Evening star., 1916-10-15
InquiisitiiVe Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
To settle an argument will you kind
" state in Sundays Star the average
number of hits per game allowed by
Bab be Ruth and Walter johnson during
the past season.? 7. J. 6.
1t will be impossible to give these
figures until the official American
League averages are Issued.
Sporting Editor Star:
Will you please state in your sport
sheet next Sunday whether George
Dumont still belongs to the Washing
ton ciup, and also what disposition
was made of him during tho latter part
of the season? w. e. S.
Dunont is the property Of the WASH
ington club, having been placed with
the Minneapolis club. of the American
Association last fall.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in inquiry column the
dates OF the University Of Virginia
foot ball games. Very truly yours.
A. J. D.
October 21, Georgia. at Charlottes-
VILE: October 2s, Vanderbilt, at Nash
Vile; November 4, Harvard, at Cam
bridge: November II. South Carolina.
at charlottesville: November IS. Vir-
ginia Military Institute, at Charlottes-
willie; November 80, North Carolina at
Richmond.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly inform me in your sporting
section if Walter Johnson ever pitched
two games in ono day. winning both
from New York. e. STEINEM.
In September. 1908. Walter johnson
pitched three shut-outs in a row
against the Yankees. He. has never
pitched double-header since Joining
the Washington team.
Sporting Editor Star:
1 made a bet with a friend Of n1ine
of 81 a game against the Washington
base ball club. starting. with the game
of June %, last, up to the ending OF
the season, ties not to count. As I
have been away a good deal OF the
time I have been unable to keep track
of the games won and lost and thought
you would not mind looking over your
records and letting mo know how
stand. II. H.. w.
From June ss to the end Of the
won Al games and lost ~.
Sporting Editor Star: ,.~---
Give home address Of Otto Jordan
and state what club he. was with this
Clancy, manager of Winston-Salem:
P. P. s.
Otto Jordan, who did not. play ball
last year. and at last accounts was
employed by the Ford automobile peo-
pie, makes his home in Pittsburgh;
but whether he can be found there
now or not do not know. Clancy's
"winter address," according to our
record, is now at Winston-Salem.
Sporting Editor Star:
l. Since joining the Pirates what po-
sition has Carson Bigbee played In the
majority of his games, and what is
his regular position?~ q, From where
did Pittsburgh get Warner and Wnat is
his regular position? MONIAGUE.
1. Biebee has been used at second
base mostly by Pittsburgh. but he came
to the club as an outfelder. 2. War
ner was secured from Dayton; he Is
classed as a shortstop In the records.
Sporting Editor Star:
Explain how New York could win
twenty-six. straight games when one
was a tie game. 3 Did Providence
have a tie game in its record? FAN.
1. The tie game did not interrupt the
winning streak, since It was not de-
feat and does not count as contest,
though the work done by the players
goes in the averages 2. NO. ProV1-
dence won it's twenty games without
tie interrupting.
Sporting Editor Star:
/ Where Is Bill James, formerly
pitcher for the Braves? 2. Who were
pitchers on Braves stan this year
I James is still carried on tho pay
roll of the Braves, but because Of
had arm has been OF no use. fne
boston pitchers included Allen, Barnes.
Davis. Hughes, Nehf, James, Reuloacn,
Rudolph, Ragan and Tyler
SpUi hat hecsne Of Marty O'Toole, for