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Show OTE CRANDALL'S OLD CURVE BILL RETURNS Appears More Effective Than Ever; Licorice Shiner Pitcher's New Friend. Ote Crandall has packed his spltball in his suitcase and has thrown away the key, says the Los Angeles Herald. He is winning his ball games on his curve ball, his fast one and a change of pace. Everyone knows Ote. He used to be the doctor for the New York Giants. When a pitcher for tho New York Nationals Na-tionals looked 111 on the mound all you had to do was to cast your eyes toward the bullpen and there was Ote warming up. He was the chief relief pitcher for McGraw when he was winning pennants and he also was a pinch hitter of considerable consid-erable prowess. Last year he was purchased, by Frank Chance from the Oaks, who law Crandall Cran-dall work against his club a number of times. Crandall was obtained at the tall end of the season and he couldn't win a game. The same thing happened In his first five starts this year. Something Happens. Then something happened. The old bov discovered that his old-time curve ball had come hack to him. That was all he wanted. He discarded the spit ball that he picked up several years ago. Encouraged En-couraged by the rediscovery of the curve ball that Johnny Bassler claims breaks eighteen inches. he worked hard. He took off considerable weight and that seemed to give him more speed and he is buzzing them over the plate as fast as any other man in the league excopt Erinkson. "Crandall has a better curve ball this year than anv other pitcher In the league." declared Bassler today. "And his fnst one Isn't Inzy. either. Together with his change of pace, he if going to mnke the other clubs hustle some." The Beavers broke Crandall '.a consecutive consecu-tive win mark after the veteran had p!led up seven in a row. They also broke another an-other mark he whs making. He had not nllnwPil an earned run for forty connem-I connem-I tive innings when the Beavers spoiled It. The game had to go Into extra Innings before the old man was beaten. Way to Do It. While Crandall fs getting hv on his old-time stuff, many of tlie pitchers in the leasrue are using the newest discovery in baseball. It is the licorice shiner. Here is the whv thf ball is prepared: Have some infielder who is chewing licorice lico-rice wet one sie of tlie bail. Then the ; pitcher tak-s the ball, dampens a spot Ion the other side find then rubs it until I the spot is smooth and shinv. That ! makes the pphere eo through the same I motions as an emery hall. Jack Rvan .5 usinjj it this ve.ir and the ' ri'iAy---rs sav he has more stuff than last f season. Spider Bantu of the S.--,i1k ih-f It and it aXo Is claimed that Krh-knnn. the hie f-'wede on the Pan Franci j-:-0 club. i:?es the same kind of a hall. Ban Johnson recentlv ruld that the HcoHce shiner wa illeenl. Cicotte of the V.'hitp Rox a-.d Cv Falkenhc-rs would be nut of luck if that ball were banned, for !thft is thir prinvinal slock in trade. Ryan is striking out about eirrht plav-1 plav-1 frs in everv srame he hrr worked, hut the breaks havp bf en rroincr aerainst him ; and h has been loeinc tlie majority of ; his games. |