Evening journal., 1915-10-16
What Do You Wan'
10 Know About Sport


alleged welterweight champions. II
we had as many soldiers as there
are welterweight champions what
standing army we would have!)
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
viii you kindly. advise me If An
nette Kelierman ever accomplished |
swimming the English Channel, and |
how many hours she was in the wa
ter? j.. H..
She never swan English Channel.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
Cd How old is Alexander of the
Philadelphia Nationals? c2) Did Nc
Graw play short or third for Balt-
more? n:
base was McGraw's regular position
at Baltimore, though he played Jew
games at short
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
In a three-handed game Of pinochle
A melds $50 in spades and then places
jack OF diamonds for 40 pinochle.
In the next deal B melds $50 in
spades and puts down another king
of spades to the $50 already melded
for 40 more. A protested this play,
but b claimed that if you can place
jack Of diamonds to the $50 in
spades he can place a king of trump
to the $50 he melded and call it 40.
A
A is right and b is wrong.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
With two out and man on second
base. batter drove the ball over the
fence for a home run. Delighted
coach at third patted the batter on
his back just as he was rounding
third. Umpire called runner out.
Was he right or wrong? CD If the
runner is out would you charge
coach with an error or does the run
count? p. p.
% Under the present rules bat
I ter is out. (2) The one run counts
and batsman gets credit for three
base hit. No one gets the out, hut the
| bOx score contains line, ~Blank
out for eOacher's interference"
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
The catcher drops the third strike
and batter runs for first The man
on first goes for secnd. The catcher
RECEIVERS the ball and throws TO sec
ond to get the runner. His throw is
bad and the runner gets third and the
batter gets second. Should the men
stay on base or is the batter out IL
base is occupied? DON
Batter is out. but runner who was
on first is entitled to as many bases
as he can get.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
"a What has become of Devore
(2) Is or was there any player by
the name of Davenport; il so. what
team did he play with and when? R
% He played with MaryvilIe In
the Ohio State League. (2) Yes; M
} Is a great pitcher. He jumped the
Cincinnati club last season. and /,
now star with the st. Louis Feds.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
Was Joe Jackson of the White Sol
ever a member of the Athletics?
} so. when? S. o. B.
, Yes. He came up with Athletics i
1907 and had several chances wit
} them but he always ran away frOT
} the team. Mack held title 10 hin
. until 1910, when he traded his It'll
> to Joe and Morris Rath TO CleVelan
. for Bris Lord. At that time JacksO
= was with New Orleans, but wa
. Mack's property.
> Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
. A claims all National and America
> League baseball diamonds have gras
= on the infield cut out along pitcher
> box TO catcher, catcher to first bas
> to second base, to third base
. catcher bets there isn't any gras
. on any infield in the two leagues.
= All major league clubs have gras
> infields.
= Snort Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.
. IN was Patsy Flaherty the ioI
. mer Boston pitcher. right or iel
. handed (2) How does Jake pau
bert bat and throw right OF lei
panIe0 n 4 ieft-hander. Cs) Dauber
hats and throws left-handed.
Snort Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
Batter hits ball outside Of foul lin