European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday february 10,1968 scor Sebbard from Page 22 question Box 773 i to. 5c. Pat. Nc.cuni5upif in i 16  n c ,1 9 u1 it t a f in emf Cuttle r Iid not to Biywit tto Iwer a. Po-tm6otnj a ?.? iu7u71 a Rii Frt i pict Row Hilford Tran no Feco Grond prix fit or h i Fuff of gr4kf1a 4.wx-g Pih i we  fun 7406d transactions 1. Or. O1, w pm l.-3 3-6.7 monday Aukee  i i i Dixie a int nah  i n is   we i t pin Stalin nit in us i of to i local sports prep basketball boys non tool Terence Frankfurt 53, Hanau 46 in to Vij Cut or two cd i Hul a Mph p ii to a Kiuru with Ifa tym our unto t   6 lit in Germany aaa ram Stcin 73, a town 59 was Ruth a Good hitting Pitcher question babe Rulh was switched from pitching to the Outfield because of his ability to hit the Ball even better than he pitched in. Just How Good a hitter was Ruth As a Pitcher if there were a Hall of Fame Wing for Good Hilling pitchers Rulh would probably be one of the showpieces. Asil ii. He took into the Hall career totals of 15 Home runs 7 runs bolted in and a .304 batting average in 490 times up while a Pitcher along Wilh a won loss record of 94-46 .671 for 163 games. In the four years Ruth devoted exclusively to Pilch ing his first four in the major leagues his batting record for the Boston red so was As follows a ii 1ir rib at. 1914 10 2 0 2 .200 1915 92 29 45 21 j15 1916 in 37 3 15 .272 1917 Izaj 40 i 12 j2s what is notable Here is that in 1919, when Ruth was helping Boston win a Pennant with in 18-8 record on he Mound his total of four Home runs led red sox hitlers and was exceeded by Only seven other players none a Pitcher in inc american league. That year brag go Roth an outfielder with Chicago and Cleveland led the league Wilh seven Home runs in 384 limes it Bat. Or three More Home runs than Ruth in 292 More times at Bat. During the next two seasons Ruth began Tobe used More often in the Outfield and some times even at first base. His batting record As a Pitcher in those years was a ii or rib a a 1918 61 ii 2 9 344 1919 54 14 2 12 js9 from 1920 until he retired in 1935, Rulh pitched in Only five More games winning each one for the Yankees and his batting in those games was of ruthian proportions 6 Hils in 14 limes up -429 Wilh 2 Home runs and i runs batted in. Question with a runner on first base and one out a Pitcher goes into his stretch position prior in hurling inc Ball Pla Leward in Hopes of inducing an Over anxious Batter into hitting a possible double play grounder. To As sure that his Piteh will break Down and enhance the Chance for a grounder the Pitcher slyly moisten his Index Finger while lowering his hands a move that violates the ruin. Sure enough the Home plate Umpire defects inc Ille Gal act. But by the Lime he can signal an Auto malic Ball one and warn inc Pitcher for going to his Mouth on the Mounil the pitch has been made. Sure enough the Ball Breaks downward sharply and sure enough the Batter swings at it. If the Batter gets Lucky and golfs the Ball into the stands for a Home run will the two runs be disallowed because the Pilch was illegal answer the drive into the stands stands and so will the warning by inc Umpire. If pitch ii made during a Pilch ing violation and whal follows favors the team at Bat More than the Mere calling of a Ball by the Umpire then the play is allowed. To disallow the Home run in this example would have penalized the hitter More than the offending Pitcher an that s not the spirit of the rules if this Batter had grounded into i double play then inc two outs would have been disallowed. Either Way the thinking is strikingly similar to what occurs in football when the Ball is snapped and a Piny starts just As a penalty Flag is dropped because the defense is off Side what ensues then is a free play for the offence. What ensued Here was a r free swing for the free swinging Batter. Question in baseball when a Pitcher gives up a Home run Why is the pitch called a Gopher  most common explanation is that when the pitch a Pitcher decides to deliver does t work it can go for a Home run. But there s also the line of thought that the express Ion re fleets How a Pitcher feels As he watches his Pilch soar Over a Fence like digging a Hole and crawling into it Gopher style. Question has the National football league always used the conversion kick for its Point after touch Down answers Hyrc was a spell during Bert Bell s reign As National football league com missioner 1946-59, when there was serious talk of doing away with what had become Al most an automatic kick and replacing it by making a touchdown Worth 7 Points Oil no change was made. Then the american football league was created in 19so, and it instituted the Choice after touchdown 1 Point for a kick 2 Points for a pass or run. But the a flailed to convert the nil to its style and when the leagues merged in 1970, the nil Point of View prevailed and the conversion kick was  1974, the world football league opened for business with some of both the Al an the nil ideas. The Wal eliminated the con version kick altogether and a touchdown was Worth 7 Points. After the touchdown the bal was placed on the 2vi-Yard line for a running or pasing play Worth 1 Point. 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