Evening star., 1915-06-20
Inquisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer following questions in
next Sundays pink sheet:
1. Ralph Blanton. pitching for Con-
gress Heights Thursday, June II. struck
out twenty men in eight innings. and also
struck out the first fifteen men to face
him. Please answer IL these are world s
records. 2 Was Jimmy Dygert the old
Philadelphia American League pitcher.
left or right handed? B. BROWN.
/. Records of amateurs are not recog-
niZed But the performance referred to
is, Of course, a rather remarkable 3eat.
?. Dygert was a right-handed pitcher.
Sporting Editor Star:
If you will inform me Of the dates
upon which both the New York Giants
and Brooklyn Dodgers entertain visiting
clubs at New York and Brooklyn, re-
spectively. on the same days Of the same
month, 1 will greatly appreciate the
favor. W. A. McGHAY.
When the western clubs are in the east
both New York and Brooklyn play at
home
Sporting Editor Star:
l. A is on second and B on first Bat
ter makes long hit to outfleld. A and B.
score. Batter fails to touch second and
makes third. Ball is returned to second
and umpire calls batter out, making the
third out. Do the runs count? 2. Sup
interfered at third. or either one Of the
base runners, A or B, failed to touch a
base. Do the runs count in any of these
cases? g. A is on second. Batter hits
ball to the outfield. Ball is returned home
and batter keeps going to second. Both
men are safe. Is the batter given two
bagger? If not how is the play scored
on batter, there being doubt If he could
have made two bases if man was not on
second? SCORER.
/. Both runs count. 2. If the bats
man failed to touch first base no runs
been retired before legally reaching first
base If the coacher interfered with A
no run could count; If he interfered with
3. A could score. If A was declared out
score, but If B were called out for that
reason A might score. 8. The batsman
is credited with a single and goes to sec
ond on a fielders choice, just as an in
field play Of the same sort is scored.
Sporting Editor Star:
When a pitcher makes a balk with no
one on bases does the batter take first
base? Also pitcher makes a balk with
man on third and man on first base. Does
on first go to second if the balk was
made on the man at first? NJ
All base runners advance one base each
on any kind Of a balk. The batsman
never takes his base on balk, but If
the bases are empty some of the nine
kinds of balks are called balls in favor
of the batsman.
Sporting Editor Star:
/. Runner on third, batter out Of box,
ward to receive ball from catcher. Run
ner starts to steal home. Pitcher turns,
throws to catcher. Batter steps in front
and strikes at ball. fouling it. Runner
scores. Give decision. 2. When runner
on third tries to steal home has not the
catcher the right to step on the plate,
forcing the batter away, in order to try
for put-out? 3. Would interfering with
the batter as stated in question No. be
justification for counting the score Of the
runner at third. although said runner was
put out? 4. In case Of forfeiture OF a
game by one team in the seventh or
eighth inning owing to questionable de-
cision would not true sports consider all
bets on the decision off, neither side hav-
ing scored? L. H.
be sent back to third The batsman had
a right to strike at the ball if the pitcher
was near enough to the slab to make 1t
look like a pitched ball 2. No; other
wise it would be impossible to make a
squeeze play. 3. Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
Nobody out, runners on second and
third. Batter hits to pitcher. Runner on
second goes to third. Runner on third
Pitcher throws ball to catcher. who
throws to third. Third baseman touches
the runner from second while he is stand
ing on third base. Runner from third
Is touched after the ball has been passed
three or four times. l. Is runner from
second out? 2. Would runner from sec
ond be out If runner from third had
scored after running back and forth, or
3, II runner from third had got back to
third and the other runner back to sec
ond? READER.
1. No. 2. No 8. No. The runner who
was on second was given a tentative
right to third base pending the outcome
Of the play on the runner going from
third home. That tentative right becomes
absolute if the runner going homo scores
ner who was on third retouches that bag
without being retired. and in such case
the runner who was on second can be put
out unless he gets back to second before
being touched
Sporting Editor Star:
Batter hits ball down third base line.
Baseman lets it roll. thinking 1t will be
foul It strikes the third bag and
bounces back toward home plate and
finally stops on foul ground between third
base and the players bench Is it fair
Dr. foul? ADAM
It is a fair ball Where a grounder
goes after it touches or passes third or
first base does not matter.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. A Is on third. B on second. Batter
hits to shortstop. who throws home ahead
of A, who turns back to third, but on
arriving there finds B on the bag. II
both runners are tagged on third which
should be declared out? 2. Could b re-
turn to second after being on third II he
was able to get back without being |
taught? S. F. NJ
1. B is out 2. Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
First and second bases are occupied |