Evening journal., 1914-10-27
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Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A baseball pool of eight innings.
which consisted Of sixteen men, each
holding q half inning. The first half OF
the sixth had three runs, which took
first prize; five other innings were tied
for second place. The question is, do
they divide second money between them,
OF do they also take third money and
split up last two prizes by mutual
agreement, or are they only entitled to
second money? j.
If you had second and third prizes the
five men tied split the total of second
and third moneys. each man drawing
down One-hfth Of total. If you had
fourth and fifth prizes the five men, OF
course, split the total Of second, third,
fourth and fifth prize moneys on the
same basis, each drawing down one-hfth
of total
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Let me know the scores of September
IS and 10 of National and American
leagues. l..
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NAL of September 10 and 20, which will
give you the scores you ask for, easier
than busy man can look up such quer-
les for you. Back numbers of THE
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Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A bets that there were only four
games played between the Giants and
Athletics in the year 1913. B says
that there were more than four games
played in 1918 worlds series. Who is
rightl c.
B is right. In 1913 worlds series
Giants and Athletics played five games.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A bets B that Chicago Cubs beat
White Sox on Thurfday, October 10,
1914. On calling up on telephone for
score party on phone tells A it is rain
ing and game has been called off on ac-
count of rain. A tells b. A asks if Il
will bet on tomorrow's games October
10, 1910. Both thinking that the game
was called of, B said he would not bet
ON tomOrrow's me, and that he would
not bet any more on the games. A the
next morning claims the bet was of,
because both thought it was raining,
and b refused to bet any further. Il
claims that the bet stands. Who is
rightg p.
From the way you state the case /
should say no bet was made. A is
right.
! Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
A bets that 'Home Run" Baker made
! FIVE hits during the last worlds series
| (l9l4l and b bets that. he only made
four. Who is rightl NJ.
is right. Baker made four hits.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly answer in your columns j
Gowdy could have played in game ol
October II, 1914, after Mann ran 70
him-that is, if game had gone to thir
teen or fourteen inningsY A claim
that Gowdy was taken out of gaml
when he was supplanted by runner.
says he could continue. W. B. A.
A is right. Gowdy could not have re.
! turned TO game after Mann ran for him
| Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
To settle little dispute over a game
of poker, A bets B that ace. two, three.
four and five is a straight B claims 1t
is not. Who winsg o.
is right.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Did Harry Baker, the local boxer, ever
outpoint Jack McCarrong Please give
me the rest of his bouts won and lost
T..
Baker outpoiuted Mccarron at the
Olympia Club, Philadelphia, on New
Years Day. Baker has taken part in
nearly 90 ring battles. His most promi.
nent fights were; X. o. Johnny Will
let's. 2 rounds; K o. Howard Truesdale
rounds; lost Willie Bremen, 6 rounds;
won and lost to Joe Borrell; draw Nc
Carron, six rounds; draw, Johnny How
ard, six rounds; lost to Jack McCarron
in ten rounds. Baker has never beer
knocked out
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What was the attendance at the Ma
tional American and Federal Leagu
Parks, Chicago, on the first Sunday thi
% year, that the three leagues clashed?
FAN.
The Federals had slightly under IS.
900; the Sox about $1,000 and the Cub
10000. These figures are not Official