Evening journal., 1915-08-03
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Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
claims that Frank Bowerman, the
former Giant catcher. and later trad
ed 10 Boston also managed the Boston
team. B claims he did not. Who is
right? C.
is right. Frank BoWerman man.
aged Boston part of 1909 season and
Harry Smith the other part.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL;
"a If an athlete wins a national
junior championship event. is he al
lowed to win it a second time? 90
On the entry blank of the national
junior championships to be contested
on the coast next month IL says the
winner of any event in the junior
championships shall be eligible for
any further competition in the junior
class Is this correct? 60 Do you
know anything about runner by the
name of Deschamps? p. G.
! W. No. (2) No. CD No.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Q) Was Billy Rodenbach ever ANA
] teur heavyweight champion? i2) If
So is he lighting or has he retired
indicated, or was he beaten? II so,
by whom. JACK.
I o. Yes. (2) II ! remember rightly,
he retired from amateur ranks unde-
feated. Billy broke his arm while
4 beating Sam Berger for the ehampiOn-
ship several years ago.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNALS:
% Can you give me the ages Of
Matty and Coombs? (2) Who has the
best pitching staff Giants or Brook
lyn? B.
Q) Matty was born on August -,
1850. Jack was born on November Is,
1888. (2) Brooklyn.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
ID Batter hits ball over left field
er's head. Left fielder RECEIVERS ball
and throws ball into the infeld. Pitch
ers intercepts ball while runner
rounds third and muffs il, ball going
away and runner scores. Is il a
/
there ever any rule allowing base
runner to run round the bases until
fielder recovers ball? b.
Q Three-base hit. % Not that /
know OF.
Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
(a) Batter hits ball to shortstop
who fumbles ball but makes a quick
recovery and throws ball to first. and
FIRST baseman drops the ball also. and
man gets safe. Whose error?
(b) Batter hits ball to short and
fumbles II and man gets safe at first
b The batter would have beaten the ball
out even if the fielder had not fumb.
! led ball. Is this a hit OF an error?
] (c) Batter hits ball to short whit
J fumbles it but makes quick recover!
: and throws to first and first basemaT
drops ball. The batter would hav,
beaten the ball out even if the frs
baseman and short had not erred Il
this is an error, who is charged with
lit?
(d) Man on first starts for second
J in trying to steal and catcher throws
to second in an attempt to get run.
, ner but second baseman does rot ses
runner Trying 10 steal ana uOeS mol
move out of his tracks to cover the
bag. and ball rolls to center field and
! man goes to third Is this catcher's
i, or second baseman's error? Suppose
the catcher had thrown the bail tc
p the baseman where he was standinf
and baseman did not see the bal
coming and ball rolls to the outfielC
the runner going 10 third Is thi,
the catcher's or second baseman's
error?
4 s A. A. SCORER.
(a) First haseman's. If throw wa
good.
bl Would have to see the play {,
; decide.
(c) Error on part Of first basemaI
Y if throw was good.
cd In both instances secOn,
I baseman's error.