Evening star., 1914-05-17
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in the Inquisitive Fan
column in the pink sheet Sunday the an
swer to the following question:
Where could l obtain the box scores
of all the games played by Wash
ngton from the start of the American
League until 1919. and also the standings
of the American League at the end OF
these seasons. FAN w. ID. ii.
See file of Evening Star or write Sport
ing Life Philadelphia
Sporting Editor Star:
Please print in your pink sheet the an
swer to the following query:
Game agreed to be called at 5 o clock
sharp. Team one run ahead in the sew
enth inning. B scores five runs in first
half of eighth. then A scores one run
with two out when umpire calls game.
After time was called, pitcher pitches
ball and next batter grounds out; umpire
sees play. but awards game to AS team,
umpire claiming that game was over be-
fore ball was pitched to the next batter,
score reverting to previous inning)
S. C. c.
1t is the rule in organized base ball
that whenever it is agreed to call game
at a certain time that any inning that is
started must be finished.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly answer the following question
in your Sunday pink sheet: A bets that
in that famous Merkle bonehead play
Merkle was the man that hit home-run
and failed to touch second base.
B bets that Mccormick was on third
and Merkle on first when Bridwell hit
the first ball pitched and not Merkle.
Merkle. instead of going and touching
second base. starts for the clubhouse.
BIS contention is correct.
Sporting Editor Star
Please inform me in your Sunday sport
ing section whether in the wash
ington-Athletic game Of Friday, May g.
the official scorer gave Milan an error or
Baker a hit on the line-drive to right
center that Milan dropped after run
The box score in The Star neither gives
an error for Milan nor a hit for Baker.
ATHLETIC FAN.
The official scorer gave Milan an error
on the play in question. for the reason
that he had both hands on the ball.
Sporting Editor Star:
A is on second and 3 is on third. 4
runs down and touches third. The ball
is thrown home and the catcher tags tne
plate Umpire calls B out. saying he Is
forced Is the decision correct? Can "A
go back to second and to third?
p. A. c.
The umpires decision was wrong. A
could not force B off third without being
himself forced to vacate second base.
Both men could return to their bases un-
less touched while off them.
Sporting Editor Star: .
Where did the game between Chicago
and Cleveland, in which Joss and Walsh
participated. Walsh striking. out fifteen
men and Joss holding the SoX to no hits
and no runs take place-in Chicago or
cleveland NJ c.. LEIGH.
In Cleveland. in october. 1908
Sporting Editor star;
Please explain Cincinnati base hit.
Tell difference between this and a field
er's choice Is the Cincinnati base hit
lesalo Is it recorded in the box score
or as base hit in favor of the batsman?
What is the object of the Cincinnati base
hit? NJ NJ NJ.
The Cincinnati base :hit was fielder $
choice in which there was neither putout
nor error and was scored the same as
any other base hit for the batsman. 1t
was voted down by the Base Ball Writ
ers' Association last winter. and no longer
is recognized by scorers who abide by
the aforesaid vote. 1t object was to IN
crease batting averages.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly insert in the lnduisitive Fan
column of Sunday. Star what pitchers
pitched in the game against Philadelphia
Monday, May IL. 1914, and which one
the game goes against. Score ~ favor
of Philadelphia. DAILY READER.
Ayers. Engel and Gallia pitched for
Ayers.