Show I I I I C CI I Sand Papered Balls I To Overcome Spi Her I o p c cT T rj-i rj n never nave was a trick In- In J J- J vented that some one did not try to T with a counter trick Hilly JJr Evans E in one of or his stories tells of the thc T Proof roof of or the thc statement In baseball The Thc umpire umpire- author was freak pitch pitch- lug ing shine hinc b balls ll etc One big hl- league uc manager put over oyer overa a clever stunt for fol some tin time be before before be- be fore tore being discovered cred d to offset the time writes Dill Dilly Billy The mana manager cr had the thc balls bails sandpapered whenever whenever when when- ever a spitball pitcher was to OP- OP op oppose pose pOKe him on the home grounds ground Th Tho effect of the thc sandpaper was tomake to tomake tomake make the thc ball rough h and antl win 10 Since a smooth surface Is necessary necessary sur sary for the pitcher to u ut use c e a spitball spitball spit spit- ball effectively it jt can read readily 11 be he seen what advantage c was gained 1 by uso of or th the sandpaper r. r Tho The umpires of or course our c examined th the thid balls each da day but hut 1 by wetting wetting- them theist a trifle after alter the they had been n an sandpapered and then rubbing tIme the leather with the thc grain all evidence evi l dence was Vas removed remo When the pitcher threw the tho ball rubbing laiN hits fingers ers against th the grain of or the leather th the lo lost l Its itA deceptive feature There must t bo be no friction in lit throwing the thc and the rough surface such condi Condl of or course created a tion Often tho the would complain corn com plain to tho the umpire that thal the hail ball was Th The umpire after afler look looking Ins Ins- It over would lake take it out of oC play pia only to ha have a n similar complaint from the tho sane same pitcher in inthe inthe the thc next inning ll By fly chance one of or tho the umpires noted the condition of or the balls before the start of the thc gam am one day lie He throw c out about a dozen and that afternOon on put nothing not hut but new balls into pIa play He lit also LI o notified no no- titled thc time president o of the time league Teague o of hi his discovery And the they barred burred tho managers manager's J trick and nd let tho the ride |