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Show USE OF "EMERY BALL" MEANS GAME FORFEIT Not contented with meting out a $a0 fine and suspens on to any pitcher who uses the emery hall Pres dent Baum has a so decreed that in the event of such a d Bcovery being made by an ump re the game will be forfe ted to the opposing c ub And that wou d hurt, part cu ar y In the thick of a pen jant race I considered the quest on thoroughly and discussed it as v.e with Ban John son before reaching any cone on sa d Baum recent y Johnson ve s me he Is sure it would kl 1 the game because it s a ba I that is almo,s imposs be to h t Pitchers seem to agree with the Amerl can league executive Furthermore It is a dangerous bal from the stand po nt of the batsman My idea In giving the 'managers such ear y notice was to pre vent any waste of time on the part of pitche s who might otherwise want to pract ce It |