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Show BASEBALLS ARE DUE FOR ANOTHER JUMP CHICAGO, May 4. Baseballs will be handled only by exclusive jewelers in future, if their price keeps up in the way expected. Indications point to a $2 price on the main center of national sporting interest in a few weeks. Heavy demands from plavcrs with the expeditionary force recently are almost clearing the shelves of afl dealers and manufacturers. One order ole-ne, placed recently, called for 84,-000 84,-000 balls for France anfj v.as iggnj by the V. M. G. A. Numerous other bodies are also shipping them across. Increased cost, in yarns and leather is said to be responsible for the threatened threat-ened jump. Major leaguers and corner let. stars will be equally affected if the change is ma:i. For over fifteen TCOrs the hor.-ehide piil of ordinary remmene never varied from the stand-aid stand-aid price of J.25, until r-Cf-nM.7, when an extra quarter was tacked jn. |