Show l SHINE BALL IS NOT BOTHERING JOHN W By Special News Service NEW YORK Sept 29 John John McGraw w l will meet psych psychology gy with psychology If Eddie Cicotte's shine ball is merely a ruse to keep opposing batt batters bat bat- g guessing e I McGraw Is r ready d to meet t that ruse and l send e his l men n against the knuckleball artist with confidence that he has nothing on I them McGraw will not admit it but buthe buthe buttie he tie evidently had some Inside hunch that the remarkable success or ot toe me shine ball bail was due as himself himself him him- self belf told the writer more to the belief of the batsman that he nad something phoney on the ball than to the fact that he was actually using anything For weeks McGraw has been drilling his men against the possibilities possibilities possibilities of even considering that Cicotte or Danforth are arc using a a. ashine ashine shine ball His theory is similar to that of Cicotte If It you ou think a pitcher has something something something some some- thing on you he has McGraw has repeatedly warned his men The effect has been that the Giants believe the shine ball is a amyth myth and are arc read ready to combat it as such The shine ball Is not bothering me said McGraw If there is anything wrong with the ball bail It is up to the umpires to look 1001 out for forIt forIt forit It and the national commission to rule on it so far as the world series goes I dont don't believe it does the players any good to worry bout about It Since Ban Johnson and the American league umpires have never seen fit to take tale any action against Cicotte's ball this year ear Itil it il isn't nt likely it will be ruled out In Inthe the world series McGraw is very crafty If he thought there was anything wrong with the ball he would have a complaint complaint com corn plaint to make That he will not do so Is almost a foregone conclusion 1 tj |