The sun., 1916-10-29

on klnkS, EO, EV bflu OD uutNiSs ~ ''e'e
win a separate trick before each.
Dear Tom-A says in a game of baseball
each team plays nine innings, making tns
the game. d says there are only nine In
nings played in a full game who Is COR
Is right, a game consists Of only nine
innings, consisting Of Is half innings.
Dear Tom-A bets that Boston will win
four straight games. A contends that four
games In the series. B bets that four
s,r.isht games means the first fqnp games
OF the series. =. II. HERsCH.
II the bet had been Boston will win
IN four straight games" BIS contention
was right. Otherwise II would apply
to any four consecutive victories.
Dear Tom--In the ninth inning of a
baseball game the visiting team H. one run
behind. and as the pitcher IL the hrst man
up a pinch hitter Is sent In TO bat for him,
sho , s,nni.s ep Il. TwS runs a: n: p pfS5ss ' h.id
the home team down. Which pitcher gets
credit for this game. tho nrst or the sec
ond? A FAN.
You do not state conditions clearly.
II a second pitcher went in with the
score II tie or against him n his team
wins. he tthe second pitcher) receives
credit for the victory.
mons Jenfie, or Johnson ever champion
OF the world? t?l Where was Fitzsim-
mons borno MATTHEW PORTER.
% JeYries. Burns, Johnson n Will
lard the only American boxers to hold
the worlds championship. t2) Helston.
Wales.
Dear Tom-In = game of ball: mrs, and
second are occupied. The next man up
N.uting low he pops n short ny, 80 short
that .; could not be folded by any OF the
%hS;het ,b n%.sy is counted ST an INT inne fit ny or IS
the batsman allowed to run TO first:
In a recent National League game
such a play came up. and the umpire
called the batsman out under the infeld
fly rule.
Dear Tom-Did Fred snodgras, make hi,
Milton Dollar Nun" at the POLO Grounds
Morkle forgot 10 touch second In the game
which cost Mcdraw the p%snnant
THE BOYS FROM MASNlSG'S.
~ At Fenway Park. I2) 1905.
Dear T~om-Three hand pitch. A getting
the s!t but being Sc, Sask; on IN. gisS
JOHN J. coRcoRAN.
The points 20 out in order when the
bidder Is not IN 1t high first. then low.
Jack. game. II c wanted two and r only
one. y IL out before Il comes to C's turn
To count his game point.
Dear Ton-where can ! get a book that
will give me an outline and rules for a
number Of card games II. A. II.
Get any Of the modern "Hoyles'' at
any good bookstore: not later than a
1914 edition, II you want the latest rules.
Dear T~om-Kirdly stat. ~ Jack Dillon
h' Ss ever been knocked out H. H. b.
Dear Tom-on september - you s,ye
and Tho. other kings AMI queens, Please
explain how to count this meid.
Under the rule requiring at least one
fresh card from the hand for each ad-
d!'ional meld laid down. the best way
is 10 start with so kings. then 40 mar
Rage, 90 and 20 and then 60 queens.
Now d the ace. ten. Jack Of trumps
FOR the $50 total go.
Dear r~om-playtng casino, A..holis IN
h'n rav " oc , %sos. sy 70 1 an. ~, ~, Il. sai,a'
'ni on the next play puts the acc on this
came bg!.d and GALE !, six Is MI: al
Yes.
Dear Tom-we count double piroch,e at
500, Player melis 40 spades. trumps. and
m winning another trick lays dawn tho
other spade queen and both Jacks Of dia-
morls. Can he score 500? Il bets tho
queen on the table cannot be used. II. e.
II" me,d is all right. Roya, marriage
and p!noChle are not In the same class
- NEEDS. so that cards used in one may
b" used over again in the other Just as
on" may use a king twice. once for so
kings and once for n marriage.
Dear Tnm-Will YOU kindly advise me
through your column whether any. one
a, the Polo Grounds during a game II
80, who did It and when Yours IN sport.
No one ever d.d.
knock oG' Harry w!l!sT c.
November &c. 1914. Vernon, Cal. four
toen;h round and In eleven rounds in
New Orleans last spring
Dear IONA saws that tn. Giant. a.,.r
having won the National League remnant
In 1912. 1873 and 1914, refused to play ono
y W., s".'es Of tn. hire says ,hs,
year they won tho pennnnt after 1905.
CHAS. LEVITT.
r is right. Giants d!d not win PEN
nntt In 1914 They won National
League championship In 1905, 1911,
l9l2 and 1918 and took part In the
worlds series in each OF those years.
Giants won y. l.. flag In 1904. but re-
fused TO meet Red Sox for worlds cham
plonshlp.
Dear Tom-A bets that las, years world.
sori's between Philadelphia Nationals and
Bos'on Americans resulted In four straight
wins for Boston. n says that Philadelphis
CHARLES FLYNN.
II "a right, Boston won four straight,
but not the first four. Philadelphia won
first game, Then Boston took four in a
row and the series.
Dear Tom-Kindly tell mo ~ He.nie
zimmerman ~ New York Nationals ever
lei n" lcJgu" n batting and ~ 50 stn'e
wear and percentage? t2I who Is the oldest.
York" CHAS.
80 lic!nie zimmerman led the Ma
tional League IN batting In 1912 with a
porccn'ng" ~ 37o. t2) Zimmerman (.
the older ~ the two. Heinie was born
on February 10, 1856. and Doyle on
July 81, 1856.
Dear Tom-In what round was Young
Kosher knocked out by Jimmy Wide
Eleventh round.
Dear Tom-Kindly let me know who got
credit for tho only game that RrookIyn
Won in tho recent world series with RIOS.
tom =. LEVlNE.
Coomhs.
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