Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

Sunday Star: Has Williams ever caught
behind Johnson in game Tor at ieast
one inning? Has Williams ever caught
behind Johnson in his career as Ma
tionalo ObliSe, w. ,.
Yes, last season.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in next Sundays paper
the nationality of Johnson. Milan. Noel
Ter. Foster Gandii. .hinsmith, Grlmth
4 DAILY READER.
Johnson. Irish American: Milan, Scotch
American: Foster American; Gandil,
Irish-Americans Ansmith, Dutch-Amerl-
can; Griffith. Weish-American; Henry,
American: Gallia. Mexican: Morgan
Sporting Editor Star:
IL Could you tell me where some of
the last years sporting extras OIL the
worlds series between the Giants and the
Red Sox could be found? % Three are
on the bases two out, catcher drops thifd
strike. catcher touches home and runs for
the clubhouse. Opposing team claims that
one runner cannot force another, but must
be touched. How would YOU explain this
play? e., In the heart-Dreaking game
which Johnson lost few days ago against
Boston, was the lone run made by the
Red Sox an learned run? az How
would you define an earned run?
\ JOHNSON ADMIRER.
~ They are on file at The Star office.
81 Man from third would be forced at
plate as batter becomes baserunner as
soon as third strike is dropped. C0 No.
a. An earned run cannot be scored when
an error figures.
Sporting Editor Star:
To decide bet please state in next
SUNDAYS issue vino gets credit for the
game of August y; in St Louis. Hughes
relieved Engel in the ninth inning. the
score at that time being to > in Wash
ington's favor. A FAN.
Engel
Sporting Editor Star:
"a To decide bet define a skin dia-
mond. g, Is the Washington American
League diamond a skin or grass dia-
mond. Z. u. H.
a. One which hasn't any grass on it.
CO The local infield is sodded.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please print the score of the last
series between Cleveland and Philadel-
phia Athletics in Cleveland. Oblige.
MAN ABRAMS.
Philadelphia. L.: Cleveland. ). Cleve-
land 10 Philadelphia. L. Cleveland. g,
Philadelphia. ,. Cleveland, s: Philadel
| phia. ,.
Sporting Editor Star:
1t is agreed to call the ball game at
go to enable a team to ISake train con-
=! nections. At the end of the sixth inning
the score was to >. The visiting tea nj
| failed to score in it's half of the seventh.
| The home team scored one run in its half
| of the seventh and there We're two men
| out. The umpire then called the game,
as the time limit had expired. Is the
| game a tie or does the home team win,
| :; to 80 BUG.
! The home team won. :: to .. See
| rule -.
| sporting Editor Star:
| The batsman hits To the pitcher, who
picks up the ball and runs over the line.
| The runner. who has advanced about
sixty feet toward first, turns around
and goes toward home plate The pitcher.
/ believing the runner has refused to run.
| goes to the bench The runner then runs
| to first and the base umpire calls him
| out for refusing to run. The runner says
he is safe. Spaldins's Simplifled Ba sc
| Ball Rules. page %. say the batsman
must run TO first base immediately after
making a fair hit Please answer
official rules governing major league
games.
/ Sporting Editor Star:
a is on first base. r hits ground ball
| to the second baseman on the line The
second baseman throws to the first base
man. Is that double plav7 Are both
A and out? j. j.. CHEEVER.
| Only r is out.
Sporting Editor Star.
Man hits three-base hit and tries to
make home run. Ball is reIayed to the
| catcher. who is standing the line,
waiting to touch runner. Runner slides.
| but does not touch home plate by foot
or more Neither does the catcher touch
| the runner What is the decision il the
base runner gets up and walks to the
bench? ED.
| The run COUNTS as the runner cannot be
declared out until put out. It is the same
as when a runner fails to touch any
other base The umpire can call him out
| only on appeal
Sporting Editor Star:
/ A is on the frs: base, s at bat with
| three balls called. As the pitcher makes
the next delivery. which makes fourth
/ BAIL A starts for second. The catcher
on the overthrow. As \ was entitled
to second without being put out was ne
entitled to third base on the overthrow
to second? w. c. S.
Certainly. The ball was in play all the
time.
/ Sporting Editor Star.
\ 81 Can You PIT 4 Substitute On Ia run
for a base runner at any fi;nte'
Il 81 II SO does tho runner for whom tho
substitute runs have to retire from tn,
game?
II ,3, Runner on second only can :
pitcher max" ha'k by simply feintinr