Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

calls runner out for leaving base before
ball is caught. Was he right or wrong :?
w. H. d.
Umpire was wrong. The runner was
released the instant the ball touched the
fielder's hands.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. With two strikes on the batter ne
foul tips the next ball, which hits the
batsman while standing in the batsman's
box. then rolls fair. Is it fair ball or is
the batter out? On what rule or rules do
you base your decision? 2. With the
count as above suppose the next ball Is
hit on top and hits in front of the plate,
but bounds back and hits the batsman.
Would the fact the ball rolled foul or fair
make any difference in your ruling?
A FAN
/. 1t is foul ball and the batter is not
out. Rule 45 It first touched the per-
son of a player while over foul ground.
2. Same rule. 1t makes no difference
where a ball rolls after touching a player
or umpire.
Sporting Editor Star:
With a man on third and one out.
hit a long fly to deep right and the field
er dug under the ball and muffed it, the
man scoring from third, yet if he had not
dropped the ball the man would have
I entitled to sacrifice hit just the same
as If he had held the ball? w. NJ. G.
Most scorers would give you either
sacrifice or a base hit.
Sporting Editor Star:
A batter hits a fly ball Right fielder
attempts to catch it. The ball hits his
He grabs for the ball. which gets away
from him and rolls down to his knee,
where he gets 1t and holds it securely.
He was in sitting position when he
made the catch. Is the batter safe or
out? HAYWARD.
the ground before being held. Rule 81,
section 3.
Sporting Editor Star:
Base runner on first Pitcher throws to
first to catch him mapping. First base
man bluffs return throw to pitcher, but
hides the ball Base runner steps off
first and is touched by the first baseman
with the ball. Is he out or safe? Claim
was made that there is new rule for
bidding the hidden ball trick. Is there?
w. S.
The runner was out. There is no such
rule.
Sporting Editor Star:
Ny friend and i had a dispute over
the following question:
Man on third, two out: the ball is
thrown home, and the runner is safe
at home The ball Is then thrown to
first. and the runner is out at first. Does
the run count or not, and why?
' $50 A FAN.
A run cannot be scored while the
third out Is in progress. Therefore the
run does not count.
c-.,. u,a,e,, Stor.
Please give us a little light on the fol-
lowing point on pitch in your pink sheet
Sunday:
Spades are trumps. and four are play
ing. Ace of hearts is led, followed by
king of hearts and ten of hearts, max
ing fat hand for game. The fourth
man, although he has a small heart
card. prefers to play low trump card
Cbeing well supplied with trumps), and
thus takes the hand for the advantage
of his score for game. 1t was contended
that, having a heart card, he was forced
to play it and could not trump it. On
the other hand it is contended that
at option Some alleged authorities
seem to confuse the power of a trump in
PUN VIII " ~ DEUCE OF SPADES
According to Hoyle you must follow
suit If you can, unless you choose to
trump.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer In the pink sheet or
The Star the following question:
A bets B that Washington will make
six or more runs in the double-header OF
the bet. Who wins. or is the bet Off on
account of the tie game? }. N N.
The bet stands.