Evening journal., 1915-10-20
What Do You WanI
10 Know About Sport


Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
"a Kindly state whether Z. Mayer
Of Philadelphia is a Hebrew. (2) Also
let me know who receives credit for
the morning game between Brooklyn
and Philadelphia on Labor Day.
Cheney or Marquard. h.
Cd He is Hebrew. (2) Marquard.
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
Q1 In a game between the Reds
and Blues the Blues are ahead, TO U.
In the fourth inning pitcher for the
Blues sprains his arm and goes out
of the game. Second pitcher is found
for two runs in the sixth inning and
is taken out. This makes the score
to / in favor of the Reds. Blues IN
their half of the ninth inning score
two runs, making the score 3 TO : IN
favor Of the Blues. Third pitcher Tor
the Blues held the Reds scoreless for
the three innings he pitched. Which
pitcher gets credit for the gamer t2l
With one out, two strikes on the bat
ter and the bases full, pitcher makes
wild pitch about five feet over head
of batter. Batter swings at the ball,
thinking that being a strike the bat
ters would be allowed to move for
ward as many bases as they could get
A bets that batter is right. pets
that batter is wrong. Who wins n. .
% Third pitcher would be credited
with victory. (2) l think IL was
stupid play. Batter was out with a
man on first. Runners would have
scored on Wild pitch any way without
batter needlessly retiring himself.
Snort Editor. EVENING JOURNAL;
A bets B that a right-hand pitcher
can pitch an in-drop B says he can L
Who wins? FAN;
I'm not quite sure what is meant by
an in-drOp, hut Ii you mean a balA
which drops low on the inside, II can
be done.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
l noticed in one of your queries re-
garding pinochle you stated that ace
king, queen. jack and ten of spades
/ king and queen of hearts, diamonds
and clubs count $50. and If diamonds
were trumps, 800. the extra 40 being
I for pinochle. I have been playing
pinochle for the last ten years and
ALWAYS counted the aforementioned
800 and il diamonds we're trumps, 4SO
n X.
l had the right dope, all right, Kali
ser, old hoy!
Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL.
"a II a pitcher should pitch nin'
innings without allowing a hit. ant
= then allow hit in the tenth inning
: would he be credited with a no-hi
gamer (2) What was Burns battin
average for last year? (3) Why is
that he has fallen off so in playing
ca Are there any players in the ma
ior leagues over 40 years old? (5) I
J. how many Worlds Series games di
y Wagner of the Pirates participate.
S. K G.
J. 0) In some record books n man
I given nO-hit game under those cor
It ditiOns and ] think he is entitled to !
>. (2) .3O3. (8) He was handicapped IA
a long time In the spring with wea
ankle, sprained In the south. whic
: prevented him from stealing bases
e beating out iniield hits. He never g'
started thereafter. (D Wagne
Al; Laioie, 40. (5) Eight in 1908 an
seven In 1909.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
A bets, according to Hoyle, play'
is allowed 10 chip in and pass the dea
n B bets, according to Hoyle. each pla.
/, er is supposed to deal in turn. WhiC
is correct? J. P.
In most places man can pass des
& House rules generally prevail
q poker.
Il Sport Editor, EVENING JOURNAL:
n G) A bets that a fly ball hit in
Is the infield is out. whether IL is caug
l. or not National League rules)
- claims II is not out. Who is righ
= (2) Who did the best batting for Il
o Giants during the Worlds Series
't 1913? How did Herzog rank amor
Ie the batters? A. B..
" (1) An infieId fly Is ont only II a mi
= Is on first and second, or with II
bases full and with none or one OF
10 (2) MathewsOn had a batting aYera
,e OF 900 for two games and Mclean 8
N for three games. HerzOg did the poo
a. est work. making only one hit, h
I'd average being .O5S.
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL:
~ Is a wild throw counted as an erro
81 LIZ.
AT II q man gets on or advances ha
ON Il Is an error. 4 Wild pitch is not