Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-19
INOUISITIVE FANS.


Sporting Editor Star:
To settle an argument, will you
they played of the first all-American
League team THAT was formed by
James McAleer to condition the Ath-
| letics the first year they won the
American League championship?
The team was considered by many
the greatest aggregation of stars ever
played on one team. The year l refer
| to Milan, Cobb and Speaker formed the
outfield- c. b. M.
Milan, left field; Lord. third base;
base: Cobb. right field; Stahl. first
base: Mcbride. shortstop; Sullivan.
catcher, and Walsh, johnson and
White. pitchers
Sporting Editor Star:
Would you be SO kind as to. publish
the following article in your next Sun
days pink sheet of The Star?
A bets that Jim Flynn, the prize
fighter. is an Italian. and B bets that
he is wrong. Will you decide this bet?
If so you will do me a great favor.
think that B is wrong in his contention.
Is Jim Flynn using fighting name or
Is the name that appears in above his
real name? Thanking you for your
trouble, / am, ID. A. }.
Flynn's real name is Andrew
Haynes He was born in Hoboken, N.
j., and is of fisherman
parentage.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you be SO kind as to render your
decision as concerns the following bet:
games of July IA and IL from Wash
ington. As you know, they (Detroit)
did take the one July IA, but the sec
ond game, July Is. ended in 3-to-s
tie. A claims that the bet is not de-
cided. that the play-off Of the tie game
when Detroit comes here again shall
decide. B alleges that the bet is off,
that A did not win and that the per-
sonnet Of the teams and their standing
in the race might be materially differ
ent when Detroit next comes here. and,
therefore, 1t would not be the same bet.
A PERPLExED FAN.
The bet is draw.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer me this question in the
pink sporting sheet of The Washington
Star:
Has Washington ever batted first when
they were playing IN Washington:
FAN.
Cantillon regime this was done several
times.
| Sporting Editor Star.
|
pref the rule pertaining to the balk on
| the following plays:
1. Can a pitcher, with a man on first
| and third. make feint to throw to first
while out of the box and then throw to
third without being penalized?
.. Can a pitcher make balk while out
of the box?
3. Can a balk when called on the
pitcher, with a man on first and third,
| advance both runners?
/ bol II FIJI an hi
| 5. Can balk advance batter: If SO,
how?
g. A base runner on third attempts to
steal home; the pitcher in his position has
| hesitates and throws to the catcher. who
has stepped up over the plate. and the
/ base runner is retired. Does the run
/ count? Can the batter interfere with
this play? ARTHUR D. WIHOY.
| i. Yes.
?. Yes.
T. All runners advance on balk. The
man from third would score.
! s. The run should count Batter can
never interfere without being penaiized.
Sporting Editor Star:
A bets B that Chicago. Cleveland and
Detroit would win their double-headers
scheduled for Wednesday. July 6. A dis
tinct bet was made on each one. but two
of them did not. Chicago did. Please
decide in pink sheet F. V. CROWLEY.
| Pay off on the one which wae decided.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Who has been on the Washington team
longest. Mcbride or Johnson? A. 5.
| johnson Joined the team in the summer
of 1907, Mcbride in the spring Of 1903.
PIease answer the following in Sunday S
sporting sheet:
Man on first and man on second: man
| on first starts for second and man on
| third starts for home. Man going to sec
! scores. There were two out at the time.
Does run count? y. II. W.
| Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
| Three men OF bases, one out. Inc bat
| ter hits fly ball to the center neldeI
which is caught and. Of course. makes
| two out The runner on third starts
| for home and the runner on second tries
to advance. but is thrown out PROVIDED
| the runner ON third crosses the plate
| before the man Is put out at third does
the run count? ADAMS.
II the runner held third base until the
fly was caught his run counts, as The
third out was not a force out.
l Sporting Editor Star:
| Where Is a pitcher supposed to stand
with no men on bases before deiiverin TN
the ball to the batter, with one OF botf
-e' VII ~ THOMPSON.
Whether or not there are men or
bases, the pitcher must take the position
prescribed in detail in rule 30. He may
stand with one or both feet on the slab
Sporting Editor Star:
Does a tie game which is stopped in the
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