Evening star., 1915-08-08
Inquisitiue Fans.

Runner stealing home, batter stands
Stlll IN box without moving bat or him
derlng play, except by standing in his
box. Opposing pitcher claims interfer-
ence and umpire upholds it, saying bat
ter must step out of box. Please in
form on this. F. H L.
The batter had a perfect right to re-
tain his position at plate. Ruling was
incorrect.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give. your verdict to this bet
in the pink sheet:
A bets that the Marine team in the
Government League will win three
straight games from the Bureau team.
Marines win the first game. 10 to z.
and the second game ended in a 3-to-3
tie. Does this tie game make a lose
here? Suppose the Marine team wins
next two. does A win bet? C. ID. B.
This question has been decided by
the outcome of the games.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in your next Sundays
sporting sheet in the "Inquisitive Fans"
column the answer to this question:
who throws to first. The ball arrives
before the runner, but the first base
man juggles the ball while the runner
is crossing the bag and finally holds on
tq 1t. Is the man out or safe?
Runner is safe; first baseman is
charged with an error; infielder throw
ing ball credited with an assist.
Sporting Editor Star:
II man walks and the fourth ball
thrown by the pitcher goes over the
batter's and catcher's heads. can the
throw Of home and one on a base on
balls? This is, Of course, when the
ground rule is one base on an over
throw to first, third and home.
Whatever the umpire allowed was
correct, as he is sole judge of the in
depreciation Of ground rules, which diff
fer on different grounds. The point
should have been settled in advance of
the game. as "one base on an over
Sporting Editor Star:
With nobody out, A is on second base
and on third. The pitcher throws the
second base. A runs toward third. but
B stays on third and the shortstop
touches both with the ball. while they
are both touching third base. He
out. or are both out? TED NELSON.
Only A is out, as he could not force
B off third. See last sentence Of rule
Sporting Editor Star:
1. Runner on third attempts to steal
home. Batter fails to see him COM
ing, attempts to strike at the ball and
face. Is the runner out for interfer.
ence? 2. is on first. B hits the ball
to the infield and 1t is thrown to first,
retiring B. and then to second. Does A
have to be touched with the ball? 3.
Is he entitled to return to first base?
H. H. HUM.
1. No. On the contrary, some umpires
might call him safe for the catcher 8
with the batsman. 2. Yes.
3. Yes.
Sporting Editor Star:
A man slides to third base and hits
the bag SO hard that 1t is torn off the
ipeg. The third baseman touches him
with the ball. Does the fact the run
ner still touches the bag, although off the
place where the bag is supposed to be,
protect the runner and make him safe
L. F. r.
he hits the bag before being touched,
no matter what happens after the bag
tears loose.
Sporting Editor Star:
Nobody out. A on second. B knocks
a srounder to the third baseman and is
| thrown out at first: On the throw a
attempts stealing third. but the first
him out. Is it called a double play?
b. M. S.
Certainly. See the last paragraph OF
section Z, rule IS.
Sporting Editor Star:
In the first game Friday. when Gandil
was stealing home and Johnson's pop fly
fell over Weaver's head because he was
running in. was that good play or q
bad one? FAN.
When Gandil started for the plate, il
was the instinct Of the entire infield to
| Inoye toward the plate. Weaver did
nothing that Collins, Blackburn and
Fournier did not do. and if the ball had
been hit in any direction as 1t was te
short the player near it also would have
| looked bad.
| Sporting Editor Star:
kindly answer the following in. Sun
days Star: Can batter bunt the third
strike without being declared out?
| A FAN.
Yes. if he bunts 1t safely. II it's foul.
he's out
TIE IN GOLF TOURNEY.