Show I I I osis It If OH ou want tho on any ouy baseball baU dispute DIU Evans E M Service Itt 1201 Street eland Cleveland Ohio 1 1 Is the pitcher credited a strikeout It If the catcher drops the ball baIl and then throws badly to first enabling the batsman to reach base O base 0 B 2 In a recent game In Sally league the batsman hit hita hita a long tty fly to right field The fielder as he made a pretty catch of the ball after a hard run Into nto the tho fence him him to to drop the ball also him unconscious The made the circuit as the theother theother other players rushed to 10 the aId of the Injured player H He waa credited with Ith a home run Pleas I explain such n ruling J J H l 3 Batsman bits ball to short shortstoP shortstop stoP who throws 8 ball badly to The first baseman gets ballIn ball ballIn In gloved glo hand band but It bounds Into the tho air Just n as the runner the bag The catches the ball on the tho rebound Is runner out or 01 sate sate-D safe D J P 1 The pitcher Is always LI aye cred ered- credited with Ith a strikeout when be he puts over the third strike on the bat batter ter regardless of ot whether or bat I no no-be no he reaches first base 2 Apparently the umpire ruled that the fielder did not hold tM ball long enough to complete the catch that thet the ball struck field flold- fielders er ers shands hands as ho he crashed nto cou causing fielder to drop th ball No o consideration can b given the tact fact that tho th player was wa knocked The umpire call time limo until no pl play y Is possible on ny runner 3 Runner Is safe since he crossed first base while ball as asIn In the air 00 |