Evening star., 1916-09-24
Inquisitive Fans.

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Sporting Editor Star:
1. Does Walter johnson of Nationals
| get more than Alexander of Phillies?
.. Don't you think Rice would make
| a good shortstop?
3. How many people were at Sun
days game-sisler vs.. Johnson?
r. BRANDT.
. Rice has never played the inield
Griffith considers him great outfielder
and hitter, and a very fast man, and
will play him in that position.
). Six thousand.
Sporting Editor Star:
On infield fly, man on first, batter is
out. Kindly state what constitutes an
infield fly. A. B.
The batsman is not out on any kind
of fly with runner on first base only.
unless the fly is caught. An inf1eld fly
is fair hit fly other than line drive
that can be handled by an infielder. but
in order to have the batsman out auto
matically there must be runners on first
and second with less than two out.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please decide whether or not the base
runner would be called out under the
following conditions: Runner on sec
ond started for third on an infield
the ball and nobody covered third. The
coach stepped to third and motioned
for the ball. The third baseman threw
the ball and the coach stepped aside
and let it pass. without the coach hav-
ing touched any player on either side.
]. p. HAWLEY.
The runner was not out. The trick is
almost as old as the game.
Sporting Editor Star:
1. A is on third. B on second. Pitcher
throws wide ball to catcher. A tries to
and chases A back toward third. While
A was running home B went to third.
sees B standing on third, so let the
catcher tag him. II A had run back
and reached third would he have been
safe, and if had run back to Sec
ond. would they both have been safe?
.. Batter has three balls called. Pitch
er throws next ball over his head and
over the catcher's head. Does the bat
ter only get first base. or can he take
3. A is on first base. Catcher tries to
get him stealing second. hrt throws the
ball into center field. A goes all the
way home. Is this all right? 4. How
many bases can runner take when a
wild throw is made over home. second,
third. or first? JIMMY
/. Both runners would have been
safe. 2. He is entitled to first base
without being put out, but can advance
farther at the risk of being put out
3. All right. 4. AS many an he can
get unless ground rules are made to the
contrary.
Sporting Editor Star:
Bases full. two out. Batter hits ball
to third baseman. The runner on third
reaches home before the third baseman
forces out the man on second; Does
the run count? H. H. r.
No. See rule 50.
Sporting Editor Star:
One man out. base runners on second
and third. Batsman hits infield fly
Shortstop drops the ball. Is the bats
man out? H. A. .BOHNER.
No.
A. E. Schwind, Chicago.-Thia depart
ment is not for matters Of opinion. The
rules of base ball do not cover such
tangles. and your own rules will have
to govern.
Sporting Editor Star:
Would you kindly decide the, follow
ing: Cleveland is playing Washington.
cleveland has won "a games and lost
II. A bets B that Cleveland is one full
game ahead of Washington, which has
a standing Of II and 10. B says
that Cleveland is at least one and a
half games ahead Of Washington
FRANK. NELSON.
Washington is two full games behind
Cleveland under those circumstances,
and would have to win that many
games in order to change places with
Cleveland. 1t could not pass Cleveland
by breaking even, but would have to
win two games.
Sportfng Editor Star: 80.
Please state in the Sunday morning
edition of your paper the number Of
games the Chicago White Sox have
played with the Washington team since
August IS, 1915. and the number won
by the White Sox from the Nationals
since that date.
Washington. August "a: Washing
ton. 6: Chicago,
Washington, August Is: Washington,
5: Chicago. 2.
Washingtonn, August ss: Washington,
At Chicago. September IA: Washing
ton. s: Chicago, o. September Is:
Washington. 2: Chicago. S.
JUDGE ORM0NDE IN FRONT.
Wins Closing Race Of Grand Circuit
Meet at Columbus.