Evening journal., 1915-09-02
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Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
To decide a bet will you kindly tell
me if the Federal League was started
before the Joe Tinker trouble. or was
Joe Tinker the whole cause Of Gil
more. Weeghman. Ward and other
magnates to ger together and start a
so-called Federal League? A states
that the Federal League was planned
in the winter Of 1913, and intended
TO be an outlaw (Federal League)
through the season of 1913. even with
out the Tinker trouble A admits that
Tinker was the first big Lacquer to
sign with the Feds and was the cause
of other big league players TO jump.
iB states that Joe Tinker was the whole
cause of the Federal League n start.
He also claims that Tinker was the
first player signed lie also states
that the Federal League of today
would not exist today if it had not
been for the Tinker deal Who is
right? j.. p.
A Is right, except that Tinker was
not the first big Lacquer TO sign with
Feds.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
win you kindly state how much
Freddie Welsh usually gets for ten
round no-decision bout? JIM
Averages about SI.5O0.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Who in your opinion is the better
fielder. Boone of he Yankees or r.
Collins of Chicago? DO not consider
Collins ability as a base runner or a
hitter Just fielding X
On fielding alone Boone is the equal
Of Collins.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
Kindly let me know the nationality
of Eddie Wallace the Brooklyn fea-
therweight? BUO
Hebrew-American.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Batter up hits toward third. Um-
pire at the moment the ball leaves the
bat, says foul ball. Third baseman
hearing ump. yells foul. does not
field the ball. The ump then says the
: ball is fair. but he cannot change his
decision. Can he not and why? S.
There Is nothing TO prevent umpire
from changing his decision when In
error.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
/ Kindly explain how to figure the
p batting and fielding average of base
a ball player. SAM.
h To find the batting percentage al
vide number Of hits by number o
! times at bat. To find fielding percent
s age divide number Of chances accept
4 ed by total chances.
2, Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
l. In their prime, who do you thin
was the better man in every respect
lQD George Dixon on Zoe Cans? g
p Joe Cans or Joe Walcott? 60 Jacl
G Dempsey or Mike Gibbons? (D XII
5. Mccoy or Mike Gibbons? 60 Who d
n you think would be returned the win
d ner between Bat Nelson and Kid La
= vigne. both in their prime. in a finis
y fight? G.
. O) Different weights. Dixon n fea
therWeight; Cans lightweight. g
e Cans at the lightweight limit; Wa
n colt was best at welterWeight. Ga
ie TOss-up. (D Gibbons. (5) DamfinO.
p Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
r O) Men on first and second. Pitcl
lie er throws ball TO catch man off SCI
ID ond. who runs TO third. Third bas'
m man runs after runner, but the un
TX pire puts him back on second and
g called safe Then there is an argi
Is ment and both managers go on fiel
h and while they ere arguing the ruI
ner tries to get to third. but is put ol
10 by the shortstop. Now. what I wal
rs to know is that man out or is tin
Z called as soon as the manager go'
on the field? (2) Kindly advise me
I'd man is out at first base when Il
- coach touches him? J.
T. 0) Not by his simple invasion
rs the diamond. Umpire must ca
is "time." (2) No; only at third base.
IS Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Mt 0) Who is a better all around ou
ID fielder, Wheat or Robertson? (2) WI
er Is the best third baseman in the M
ior leagues? (S) Who is the be
out6elder? ca Did Brooklyn ev
win the worlds series? NJ.
OD Wheat (2) Maisel. (S) Cob
- (D No.
to
RI Did the Rockford Club ever win
he Wilmington League pennant?
al FAIR.
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