Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-13
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sport

Sport Editor, The Evening Journal.
% Did willard ever knock out
Gunboat Smith in four rounds, OF
vice versa? (2) Did Matty ever pitcb a
no-hit, no-run game? CD Did Phil
Bloom ever outpoint Freddie Welsh,
and If so. when? ID.
% They only met once. Gunboat
getting a 20-round decision over the
champion. CD Yes; two; one
against ST. Louis and one against the
Cubs. go They met here on Noyem.
Der 25, 1913, Welsh winning the news
paper decision.
Sport Editor. The Evening Journal.
What is the height of Marty Cross?
S.
Haven't exact figures, about ) feet, S
inches.
Sport Editor, The Evening Journal.
Please let us know how many pro-
tested games were in the National and
American leagues so far this season.
NJ. S.
recall only three. The Giants
protested game won by Boston after
Braves refused TO play against Kauff
and Quigley forfeited to them. The
Giants lost the protest.
Both New York and Chicago prO.
tested the game won BY Pittsburgh
with Benton pitching, and Il was
thrown out Chicago Americans re-
Gently protested against game won
by Cleveland when Evans erred on an
important decision. This game also
was thrown out
Sport Editor, The Evening Journal.
There is one out and The bases are
full. Batter hits to shortstop, who, in
fielding the ball, is run into by run
ner who was on second base. The
left fielder throws ball to third for
force-out. and third baseman throws
TO second for another force-out I'm
pires decision is that the run is
scored, the base runner going TO third
is entitled to base because shortstop
should not have been In his path. and
the runner going to second S out. Is
the runner entitled to third base? The
shortstop did not block the runner.
but the runner blocked the shortstop
from trying to field the ball. If it is a
double play, the run is not scored,
is it? p
Umpire erred. A man fielding
ball has the right of way, not the base
runner: II should have been a double
play with no run scored.
sport Editor. The Evening Journal.
How many times were Doyle and
Daubert at bat on the day that Law
ender pitched a no-hit game. August
81, 1852 Kindly print the batting
average of each for that day. S.
Doyle was at bat seven times. max
Ing two hits for an average of .2S6,
while Daubert made four hits i'm seven
times up, an average of oil.
Sport Editor, The Evening Journal.
Do the runs and hits made in that
recent game between Chicago and
Cleveland. which was thrown out, go
on record? S.
Runs do not. Hits are tabuIated in
the batting averages, however.
Sport Editor, The Evening Journal.
% Surprising the Phillies had six
games to play Cubs in four days and
played five of these games and fin
ished season tied with Braves. Would
Braves go back to st. Louis and pills
to Chicago to play off games or would
they play one game between them
selves? CD Is it contrary to rules of
National League to play off postponed
games after day on which season Off
cially closed? 90 Was the game that
decided pennant race of 1908 a play
off of tie game. or was it extra game.
outside of schedule. ordered played by
president? BILL.
% Games would not he played OH.
Phillies and Braves would play Sc
ries TO decide the tie. CD Yes. CD BY
special action. ordered by President
Pulliam and National League Board of
Directors. the game In which Merkle
dispute arose was ordered 10 be played
over. II was practically play-ofi Of
the tie.