Evening journal., 1915-08-25
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Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Would you kindly inform. a con-
slant reader of your paper If the Chi
cago National League team made 10
runs in any one game this season and
against what team and date of game?
T.
Cubs massacred Superbas, 10 to 4,
on May IL.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
"a Kindly let me know what has
become of Cowboy Tom McCarty Of
Montana? s.
Resting up I'm Montana.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
1) Kindly state the two largest
batting averages and by whom they
we're made in major league. ~
Whom would you prefer between Ma
maux of Pittsburgh and Caldwell Of
Yanks? BUG.
% Tip O'Neill hit .492 and BrOwn-
ing of Louisville, AL in 1857, the year
when a man was credited with a hit
when he secured his base on balls.
The real records are .48s by Duffy in
1894, and .433 by Burkett in 1895.
CD Mamaux.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
(D When batted ball hits umpire
does batter have to beat ball TO first
to get a hit? (2) Coach on third
touches base runner. but umpire did
not see il. A player on the bench
goes out and tells him. Is he allow
ed TO call runner out? (S) How do
you compare willard, Wienert, Cof-
fey and Savage for cleverness?
J. SMITH.
(D No. II he hits umpire on fair
ground batsman automatically Is
credited with n hit. (2) Yes, but the
chances are that he would not do so
on any evidence submitted by player
unless verified by his own eyesight or
his brother umpire's. 90 For clever
ness alone Weinert excels, but COffey
and Willard are superior fighters.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
(1) A team plays three of six games
winning the three played. after which
il quits cold. Now the last three
games are won by forfeit. Would you
consider the first three games won
by them as forfeit games? (2l Man
on third base. Pitcher makes balk.
Does man on third advance home?
P.
(1) Games stand as II the club stlH
were in the league. % Yes.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
C) What became of Milton H. Ba-
ker, who was signed by the Yanks /?
(2) Paulet, who was with the Giants ?
w.
% I don't ever remember any
Milton Baker being tried out by the
Yankees. (2) Paulet was with the
DetrOits last spring, but went baok
to the minors. Don't know his exact
whereabouts. Have lost track OF him.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
(1) Man on first and second, none
out, batter attempts to bunt, but pops
up a fly about twelve feet high. which
Il was impossible to catch. Is batter
.Oul uMuIA AAN ny - man
on third, two out. Man coaching at
first sneaks to second. Attention OF
umpire is called TO him, who tells him
to get off the base. Who is out. batter
or base runner, or neither? Umpire
called neither out (S) Man on second
and third, two out, two balls and NJ
strikes on good batter. Man on third
hugs base. man on second twenty feet
off Pitcher throws ball low to short
stop and it rolls past man on third
scoring. Batter subsequently singles,
winning the game as II was the last
half of the ninth. Would it be con-
sidered a good play in throwing ball
to get man on second? A good throw
by the pitcher would most likely have
resulted in an out. and saved the
game. FAN.
% Yes, he Is out on infield fly rule,
(2) Umpire was right. No one could
be called out unless "illegal runner-
drew A throw IN III WAS a QOod DIav