Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-19
Inquisitive Fans.
Sporting Editor Star:

% If bets Il that'washington will
win five straight sames from Cleveland
in a -, series Of Ave games which are
games and the fifth game is not played,
does B win his bet or is the bet off:
go If A bets that all the four east
four eastern clubs being scheduled to
play against the four western clubs,
and one western team wins, but only
three games are played. does B win or
is the bet OFF? H. H. P.
a This bet is off, as A never had a
chance to win. since but four games
were played.
(2) The same ruling holds good in this
case. Where you can't win you can't
! lose.
Sporting Editor Star:
A bets that Mcfarland wins over
! majority of New York newspapers.
VINO wins: SUBSCRIBER.
The New York papers were almost
unanimous in favor Of Mcfarland.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in your next Sundays
pink sheet Gnquisitive fan column), to
settle a dispute:
"a How long has Clark Griffith been
, manager of the Washington base ball
team?
20 Kindly give date Of year in which
the old league. FAN.
% Griffith took the management of
the Washington clab in the spring of
1912.
90 Washington has never won a pen
nant in organized base ball.
Sporting Editor Star:
Fielder throws glove at batted ball,
but does not hit it, Does this entitle
the runner to three bases, and il So
under what rule? kIBBEY.
1t does not: ball has not been inter-
fered with. and there is no penalty.
Sporting Editor Star:
What American League. team was
playing the New York Giants in n world
series when Snodgrass dropped fly
ball and caused the Giants to lose the
game? VARELA.
The Boston Red Sox in the 1912 series.
| Sporting Editor Star:
Has Detroit been in the lead in the
American League race this season at
any time prior to August 27' r. V.
Yes; in fact. Detroit held the lead
| most of the time for the first month of
the season.
Sporting Editor Star:
Has Ty Cobb missed playing a game
with the Detroit team this year up to
August 90? WATSON.
Record shows Cobb has not missed
Detroit has played this season.
Sporting Editor Star:
With what team is Olson. who started
the season at st. Joseph. then was re-
! leased to Muscatine? READER
Our record has him released by St.
Joseph to Hastings, Neb.. and no fur
ther notation. If he was with Musca-
tine the contract was not fled. No rec
(; ord of him since Nebraska state Lea que
/ closed.
Sporting Editor Star:
First baseman misses foul that in
! judgment of scorer he should have
caught: batter is retired on next pitched
| ball. Should first baseman be charged
with an error, SCHAFER
Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
Give record of games won and lost by
Cardinals with other teams up to Au-
gust 81. WIN
Cardinals won from Philadelphia five,
lost ten; won from Brooklyn nine, lost
| nine; won from Boston eleven, lost
seven; won from Chicago seven. lost
ten: won from New York eleven. lost
eight: won from pittsburgh eight. lost
eight: won from Cincinnati seven, lost
,, ten. This record includes games Of
August 81.
sporting EDITOR star:
Does fielder receive ar error for drop
ping foul ball. regardless of whether
or not ba seman be put out on the next
pitched ball or base runner be kept
from advancing: J. A. W.
Error is charged for any misplay that
prolongs the life of batter or a base
runner. This Is due the pitcher or field
| err who has done his part to retire an
opponent. only to have the effort wasted
| through the misplay OF a teammate.
Sporting Editor Star:
Pitcher A is relieved in ninth inning
with score a tie and runners on first
and second. two out: game goes eleven
innings. finally resulting in three more
runs being made against B, who had
relieved A. Is A or B charged with
loss? RIORDAN.
II B retired side in ninth inning with
out any Of AS men scoring, as Is indi-
Gated, then he Is responsible for any
runs that score in later innings and
should be charged with loss of game.
Pitcher George Martin, who joined
| the Portland New England League
team after the close Of the South At
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