Show SPITBALL NO lONGER DREADED BY BATSMEN Chance of the Cubs Says He Wont Have a on His Team Chicago Oct It looks bolts as if the spit spitball bail ball had seen Its best days This delivery cry ery which has had a meteoric career no longer has the batters of at the land trembling trembling ling In their boots The treat great eat pitchers who have had such a tremendous suc sue success success cess with the as It Is 13 sometimes called will wilt probably have to look to an another another another other style if they want to keep in the big leagues It Is on the decline Two of the greatest spit ball twirlers In the land are Walsh and Smith of the Chicago White Sox They have been the dread of the opposing batters for years But this Is no longer the case In the recent city series between the Sox Soc and the Cubs the decreasing value of the spit ter was demonstrated Although the Cubs are not Accustomed I to that kind kindor of or a delivery in its most approved form they seemed to like it Against tho the kings of the the Cubs opposed Brown and Overall past masters in the curve ball And the curve ball won the day dayI I have a spit ball pitcher on the team says Manager Chance of the Cubs This is not meant as any reflection on Walsh or Smith for they are great pitchers But when you have havea a pitcher you want to know where he is going to throw the ball Take a spit ball pitcher Even he heis heIs heIs is not sure where the ban ball Is going to break Sometimes yes frequently he tries to make it break on the right cor corner corner corner ner of the plate and it goes to the other Side Like as not the batter kills that I kind of a ball and he be slugs It over the lot Then too the pitcher Is liable any moment to let lei loose a wild pitch Its a hard ball bail to control I want a pitcher who Is reasonably sure where the ball baU is going Moreover I want my m catchers to be as free from danger of broken hands and fingers as possible When that spit ball baU comes hurtling through the air the catcher must grab It almost blindly Look at the num number number ber of times Catcher Sullivan of the Sox has been hurt Its due to the spit ball ballI I could cite many cases and its all due to the unknown break of the spit ball |