The Washington herald., 1914-10-18

Did the New York Giants seizure Tes-
reau from Shreveport when that club
was IN the Texas League2. Give sketch
Of his professional career. JOHNSON
New York secured him from Shreve-
port. previous to that he had been given
trials with several other Texas League
clubs He was secured by the Giants
from Shreveport in the fall Of 1910. and
sent to Toronto the next year for de-
velopment. being recalled In the fall
Runner on frst: one man out; batter
hits home run. but man ahead OF him
fails to touch second; is the man who hit
the home run out. or does his run count?
1.s FRITCH-
II has always been our opinion that
technically the man behind was out for
passing the preceding base runner be-
fore he was retired. but the umpires
tell US they have been instructed to rule
otherwise and We accept their decision.
thought II violates the letter OF the
rule. Let US hope that the rule VIII
be made TO clearly cover this play.
Score was q tie. base runners on sec
ond and third with two out; base runner
on second took a big lead: pitcher took
his position In the box, but instead Of
pitching TO batsman ran out Of his box
toward second. holding the ball in his
pitching hand: umpire calls this q baik,
allowing the runner to score from third
with the winning run; was this balk
and can a runner score from third on
balk? SOLIE-
II was not necessarily a baIk: was not
unless the pitcher had started his de-
livery Of the ball to the batsman. after
which he must so through with IL Tn
less he had started his windup. or made
the motions he ordinarily took In start
ing delivery. he had right to make
q bluT at the base runner, II It was a
balk. then the runner scores from third,
certainly.
L Batter runs up about six feet out
Of the batters box and strikes at the
ball; umpire calls him out. claiming it is
not allowed to get out Of the batter's
box; was decision correct? > Runners
on first and third; runner on thirds in
tention Is TO steal and he takes a big
lead: third baseman claims coacher
touched the runner and calls on umpire
for decision. but umpire says he did
not see Il and calls runner safe; Is decis-
ion legal in this case? SULLIVAN. y
!. The rule only provides that bats
man Is out IL he bats the ball Illegally
(when either Of both feet are out OF
his box0: II he did not hit the ball he
cannot be called out . The umpire
under the rule must call the runner out
at third IL the coacher touches him and
Is given no discretion. but. OF course. II
he does not see the play, he cannot de-
eide It; a protest might lie If evidence
could be produced that the coaeher
touched the runner.
Does tie game figure in the percentage
column in computing average standing?
III. @ WRIGHT.
Work done by players in the games Of
they 60 five inningsl Is included in play
ing averages. II that Is what you mean
Who holds the record for batting most
home runs IN a single game?
Spalding's Record Book credits Robert
Lowe, William Bottenus. Dan Brouthers,
and I'd Delehanty all with having hit
four home runs in a game.
To whom is credit due for inventins
the catchers mitt now in use and In
what year was patent issued?
Charley Bennett, the old Detroit catch
er, claims TO have been the first to use
mitt similar to that now used; we
have no data to answer the seeond part
Of the question
Are the following pitchers right-hand-
ers or left handlers: Athletics-Bender.
plank. Shawkey, Bush. Bressler. Board
man: Braves--Rudolph. Tyler. James.
Hess. Davis. crutcher7 COLEMAN.
Bender, shawkey. Bush, Rudolph,
lanes. crutcher are right-handers;
others left-handers
From what club did ST. Louis get
Cruise and did he ever play In the Cot
ton States League? WHITE
The ST. Louis club got Cruise from
Jacksonville OF the South Atlantic
League; he played with HattiesburE IN
1871 and was drafted from that club BY
Detroit. but sent back to the minors
Give ages Of Hugh Jennings Hans
Wagner Frank Chance, ana Christy
Mathewson. DIENSTBIER.
Jennings born April I ls7; Wagner.