula
opinion in his favor? Tell me ais
lhow many battles Richie fought 1
ePhilly," with whom and the result.
INTERESTED.
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