Evening star., 1918-01-30

where can / locate Pitcher JacA
Coombs Of the Brooklyn club: o. c.
If I am not mistaken, I believe a
letter addressed to Coombs will reach
him at Palestine, Tex.
Who led tho Azerican League In
home runs last EeAsonf c. II.
Wallie Pipp. first basennan of the New
York club, was the home run KING last
season. with nine circuit waIlops to his
credit.
Where did Charley Sehmidt. former
Detroit catcher, Rlay last seasonf
A. RI. REARDON.
For several years Schmidt has been
with various clubs in the Southern
League and has been doing good work.
Since GeorEe SisIer is such a great
pitcher, nne oatAelder. and a brilliant
hrst baseman. being generally regarded
as the games greatest all arouna
player. I have often wondered which
position he liked bests A, BROWNE.
once asked Sisler if he would
rather pitch than play hst base He
said he preferred first, because 1t Kept
him in the game regularly.
Who was the hest etwaiter'' I'm the
American league last seasens A picks
Bush Of Defreat. while likes Grnney
Of Cleveland. Q. D. CRAFTY.
The American League records for
1917, while showing the two men Sc
lected by A and b as good walters
gives the honor to Eddie Collins of
Chicago. who secured eighty-nine bases
on balls
why has Cennle Mack sold most Of
His stars to the Boston elubs Former
Athletic players with Benton next year
viii ~ schaas. nush, McInaiss, BarTy,
Ga
INDIAN.
For the correct answer I must refer
you to Manage Mack. II you write
him it wouldn't surprise me If he
answered your letter and gave you his
reasons. Just offhand I would say the
Boston club made him better offer
for his players than any other Amefi-
can League club.
In ruling On interference plays. where
. runner bunps into = aelder about to
dela the hall, does the unplRe Masking
the aeeAsiOn take into consideration
who was actually at fauIts J. A. ID.
The umpire in making such decision
simply fellows the rule governing in
reference On such playa which gives
the fielder the right of way. He al
ways rules the runner out if he comes
into contact with a fielder in the act
of fielding the ball. The base runner
is supposed to avoid him, even though
he be forced to run a considerable dis
tance out of his ordinary course.
One man Is out. runner is ON first
base, hatsman strikes out, but third
strike gets away from the catcher.
Runner On first starts for second.
reaches IT safely and seeing the
catcher has not recovered the ball, tries
to make third. but In thrown out. Bats
man reaches second ON the play. What
absNt TIT sOx FAN.
The side il retired. With first base
occupied and less than two out. the
batSman is automatically out, If he
strikes out. The catcher need not hold
the ball. There was no need Of his
running to second base, he was out
Immediately upon missing the third
strike That made two out, and when
the runner was thrown out at third, 1t
retired the side.
Bases are filled. two men are ont.
two strikes and three balls On the hat
ter, A. the pitcher starts his wind up
all runners start to advance. Umpire
rules the pitch n bull. entitlfng the
batsmen to first base. Runner comm X
I'D from second Overrunn third base,
aad IL caught on that base by snap
throw frem the catcher. Phis out re-
tires the side. 1t II made before the