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Show NFJW PITCHER'S FREAK. Dartmoor Man Claims Wonderful Ball. Saving Grace, Dartmoor, '06, has j brought Into being a ball that may rcvo- j lutlonlzo tho pitching business. Tho ball leaves tho pitcher's mitt, paw or hand upon tho shortest notice, and travels at a leisurely paco until It comes within a few feet of tho oxpoctant batter, or whatever what-ever olso you call it There It stops, winks threo times at tho first baseman, signals tho shortstop for a cigarette, and thon, suddenly acquiring a move, sails over tho grandstand Into Dugan'a lot, and tallies another one dollar and four bits for tho eportlng-gooda trust. If thero la such a thing. Asa Cauliflower, who played with Danville Dan-ville last year, and got all that was coming com-ing to him, hrts perfected a ball which goes Hko a bullet until It gets half way to tho plate, and then returns. This ball Is not much In favor, ob Its popularity would decrease tho consumption of masks, sofa pillows, gloves and other tack with which tho backstop or catcher is wont to equip himself. Broadway Aleck, who Is not a pitcher, but Is friendly with a few, Is making a contribution to the art with a speed ball to bo applied to tho Now Orleans goats that aro eating Into his salary. Jack Taylor has Invented a ball (and chain) which ho would llko to attach to Jim Hart. Charley Comlskoy has a ball under tho grandstand at tho South sldo grounds that explodes as soon as It lands. Thero Is a student at Harvard experimenting experi-menting with a ball that vibratos vertically ver-tically or horizontally at tho will of tho deliverer. "Weo Carnlo has a copyrighted ball in which tho soltser enters betoro tho other stuff. Tho Indications are that thero will bo an lmmonse varloty of balls out and ball outs during tho coming season. |