Evening journal., 1914-10-26
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Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Please tell me Joe Tinker's address,
also that of Rebel" Cakes.
INQUIRER.
Address Tinker care OF Federal
League baseball club, Chicago, ILL.,,
and Oakes at SIG Farmers Bank build
ing, Pittsburgh.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Kindly inform me if the following
college football teams play on
Thanksgiving day: Yale, Harvard,
Princeton, Penn, w. & j., Pitt, Penn
State. Carnegie Tech, Colgate. Brown,
Carlisle, Bucknell, Westminster, SYRIA
cuse, Notre Dame. Lehigh, Cornell.
Michigan. Dartmouth, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Minnesota. T.
w. & j., Pitt, Penn State, Brown,
Carlisle, Bucknell, Syracuse, NOtre
Dame, Cornell, Penn, West Virginia
play on Thanksgiving day. The others
you name do not play.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
In a game of poker, if A opens the
pot on three mines and then draws
three cards, but discards one of the
mines before lifting the cards, is the
hand foul? J.
No.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
A bets B that foul ball did not
count as a strike on the first or
second pitch in the American league
five years ago. How long ago was
there such a rule? Who makes the
rules of the National and American
leagues? c.
The foul strike rule was adopted in
the National league In 1901, and in
the American league shortly after
wards. Il has been in existence ever
since. Each league has n rule com
mittee and the two committees NEE
annually in Joint session.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Upon what basis were the receipts
of the 1903 worlds series between thu
Pirates and the Boston Americans di
vided? Did the players share aftel
the fourth game? V.
There was no definite arrangement
in regard to the division before tn
games were played, insofar as tn
players were concerned. They hal
not been promised a cent definitely Ii
advance. However, when the serie
ended, the Pittsburg club turned owe
to the players every cent of its share
less the actual expenses, while tn
Boston club gave its men IS per cen
of its share of the net receipts. Tn
Pittsburgh players drew more tina
the team which defeated them.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL;
Please publish the batting average
of the Pittsburg Nationals for the se'
son of 1914 H. f. II.
The unofficial averages for the SCI
son are: Costello, .297; Gibson, .2S'
J Coleman, .273; ViOx, .265; Hans Was
ner, .252 :. .KOnetchy, .249; Carey, pa
Gerber, .241; Collins, .2S6; Joe kell
.224; Hyatt, .215; Leonard, .2OS
Cooper, .2O7; MensOr, POP; Adam
! .167; Mccarthy, .149; KafOra, .1S'
Harmon, .I35; Councilman, I'LL; Nj
- sVOUf fNN~s
!. Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL
A bets B 50 to $50 that the Brav
: will win four straight games fro
! the Athletics. After the Braves ha'
won three straight, A tells c abo
q his bet. c then offers A $40 for b
. bet and A accepts the offer. In Il
o event of losing c will pay the
4 What are the odds between c and
IS % to 80 or % to 10, and why?
o READER.
d The odds between b and c are res
Iy % to 10. for, If B wins, he can W
a only $40, having already paid out =
Ie for the bet, while If he loses he mt
o pay SO more, making S22 that he mt
IA pay.
e Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL
le OF what nationality is GunbC
Is Smith? ID
VI According to Tom Andrews, he
an Irish-American.