Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-05 | Page 6 | Panorama of Baseball

PANORAMA OF BASEBALL Pictorial rial History of N National G Game 1 f J c f Left Left Asa Asa Brainard who was some pitcher pitcher pitcher-in in 1868 He played with tho the Cincinnati team that season season season sea sea- son and this picture taken at the time was originally marked Brainard P. P and 2nd B B- Above James Creighton pitcher of the champion Brooklyn in inthe inthe inthe the late He had a boy Willy-boy expression but they say he twirled a mean ball bail When It Took Fifty or Sixty Balls to Strike a aMan aMan Man Out We Ve have been heen able ble to unearth an old- old fashioned picture e showing a boy delivering deliver delIver- ing a ball bait in the underhand bowling manner manner pitched pitched and not thrown as the first rules designated It took the pitcher a long time to tree free ree himself from such much restriction but the freedom came from Crom a a. liberal al interpretation of the rule rute through certain discoveries of ot tricks that might be practised the practised-the the outward obedience to the underhand throw which the umpire might not see ace Fast and slew balls gave rise to change of pace If It the batter In those days could try to wear out a cher by bv refusing to a often balls at-balls t. t orten requiring a a. pitcher to lo send fifty and sixty balls to a bateman batsman bats bate man there thre were vere no three good 1 balls and out In those times then then the pitcher could endeavor In In every way possible to confuse contuse him Tames James Creighton of the tile Brooklyn E was wae a reat great pitcher In his da day it was wa he during the late tos to's who discovered the use that could be made matle of a. a quick turn to the tha wrist This fhle together with Arthur Cummings Cummings' experiments with ith the curve set the modera modern modern mod mod- ern era pitching on a a. fair road to develop develop- ment meat But nut there thero was still stilt a long way to travel pitcher was wae allowed to be free tree In arm and free tree In step inside his box Not until 1884 1584 were all restrictions restrictions restrictions on delivery removed There are aTe still strict rules ules I regulating the pitcher In the box especially rules relating to balking but he lie is III practically n not t physically physically call cally restricted as he used to be Copyright 1923 In U. U S. S and Great Britain by North American Newspaper Alliance A All II rights r reserved served Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow-Tim's Tim's Tims Tiny Bunt Dunt and the Pennant