Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24
INQUlSlTlVE FANS,

is forced out or put out. before reach
ing first base.
Sporting Editor Star:
What is the waiver price on ball play
! ers in the class c to American Associ-
alton? H. BOYTER.
Waiver price, does not apply to
players who go to a higher class. but
| to a lower. The draft price for the
American Association from class c
league is $500.
Sporting Editor Star:
Is the man at bat entitled to base
| if the pitcher accidentally drops the
! ball while winding up for delivery?
ROY.
| Certainly not.
| Sporting Editor Star: a..
Cd Pitcher. while standing behind
| the pitchers plate. makes d motion to
pitch. but instead, steps toward first,
catching the runner. Is this balk.
! and is it covered by section of rule
| strikes at but misses the ball. Is he
| out, or does rule 80 make it necessary
| for him to hit the ball. go On a. third
strike or fourth ball. which the catcher
misses, Is the batsman entitled to go
farther than first base on account of
the ball hitting the stand. which is less
| than ninety feet, or is he allowed all he
can make: Is this covered by section
of rule "a" "a In attempting to
catch man off second the catcher hits
the batter's bat with the ball. 1t al-
peared to be accidental, but the umpire
declared the Batter out for interference.
Was he right? W. G.
! % Yes. 2) Batsman is not out ,un-
| less it was a third strike. l3) The
batsman is entitled to as many bases
as he can make. unless there are ground
rules to the contrary. Section of rule
Of means that the runner cannot be put
out before reaching first, base if the
| ball hits any structure less than ninety
feet from the plate Beyond first base
| the runner may. advance at his. peril.
| 90 Accidental interference of this kind
is not penalized, but the umpire is sole
! Judge of whether or not it was acct
dental
| Sporting Editor Star:
Batter hits high foul. The third
basemanr catches it. but in doing SO
falls over the barrier in front of the
left field b1eachers. His head, shoul-
ders, hands and the ball disappeared
! over the fence. The ball, when last
seen. was plainly in the third. base
| mans hands. Umpire did not allow the
put-out. Was he right, and by what
rule? RIP.
| Umpire was right, because the ball
disappeared from his sight, and, SO far
as he knew, might have been dropped
and recovered. !
Sporting Editor Star:
/ Will you be kind enough to answer
the following questions in the pink
sheet? In the last series between Bos-
! ton and Detroit how many games did
Boston win and on which days did they
| win? Thanking you, am A FAN.
/ May 6, Boston, 5; De troit, 0. May IS,
| Boston, 2; Detroit o. May 10, Boston
g. Detroit, 4. May 20. Boston, 0; De-
| troit, 3.
! Sporting Editor Star:
| 1. Kindly state in your pink sheet what
| constitutes an error in base ball. Does
| the mere touching of the ball and failure
| to handle it mean an error?
| = What year did Detroit start play
ing Sunday ball on its present grounds?
| FAN.
! !. An error is not charged simply be-
| cause a player happens to touch ball
| with his hands. If, in the Judgment of
| the scorer. the ball was hit too hard to
| be handled il is not an error.
=. According to Herman sehaefer,
/ at the time Sunday ball has been play
ed there since 1905.