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Show I DANF?RTH MUST LIVE DOWN REPUTATION AS "CHEATER" O' N('K a player geta the repuia'lon oT M-lf'g a "chealrr." it ta a difficult mutter for hint to live it down. lava (snfu th of the Hi. IaiU'S rtrowna is sn exsmple of eui h a refute lion. In his esrly tlaya as a minor lestfue Ijitcher I'anfoTih dot loretl the ball. At least, that was the eherg ihst waa alwaya held agalnat hint sa a minor leaguer, j In tha American- asaocistlgn. II wsa not uiiUauat for Danfui th te strike out ten mn in a game. Ilia gretit work In that 1-atrue csuaed , the Chicago White Kos to give him aj chance. He fared Juet ao-ao with chlcsgu and was again em back tn ih minora Once more It tn the Amertcwn ae-io- 1 rlwttnn. this time ivith ihe c.,luinbu club Immedlstely Dartfotlh began to burn up the ( I'ssue. ! had so good a year In l'.'l that the Ht. Ujula Biowna gave Hcven I players for hltu. , I I'snforlh hks always beea sccuacd of J I rouahlng the ball with his thumbnail, i thfiehy n.ak.ng il pneaibl for hint to ail i hi faet bull American Icanue iimtlrea Seaem to tli.nk jtliat lianrurth In not rraonlitg to Irichery ( ip.u.tiiig te-am, liowr' ver, loaiet on ha v -' in th umpire eaamine the ball ev ry ' .ting lanft.rlh seta a good hop on hta fasti i er.e. Panforth doefl rub the ball allghlly with I I hi tlni-nh hf("T i vi lug h. Ha aaa j f It la merely habit, tn.ii.iig play, is are ,,Alt.ve It 1 then that he roughens that bill. Ii.nf'rth ay a h.s effectlven.a Is ln-crS"e4l ln-crS"e4l when the pi-oaing rl"ers aturt 1 rw-ins: about hie delivt ry a'ld tat la th 1 imI r'aiun vhv he il'ayn t uha Ina thumb on the ball a If ni king the Uathei- In J ! -iirter in set a Ti.uth (!. 1 t at - -t'atUu. i suing 1o make the i tiaviing luther r-ugh for Uaixiy i,- ihtal ! yusr. I |