The sun., 1916-09-03
7o International Champions and One American Title Holder Risk Their Co~s in Rim
Questions ca, Answers
BY TOM MAC L

Dear Ton-playins pinoehie. two hand;
A gets TO 1910 on the play and calls
out. Then u adds up the scores on the
wrong. giving 4 80 points too much. u
was only $50 up to that time but refused
CHAs. H.. ABEL
Who is keeping the score? A or II?
While II is the rule that IL a player calls
OH, when he IL not out he loses the game
then and there. he IL not responsible "
he is misinformed IA to the score on the
slate. Who told him he was $40 up?
Dear Tom-Ro settle a slight baseball
dispni. KINDLY rrini In your column tbs
+. sW AXsON 4 O ELMOkE.
Plank is ~ years of age. Coombs vii
MI lie 80 years Of r. until November
Is. 1916.
p.sr Tom-what are usually the price
game" A
, 81 to So
bear Tom-wil you kindly siys in
mcrninx sun az. ~ Zach Wheat and aus
Ar, Hoffman. also when each -tar,sd III
big Leagues ii. plffEA'
The esteemed Zachary D.. Wheat was
born on tho Esd day Of May. lsSS. A. d.
and broke into the big leagues with
BROOKLYN Nationals in 1908. Monsieur
Arthur +. Crifcus Solly) Hoffman was
born on October ~. 1872. and celebrated
his ma jor league debut with Chicako
Nationals in 1903.
Dear Ton-v'iI you KINDLY tell a, Nh-r-
we can get the authority for thu six ueIds
,ha, 81 10 MAKE UP Your s7or
Any Of these Bpyl.s Dick a Fitz-
geralds. +. A. Stokes Company. United
states Playing Card Company. Consoli'
dated Card Company. The Autograph
Edition. Complete pinochi-. LAWS NJ ~
rochi- and Indoor Games. A. tnese al
agree that the melds are the same for al
forms Of pinochle. and as every pinochle
player knows you must make six sep
crate melds IN two hat.d, which was the
crisinal game. the authority is probably
good enough for a decision.
Dear Ton-n II a batter makes hor'
run IL he required 20 touch all the bases
II not which once doe. he not have 4
,oneh' q, ~ . rInn.r I. ,rapp.d s-,"o,
room to run outside the base line? A. II.
a. Mus, touch al the bases. t.J
Three feet leesay. Artaur. old dean.
Dear Tom-ID Man on fr-t base haiti
naturally playing between second ana mrs.,
who throws 10 lr.i bs.~. puttinx oui ~
batter. IN" nr.' %haseinnn then thrn,'t .
second has. Must the runner be tou III"
with he bal "g ~ II 4 force out a: ~"ron.
base g., Man On ar amt man on '"o'
ont; halter hits to shur'S'op. VINO throw
10 second taseman. forcing man g".ue
'hrow- - third bas"nan 10 catch MAJ
going from second 20 Third. Is a" M,
forced "ui. or can ne 60 hack TO secotd
~ ~" man going rom h-s' - econ n
a.r"aiv been 3ut out - CoWAN
- 49,, - ,'.t Js,,,,
play ceased after out was made ~ rr~t
has.. -, i.nnn.r mus; be touched
same principe applying ls in precedins
play.
p"ar. rom-wM you kind ADVISE me-
through your. ri.per how :, hsu'o n. per
cen,ng.s ~ he club. In the major Leagues
slso batting av-rss-~r Us
Divide me number of games won b.
the number 81 games pla!'-i 20 hu'
teams wiurlrc and losing percentas"
Il" md batting average divide to,a! hts
by total times a. bat
rarer Nil you bs 80 I!nd az :" .d'i'a m
Vh"'h-f rtesv S'-nEs! ~ the B-"ok. ~
Sr'...a'e .,.t Hrfshat n season w. a'
svaroR- ~ 200 nr hS''.r since he h. he-r
with 'hn iirnofl,ns' ~ y S~hILNTNND
S,"urel hlt for .3l6 IN l"l2 and hai''d
SIC again N 1914.
Dear Tom you please o.. ne kro'
y I man gr.S a base IN la.4- an 81" <"
rurn-r rnr ru' \ be-, that b.. NIL Doe
pu' 'u' - ,h" gam u says thn' - Iona
rlrnor. GEORGE
II" is entitled 20 n runner when M
reaches iirsi base. hlt st.d runner SUP
plants hun - tu- lineup and hc ihu'
goes out OF the game.
bear TONI would - 70 know .a..-s
m Ac' N,i.r. who pt.IcI - dlf-~ol
sem! -" teams iU IN" hr,'s
GEpl.uI: 'AlllI.l-
can't keen track of al ~" srmI-pr"s
,;cnr.ir. Prr haps som. reader Nil ic'
me- know wl"r" "r;ubc' is camping.
pea r"r-l what I. - pr"rcn'
ra'chsr 80 or" an base Al. A ne,'y h3ii,
up from ro'.s Down a., nss. ~" - :.
'hr baR rul. Apply here" 90 lur.
vnn e,-cum..onct. H. sny IT,, . Gsl
ga r' o. wac hnaai''T "He% W. }%',,.,'o.
average o., la', 80 ~ a ha'hr''r '4 A.
vance two Eases on a passed han 80 \
, r-torin issue Tom dom y"i th.nf
pitcher shrr'l he g''en al as'iE' - -,
.'t!ks or. $50 an "rror nv n pass" IN
iat'or wou,I prevent Intentional p'.,,nR
~ II no one is on Nas. II simply I
a bail on hatsman. uules. catcher slouI'
pirpOs,ly interfere 18th batter. when N
would 20 to first on Interference. Ealk'
ave only called when catcher catches bal
ont 81 position with a runner on base
CO. There are no circumstance und"
which a haik affects batsnan. otherwls
tina. delivery not over the plate IL a bal
me saW" as ~ y other time. Is
Write - Sport'nG ci 'tor Toronto Globe
Toronto. Canada. 10 not keen wo"Nl'
International Leacua averages ~
Unless there Is a ground rule to the cor
trary runners can max" all the pase
the, can maze on a pa scd ball. 90
Don't think much OF tho reform. II
pitcher got an error for eN ry pass som
hurlcrs' fielding averages would b
awful things 10 behold.
D.af Tom pavlng p.rochie two hand
has $50 to bs 80 u 'r understood ina
IN order 20 ,Ii' out IN" player must max
stitch \ ,ea Is both trump aces wlthon
q r.s.i mt u wins he next trick an
m,ide - then l."is ten 81 tri'nI's an
,uelds duurtr pin"rnte. calling out an
thruNfaI Ep li~ 'd'is. y nr's VI" mus
wYu another 'ri,k 10 mn%N ~" last mel
roul " not tho last trek he ven mad
. iro m"Ii mat followed u good ..,,.
I MORGAN AVENUE
u 4, would hc correct but for his agree
o ,r.nt or und, standing that In order I
u call OUT the payer must make stit''