Evening journal., 1914-08-19

What Do You Want II
TO Know About Sport?
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL;
II possible. will you kindly print in
your column the fielding record TO
date of First Baseman Mullen since
he has joined the Yankees? Number
OF games. put outs. assists and
etrorsg MAC.
Have no fielding records available.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
With two out, a batter swings at
ball and pops a fly which could have
been fielded. It falls in fair territory /
and then rolls foul The umpire
called it fair What do you say7
JACK.
Umpire erred Il ball rolled foul be- /
fore il passed first or thlrd base.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
(D Kindly inform mc as 10 the
best pitching stan at the present time
in the American and National
Leagues. co Also tell me if bat
ter hits ball 10, the infold or out
field and it Is fumbled oy a player.
and he gets to first, IS that con-
sidered hit? G..
u) White Sox in american League
and Giants in NalonaL Cd Not
usually. Fielder generally would he
charged with an error.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
win you please decide tie follow
ing bet In a siX-handed game of eu-
chre, call on the ace. A. B, G and ID
each have 3 points to go out. Il has
one point TO make and y has two
points TO make TO go out A makes
il, calls on B as his partner and Is
eucherd. h bets he gets the money
a. he only had one point TO go out
Il bets the money rs divided. as he
also went out irrespective of how
many points he had 20 60 Who
wins? REILLY.
Man with most points.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
In poker game A opens pot. y
stays. After the draw A bets and B
sees. B says he has two pair. A
says he can have the pot. A. still
holding his hand. sees his error and
has a better hand than b. A claims
l the pot. as he did not throw his hand
/ ir the discard. b said he should
nave the pot, as A said at first. Who
is entitled to the pot? B.
Cards show. wins.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
To decide a bet, kindly let me know
/ through your paper when Mathewson
| lost game to Cincinnati prior to.
! July 302 Did he lose q game to Gin
/ cinnati in 1913? w
No. His defeat by the Reds ON July
30. 1914, was the FIRST time Matty was
beaten by Cincinnati since the spring
of 1912.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Gl A says that man can advance
hase after foul fly is caught by out
fielder b says Il can only be allowed
on fair fly (2l What was the price
paid for Pierce's release now with
/ Chicago A claims that he was
/ bought for 10 cents. b says no. CD
! is o batter counted up TO bat if he
makes sacrifice hit? (4 Does a
sacrifice bunt go down on record as
a hit? Mel.
% A is right. (s) cont know.
( CD No. H) No.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Whom do you consider Ine better
in their respective positions; fa)
Merkle Of the Giants or Konetchy Of
I the Pirates? tb) Tesroau of the
Giants or Caldwell of the Yankees? q?
! tcl Mclean OF the Giants or Sweeney
foi the Yankees? (dl Stock of the
Giants or Shafer the former Giant?
FAN.
(a) Merkle. % Caldwell; (c) a
toss-up, (d) Shafer.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
Kindly answer the following Ques-
ton. Men on first and second; batter
hits foul Man on second Is half way
between third and home before he
knows that II is a foul. On way
back TO second he cuts across field.
Is he out? UNSIGNED.
Yes; under section rs Of rule 80.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
1l How would you RANK Demaree.
Caldwell. Tesreau. Keating, Marquard
and Matty. not considering the team
they are with? Also TO decide a bet,
give me Fritz Maisel's batting aver
age in the International league in
1912 and 1913. CRAW.
D Matty. Caldwell. Marquard
Tesreau and Keating 90 In 1917
Maisel batted 276. and in 1918, .2S3
HERZOG rs INITIATING MGRAW
Charley Herzog. OF Cincinnati
seems to be stretching favorits
aXiom of Johnny McGraws to tht
very limit Jawn J. always says
Keep them throwing" meaning. oi
course, to take daring chances fol
gnother base. Herzog Is going far
ther and. with Moran as the chiei
protagonist. is constantly trying for Z
flock of bases, Cobb style.
Again and again this summer Morar