The sun., 1916-12-24
Questions CO. Answers
By TOM MAC NULTY

Dear Tom-wha, year prcyiou, 70 this
season an the Brooklyn Nstlontl League
who owned the club' who managed the
HERMAN =. LrsrIG
Previous to this year the Brooklyn
club won tie National League p%ennant in
1899 and 1900. Charles II. Eb5cts vac
president and PRINCIPAL owner Of the
club. THE team was managed by ia
Hsnlon. In lS9a the team consisted %:
Pitchers K,nnedy. puuu. Yragcr. CAS-
ton, Hu.hes. Mcfarland. NCilmos,
Maui. Donavan. Ii.ll and Rer!y. Catch
ers Farrell. Mcclure, Smith and Grimm.
lnfeldeis Mccain, DAILY. Dahlen' Jen-
nirse. Cassidy. CASEY, Beck and Nrir-
ley and Outhelders Eeelcr. Kelly, Jones
and Anderson. In 1900 Howell, NoNs.
McGinnity. kitson and weighing were
added - the pitching stan aud Slceiman
was given a tryout behind the bat VITA
those exceptions there were no additions.
Dear Tom-N says Tommy Grirths ~"
Cincinnati ou,heiier, used to play VITA the
Fall River club | say N" ciln'f. ivcd
In Fa.! River for ten years and should
know y, j j.
Looks as II YOU were right. John
Tommy broke in with New Bedford Of
the New England League in 1909. Tie
played there in 1910, 1911. 1917 and
1913 He was sold to the BOSTON Ma
tionals for $1,000 on August so, 1918.
Boston let MIN 30 TO indianapolis in
1914. from which team he was procured
by the Reds in 1918. Tommy was with
Reds in 1915 and 1915.
near Tou-My friend 'rrs ne 'ha.
Bill Squi-cs, the Australian heavyweight
who fought hcr" IN America several ,imes,
was one Of the soldiers KILLED II N"rdun
tac,r CYRIi. ri p.
Your friend is mistaken. Squircs has
been occupied running n pub IN Aus
,ralia. According 10 a recent letter from
the Antipodes Bin WIS contemplating q
Comeback and had agreed to meet Tom
Mcmahon in "A ring battle on November
%. Results ot tho houts have not yet
been received in this country.
Dear Tom-who wns tho lending scorer
In he Amateur Hockey L".gu" for IN"
season 4Hll-l-F FRANK =.
Mc,;rath OF tho Wanderers with rs
goals I.lflton OF the Cresccuts was sec
ond with "a and Reinmund of the New
York A c. with II. third,
rhiladclphln w~"l,erwolrAt. der; uudc- hs
/ right name" I have a wager on with =
d ll'iA Nv 4tNNANAN NAAA . N'T III was y
nom de gucrrc" NATHAN :.
You lose, Nate Harry Lewis's right
name was Henry Besterman.
nea, Tom-was Joe Bromuow - the
,r,ih mmsriGnn a e eyer scrior national
No Joe was at his best when Shep-
pard and Gissing We're at their best.
Mel and Harry were two wonderful half
m!lers and did Joe out OF n title. Brom-
How VAS much faster than many men
who have won national half mile cham
plOnships.
Dear Tom-Who Is the prescn, Norli's
cha mpion skater? IVAN T
oscar Mathison of Norway has best
claim to the title. lie defeated the
cream OF the European skaters IN times
not approached by any American ice
sharp, Mathison now Is exhibiting IN
this country. but no doubt Will be han
dicnpped by the small indoor Kinks. lie
has q long, free swing better adapted to
outdoor competition.
Dear what scale ~ vcier,s is
official according 20 the New York state
Athletic Commission" T. OR.
The official weights Of the State Attn
!, tic Commission are; Paperwelght, los
pounds, bantamweisht. ll5 pounds;
featherweight. 1913 pounds; lightweight,
l33 pounds; welterweight. LA pounds;
middleweight, 1873 pounds; commission
weight. l75 poands; heavyweight, all
over l75 pounds,
Dear ROMA says that Roy Hartzcll.
tn" former Yankee player, wtS horn i'm
Germany. ! claim that he was horn in
the United states. Who Is right
BILLY.
You are right. Hartzell was born I'm
Golden. Col.
Dear Tom--How many bases does A
base runner lake when a fielder stnn. a
ball by throwing his glove or cap at H.
A, j, &.
Three bases II It is n batted ball and
two bases II 1t Is 4 thrown ball.