The sun., 1916-08-27
BY TOM McNULTY

Dear ~rom-rhree hand pinochie,. no. aue-
tion: AZ thre: msld: but 4 and D win
I'll; III; : '.iss *. s:' m s.s H'n'' x. Hs : Ab issfi R'''
Any trick won in play makes the meld
good whether II has any counting cards
in 1t or not.
r.I Dss' fHG f. draw: :D 81: cara |: ,ts and tp S,,! Is e: %s
Sssn.f:: |: !: S:a i.ia down " pair:
.nfWsS t 10 the p sa:' !" a Al. sHIFrER."'
Yes. Some persons imagine that the
opener cannot split unless he IL raised
before the draw. The opener can do
what he likes with his hand II he can
show that he had openers At the start,
provided his discard Is always placed
under the chips IN the pool
Dear Tou-fecond and third bases occu-
pied. ball be';ed TO short. then played TO
home: man on second runs and touches
third: man running from third returns TO
third. Can the man running from second
to third return to second. p,0yid,ns he can
Paterson. y. J.
Yes. It was not a force play. inasmuch
as first base was not occupied.
Dear rom-were tn. Giant. n-., this
season. and u so. what time and how long
did they hold that positlon7 a and II.
The Giants were not first at n time
this season.
Dear Tom-we have a dispute as to the
proper count for this meld: -Four kings
ana queens and the trump sequence
q. II. +.
This Is not a msld but six melds. which
must be made ono at q time II any one
H.. So, -.. Lat -.A
fresh card from the hand for each sep-
arate meld. The melds are so kings, 40
royal marriage. 20 and 20. so queens and
100 trumps. Total. $40.
Dear Tom-piayins pinochie. two hand.
u draws . dix. but does not win y trick
afterward. Can he score 10 points or not?
SAM SwITZNER.
No. because the dix II q meld. like any
other. and cannot be scored except just
after winning a trick.
D:.. To% ana r. oD; %s, a ;.eS e.. ana draw. c.:
out and c raises. A calls. and C says: II
have eishtstn" !meaninF three s!xesl. a
hand on tho ~deadwood, but. recalling that
he had three .evsns. he picked out his hand
again and claimed the pot L I he %. TOO 20 I late
Any cards once thrown into the dis
" SO ~ ~ ~ oo0I VII &ly
pretext. 20 A nno win the pot. Had
he followed the rules OF the game and
shown his hand to the board. whether II
was the better hand or not. he would
not have lost the pot.
Pear Tom-in Z poker game 4 open,
to draw he says he will split his openers
TO try for q fush, drawing two cards. n
bets h, esnno. .piit IT he Is going 10 draw
The opener can split his qualification
or throw II away. or do anything he
likes with his hand. and need not an.
nounce anything. II It IL the rule tina,
the openers discard shall always b.
placed under tho chips In the. pool. nc
matter what he has or what he Ia draw
ing to. If this 10 not the rule tho opener
Is not allowed to split At all.
let me know if Home Run Baker caush
tho ball when he ran Into the grand stant
s ss,i sS'S y. u ~: :r.as," L; S. M: n"s .; Il, IL
q, DID no. max. tn. catch. e.,
American Of German p~arentaEe. Paddy
Is only his nickname; his name Il
Charles.
Dear Tom-d) WIZ you kindly decide /
there ever was a triple play made unss
i.s, : I'd -" sus stasS.' ~ fsi'S Win Ghlc. az
National League club, pitch two game
against Brooklyn In one afternoon and shu
them out In both samssf
C. BECKER.
~ There IL none or record. (2) II,
won . double header from Brooklyn
don't recall about the shutouts.
Dear Tom-lD How many home run
have j.. +. Baker. wally Pipp and Ere,
Msrkis hit this ssasonf, (yJ Explain tn
Asrkie bone play In 1908 In . gam
against the Cubs. JACK GOLD.
~ Up to August 10 inclusive Bake,
and Pipp each hit eight and Merki
seven. (a) ] answer this quite FIRE
quently and am getting rather weary O
II. With Mccormick on first. Merkis,
pinch hitter. singled. Mccormick takinI
third. Bridwell singled INC McCormicI
scored what should have been the win
ming run. Evers noticed Merkle run OF
the field without touching second bas
and called to Holman for the ball. II
claimed U force out for the third on
and O'Day ruled II that way. run bsin
invaild.