Evening star., 1914-12-20
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Two men are out. runner on third
starts to deliver the ball, runner starts
for home. Catcher muffs third strike
and runner crosses plate After he
has crossed plate catcher throws run
runner had started before the catcher
started to deliver the ball to first. Does
the run count? J. N s.
No run can score on a play which
results in retiring the third man before
@ reaching first base. A play" begins
turn of the ball to the pitchers posi-
ton.
Sporting Editor Star:
% Do catchers in a professional
base ball team bat eighth? (z) Are
TIGERS.
q, Usually. (2) Certainly.
Sporting Editor Star:
In recent game runner stopped at
third base and was leading off when
and patted him on the back The run
ner made no attempt In rounding third
base. In that case Is the umpire justi-
ned in calling him out?
W. WHISTLER.
\ major league umpire probably
would not so penalize the play as you
describe it,, but the coacher had no
right to leave his box.
Sporting Editor Star:
Baserunner on first. one out and two
strlkes and three balls on the batter.
AS the pitcher throws the next ball the
base runner starts for second The
batsrnan strikes out. and the catcher
makes q perfect throw to second but
neither the shortstop nor second base
man covers the bag. The ball goes 10
center field and the runner goes to
third. To whom should the error be
charged? l.. r. SINNON.,
The rules require the scorer to de-
clde In such cases which of the in
heiders should in his opinion have tax
en- the throw and charge the error
70 him. Read section 5 of rule So
II ~ customary to give the error to
the shortstop when a left-handed bat
Ter is up: and to the second baseman
Sporting Editor Star:
Runner on second base. Batter hits
"a. Srounder toward shor1stop, who is
playing outside the diamond The run
ner on second starts for third and
stops on base line directly in path of
sroundcr between the shortstop and
the ball waits until the bali gets
nearly to him, then lodges, causing
the shortstop to miss the bali. % Is
t.AS W. ioi interference. 90
Same play, if shortstop pushes the
runner out of the way. so he can field
the ball. is the runner entitled to third
base in case the shortstop fields the
ball to third and the runner Is tagged
out? J. S II
% 1t is not customary for major
league unlpires to penalize this sort of
Interference unless the runner bumns
the fielder or gets hit by the ball. ~
No. The fielder always has the right
of way on batted balls.
Sporting Editor Star:
What nationality is Walter Johnson?
C. HUGHES.
He is an American, born in PennsvI
vania.
Sporting Editor Star:
A fellow plays in a class c league all
summer. but during the last month re-
ceives only one-fourth of his nav. II ne
/ should write to the national commits
| sion for his release would he have 10
| forfeit this money to the club? Is there
| any rule which entities a PLAYER TO his
| release if the club does not paw him in
| full within a certain time? W K
| 1t Is part of the national agreement
! that no club can reserve a PLAYER un-
\ less his salary has been paid in full. II
| you write to the national commission
| and prove that your club owes YOU
| salary 1t will declare you a free agent
| unless the back salary is paid within
! a certain time. You cannot get both the
! back salary and your release.
!