Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10
lnquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer in the pink sheet OF
The Sunday Star: A. bets that Milan
does not get credit for the two bases he
stole in the tie game with st. Louis
July %. d. c. ADAMS.
official record.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please publish in your next
Sunday pink sheet who has Won the most
games this year SO far, Mathewson or
Johnson? NORMAN B. GOODE.
Johnson had won - and lost and Ma
thewson won 10 and lost g up to Au-
gust Z.
Sporting Editor STAR
VIII YOU kindly publish in next Sun
days Star the number of games won by
the Athletics and Washington. respec-
lively. during the month of July, 1913,
and oblige r. E. FRAILE?
Washington won 10, lost s; Philadel-
phia won Is, lost H..
Sporting Editor Star:
I'D With runner on first base and
| none out the batter hits a pop fly back
of first base. The second baseman runs
over. purpOsely drops the ball, then picks
| II up, tags the runner, who remained on
| first, then steps on first base before the
man who hit the ball gets there. The
second baseman claims it was an out
field fly and double play The umpire
rules IL was an infield fly and calls the
| runner on first safe and the batter out
| 90 Granted that il was an infield fly,
was the umpire correct in his decision :?
fS) Does it necessarily follow that in all
| cases with runner on first and one or
none out when an infield fly is hit any
place in the infield the umpire should
| call the batter out? J. S. r.
"a The umpire was wrong and should
have allowed the double play. but it was
| not an ''outfield f1y.'' CO. No. t3) With
| first basS only occupied the batsman is
| not out unless the fly is caught Section
5 OF rule u means what ii says.
| Sporting Editor Star:
Ii a base runner in stealing second
slides into the base and the strap breaks
and the bag is torn loose is the runner
compelled to follow the bag? FAN.
No. See section 10 of rule IS.
Sporting Editor Star:
A base runner steals base. but in SO
doing kicks the bag from its fasten-
ings. Which should he do. follow the
| bag or remain where the bag formerly
was? Fl. SPREHE.
I Either as he pleases. He cannot be
| put out and play is suspended until
| the bag is replaced
| Sporting Editor Star:
is on first base and Il OIL. second.
| G knocks the ball on the ground. to
| the third baseman. who fields the ball
about ten feet off his base toward Sec
ond. He stands in. the line and waits
| for b to come so he can tag him, but
| b stops running and stands still in the
| base line. The third baseman refuses
| to go to him and touch him with the
| ball and says b is out when he refuses
| to run. Is he correct? FAN.
| No
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Did the New York National League
club win a majority of games in a sea-
| sons series from the Chicago Cubs in
1910. 1911 or-1912? READER.
| No.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Can a balk be called on a catcher,
and, If SO. has 1t ever happened?
j. L. s.
| Yes, for standing out of his position
when the ball is pitched. Do not re-
J call an instance.
1 Sporting Editor Star:
| l. Runner on first. Pitcher throws to
| first. but does not get runner. First
| baseman returns ball to pitcher, who
| turns toward the slab. Runner goes
| To second and is almost there when the
/ pitcher turns and throws to first The
| throw is wild and the runner goes to
| third, but is brought back by the UNI