Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

ners. stating that as the first runner had
failed to touch home plate the two fol-
lowing runners were out for passing him
on the base line W. d. r.,
Empire's decision wrong. Tech
nical1y. the man who failed to touch
home plate was out the instant he failed
to do so. hence could be passed by the
other runners without penalty. That Is
the major league Interpretation in similar
plays.
Sporting Editor Star:
i. When there are two umpires which
umpire has control of first base? > Man
hits ball to second base. close decision
at first base. Umpire did not see the
play. Is the runner safe? c. LEV
Major league umpires work together
and In a case like this either could make
the decision at first base IL the other did
not see II. The base umpire is supposed
to take care of first base, however.
Sporting Editor Star:
Is it not right that when an infieIder
tries TO field ball which is hard 10
handle the batter is credited with a hit,
even II the infelder touches the ball?
Yes, Whether not the infieider
touches groupder has little to do with
determining hits and errors.
Sporting Editor Star:
With second and third base occupied
the batsman hit the ball to shortstop,
the runner occupying third started for
nome, and the man on second ran to
third and touched the base. The short
stop threw the ball to the ca tcher who
tried to put out the man that was oc-
cupying third base. but did not get him
out and the runner returned to third
base When he got there the man who
was occupying second base was on third
Also This left both of them on third.
and neither legally put out. Which one
would be legally entitled to hold third.
and which would be called out?
STAHLER.
The man who was on third when the
pan was mt was legally entitled to hold
third and the man who was on second
would be out if touched with the hall
while standing on third base.
Sporting Editor Star:
4 ny ball is hit TO the center fielder
who catches the ball. 1t bounces our
of his hands and the left fielder catches
II before hitting the ground. Is the
base runner out? STEPHENS.
The man who hit the ball is out
Sporting Editor Star:
Which player is out in the following
play: No outs. a man on first and an in
field NY Is hit. Is the batsman out il the
rule book, but 1t only states if a man
is on first and second, or Grst, second or
| third.
The rules plainly state that the batsman
Is out on an infield fly when first and
second or first. second and third are oc-
cupied. with less than two out. conse-
Quently the batsman is not out with only
first base occupied.
Sporting Editor Star:
!. Batter hits ball. which goes six
| inches inside the foul line on the fly,
passes flag pole. and then curves out into
| foul territory. from where il disappears
| from the umpires view Is il fair or
/ foul? 2. Ball hits flag POLE which is to
| decide foul from fair. and bounces into
| fair territory. What is IT.? If it bounces
| into foul territory, what is it? G. p.
| 1. 1t is fair or foul according to where
/ it disappears from the unpire's view II
/ IL hits nothing before disappearing. 2
The nag pole indicates the foul line and
/ a ball which first hits III the foul line is
| fair. no matter where it bounds after
| ward.
/ Sporting Editor Star:
/ If a batter hits an infeid pop fly. must
| the out with man or men occupying the
| baseso w p
/ Any bali caught on the fly is out with
| out throwing to first base. Some infield
| flies are out Ii not caught.
sporting Editor star
l. On the third strike, the catcher
misses the ball and the batter reache.
first base Does the pitcher or catcher ge
credit for Q strike-out? & Same o.