Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-27 | Page 27 | Do You Know Baseball?

j 1 1 With a runner on third pitch pitch- pitcher pitcher er or starts to wind up and while so doing strikes his hi arm against his hi side causing the th ball bail to drop from from his hla pitching hand roiling rolline several severa yaida asia ava na A contends It Is n a balk and the th runner on all third Is en- en entitled en entitled titled to score B 0 says cays It Is treat treat- treated treated treated ed as an accident play pIny being belne ins ins- ImmedIately medIately suspended by the uni- uni Umpire um umpire pire C Insists the th bill Is I In play and runners advance at peril Who is right right-E right D 7 D T 2 Manager of at home homo team sends In a left handed pinch-hitter pinch to bat against right hander bander pitching for visitors Manager ot of vIsiting club takes out right hander bander and sends sonda In a n southpaw Manager of home team then elects elerta to remove left left- left handed handed pinch hitter ind md put In a right right-hander No balls have bavo been beon pitched to tho pinch hItter Can this thu be b O 0 done 6 C 1 I L 3 Is Ia the th spitball barred In all II minor leagues Aro there 20 spit spit- spitball ball pitchers pitcher In the th t ta a major D D C ANSWERS 1 A Is correct Once the pitch pitch- pitcher pitcher er starts tarts to deliver er the ball to the batsman he must complete the play otherwise it Is I a II- balk A Is correct In hi his contention on third Is la entitled to 00 o score 2 A pinch hitter can cnn be ro- ro removed re removed time A pinch bit moved mit at t any ter when hen announced must insiSt pitch until one man has been retired or reaches first 3 As I understand it cert certain ln minor leo leagues do not bar the th use ot of the spitball There alf P about a dozen major leaguers using usine the tho Fitters