Evening journal., 1915-09-28
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From this date THE EVENING
JOURNAL Sporting Editor will no
longer consider queries which ask Tor
ratings or the comparison Of the rela-
tive merits of boxers. baseball play
ers and other athletes. only corre-
spondents who seek pure informa-
tion. only on sporting topics, will be
given consideration Those who
want opinions on such questions as
"Who is better Daubert or Mullen"
and Rate Kid Hoozus. Johnny Dun
dee and Mike the Bite" will have to
fight it out themselves over the ice
cream soda or decide by the record
book
.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
1) Will you please inform me if
Moran. Brave outfelder. ever played
with the Giants? If so, when and
how long? Also let me know on what
other major league teams he played.
(2) What do you think of Hoif, the
MNW ~ AfNuAN AAAllAIuN ANAA NAA
pitcher What sort of record did
he have with Lawrence, Yanks and
Rochester? 90 Which do you con-
slider the better infield the Cubs, with
Chance, Evers. Tinker and Steinfeld,
or the -.thletics. with McInnis, Col
Inns, Barry and Baker? J. NJ.
Cd He never played on the Giants,
but he has been with the Athletics,
Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnatis.
CD 4 good minor league pitcher. He
did very nicely with Lawrence and
Rochester, but never had much
chance with Yanks, being used mostly
as a relief pitcher. 90 Prefer the
Athletic quartet
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Cd Please let me know the names
Of the players and positions they
played of both teams in that 24-in-
ming game Of 1906 in Boston that was
won by the Athletics and how many
rival pitchers opposed Jack Coombs
in that game? (2) How old is
COombs, and where did the Athletics
get him from? Did Appleton Of
the Brooklyn Nationals ever pitch a
shutout this season. if so, against
what team? (4) How are Brooklyn's
chances of winning the pennant? (5)
Who do you think has the better
pitching staff. Philadelphia Nation
ais, Boston Nationals. Chicago Ameri-
cans. Boston Americans, Brooklyn
Nationals, Chicago Nationals? (6) Are
Schang of the Giants and Schang of
the Athletics brothers? e.
Cd Athletics: Hartsel, If; Lord,
ci.; Davis, lb.; Schreck, b.; SeybOld,
RE; Murphy, 2b.; NJ. Cross, ss.;
knight, 3d.; Powers, c.; COOmbs, p,
Boston: Hayden, RI; Parent ss.;
Stahl, cf.; Ferris, 2b.; HOey, IT,;
Grimshaw. h.; Morgan, 3b.; Carri.
gan, c.; Criger, c.; Harris, p. Free.
man batted for Carrigan in the fif.
teenth. (2) COOmbs is 81. He came
to the Athletics from Colby College
CD Don't remember. "a Their chance
is fading. (5) Boston Americans
! (6) They are brothers.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What nationality is Herzog. of Gin
cinnati, and oblige DICK.
American, of German descent.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
What is the nationality of Kid VIII
liams? G.
Williams was born in Copenhagen
Denmark.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL
How would you rate Cutshaw
Doyle, Magee? (2) Did Tomm.
Murphy ever fight Packey McFarlan,
two twenty-round draws, and when
/, CD Has Home Run Baker been bough
by the Yanks? BUCK.
U) Magee. Doyle, Cutshaw. q
They met once I'm California In tWent
rounds, Packey getting the decision
They also met In two ten-rOund an
one six-rOund nO-decisiOn affairs. q
| wish he was.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Which fight drew the larger attend
. ance, the Gibbons and McFarlan
/ fight at Brighton Beach or the VIII
lard-JOhnson fight at Havana? X.
, There we're more persons nj th
! GibbOns-McFarIand affair.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly let me know who was man
ager Of the Brooklyn Nationals whe
! Hummel joined them (2) A bets
that Jimmy Scheckard, Fielder Jone
and Willie Keeler were better tina
- Speaker, Cobb and Jackson when a
a were in their prime 2.
@ O Ned HanlOn. (2) Prefer Speal
er, Cobb and Jackson.
y. Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL
q t) Kindly advise me If PitchC
5 Harper was with Washington las
; year. (2) How long has Pitcher OLE
; HON been with Detroit and where di
he pitch before going to Detroit? {;
s How long have Pitchers Walsh an
; Wolfgang been with the White So,
K. II.
81 n) Harper was with Washingto
(2) Oldham came 10 Detroit fro
Providence this year. was with D.
trOit early last year. (S) Walsh iOil
ed White Sox in 1901; WoIfgang
1911.
{ Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL
Kindly settle this question:
melds $50 In clubs. 20 in spades. 20