Evening journal., 1914-08-12
What Do You Want
TO Know About Sporf2

Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
(D Will you kindly let me know
the ages Of John McGraw and Wilbert
Robinson? CD Was Jack johnson
shot on July 20, 1914? 60 who
holds the half-mile swimming record
X.
% McGraw, IL; Robinson, 30. (2)
Not that ] know Of. (8) American
amateur. G. NJ. Daniels, 11.44 4.5.
worlds amateur, I'LL a.5, D. Kleran.
Australia.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
VIII you tell who is right. A bets
that there was knockout in the
late Carpenter and Smith fight. b
bets the opposite. Who do you think
wins? READER
b wins. There was no knockout.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
ca In the 44O and $50 yard runs
do stars like Baker. Halpin, Meredith
and Sheppard run on toes or heels
CD What is the best way to gain
staying power in running races?
"a Toes: (s) Practice long dis.
tance running.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
In a baseball pool paying first
and second prize A and b are tied for
first place with S4 runs C is next
with 81. A and B claim that they
should divide both first and second
prizes, while claims that he IS en-
titled to second prize An answer in
your sporting column will be greatly
appreciated s
4 and B evenly divide first and
second money. G is ont.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL;
(1l What team in professional
baseball today has the best infield?
90 Was the old Chicago White Stock
iugs stone wall infield better than the
Athletics OF today? 90 Was Chances
Chicago National teams infield better
than the Philadelphia's last wear.
when they beat the Giants for the
Worlds Series? r
CD Athletics. 90 | don't consider
Il so. tB) | don't think so. In my
opinion the old Boston inlield Ten
ney. Lowe. Collins and LOng-is the
0niy intield that ever compared with
Mclnnis, Collins, Barry and Baker.
finances old iniield-Chance, Eyers.
Tinker and Steinfeldt- was eorker,
though.
sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
tl) Is @. Miller, of Brooklyn, a bet
ter catcher than Meyers, Mclean or
Archer2 CD How would you rank the
catchers-Meyers, Mclean. o. Miller
and Archer? CD f bets b that Cum
boat Smith got the decision over Car
nentier in their recent fight. He
claims the papers gave il to Gunboat
the following day B says Carpentier
won, Who is right? FIGHT FAN.
% ] don't think so. (2) Archer.
Meyers, Mclean, Miller. (8) h is
right. Carpenter won on foul.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Kindly let me know if Liebold il
the smallest ball player in both
leagues, National and American. II
not, who Isl? Nv q
It's a toss-up between LiebOId and
haranVille. Both are midgets.
sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
To settle dispute, kindly state the
nationality Of Joe Rivers, the light
weight pugilist. Is that his right
name S. r.
He is an American Of Spanish. Mex. !
lean parentage. Yes. Americanized.
but he was ehristened Jose Rivers.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
i. a pitcher is in position to deliver
the bail to the batter, but take a stem /
toward first base than a step toward tho |
batter. Is this a balk and should the !
runner on first be touched out when nc |
attempts to go to second on the playY /
t2.l When q team walks off the field !
on an umpire's decision do they forfeit a !
game, TO o. Fan.
40 1t is balk, provided the umpire
calls it. Runner is not touched out.
f2) The team forfeits the game.