Evening star., 1915-04-18

claimed to have retired, but when JEFF
fries returned to the ring he was the
recognized holder of the title.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| We wish You would inform US through
your pink sheet of Sunday. April Is, if
| John l.. Sullivan ever fought a negro
| in his whole career as pugilist-
| TRUCK co. No. ?, D. c. F. D.
| No. Never.
| Sporting Editor Star:
| Would you be kind enough to settle
q. base ball argument brought about by
| the following cases?
| ball was knocked by the batter to
| the third baseman. who made perfect
| stop and a perfect throw to first base
/ in time to have the batter put out. But
| the first baseman muffed the ball. and
| thus, through no fault of the third
| baseman's, the batter reached first
| base.
Later. with a man on third base, the
| batter hit a single to center field, but
| throw to the plate in time to get the
man running from third, but the
catcher muffed the ball and the runner
| scored.
Now, according to official scoring
| rules, should the third baseman and
the center fielder be credited with as
| sists? JOHN T. MALONEY.
| In the first play the third baseman is
! credited with an assist and the first
! baseman with an error. In the second
| play the batter is credited with Il hit.
! the center fielder with an assist anG
| the catcher with an error.
| The play. however, is unlikely, for a
runner on third could hardly be thrown
out on a base hit to center field.
! Sporting Editor Star:
I. Will you please tell me who won
the worlds championship series in
1912" .. What was John Paul Jones
(Cornel) best record for tilc mile run ,
Please publish in your pink sheet.
II. T. HUNGERFORD.
L. Boston Americans defeated the
New York Giants in 1912 >. Paul Jones
record was 3.14 25.
Sporting Editor Star.
\. B, c and u are playing draw poker
Gjack po). opens the pot for one
chip. B. { and D all stay and draw
cards. A checks the bet { and p drop
out. 4 stays and calls A. Now says
he won because r did not bet. b says
it should have been played a show
down when A did not bet. Please
publish in your pink sheet Sunday how
that should go. Thanking you in ad-
vance. a BASE BALL FAN.
The better hand between A and
wins. II was the privilege OF c and
D to drop out and B to stay and the
hands must show for themselves.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please let me know through
the pink sheet who is considered the
faster fielder, Strunk or Shanks.
FAN
That is a matter of opinion, for the
expression of which this column is not
intended.
Sporting Editor Star:
VIII you please publish in your Sum
days pink sheet who Leopold Hoern-
schemeyer is? B. f. S.
That is the name of Lee Magee, the
manager of the Brooklyn Feds.
Manager Griffith was chased off the
bench by Umpire Evans in the third in
ming. 1t seems that Evans had eau
toned Boehling several times about the
way he threw TO first base to catch
runners mapping. Evans insisted that
he must not move his shoulders pre-
vious to making the throw and Man
ager Griffith inquired from the bench
how a left-handed pitcher could throw
to first without moving his left shoul-
der.
Evans did not take kindly to this
query and ordered Griffith off the bench.
It was the first game for both Boeh