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Show "SCRATCH THE IIVELY BAH " SAYS SHAY KANSAS CITT. J una 1- A baa ths tlvaly ball; let's rattlra to tha daad ans. Tha rork and rubber sphara that th Amarlraa aaaoclatloo bsttars ar slua in la danaroa iraapan arbaa pro-pllM pro-pllM by tha Crenratha, MyatU and othar mighly saraltera. accordlna to Daolal Shay. If tha maanatea doB t (at together and ni.ka a ehanr. ""J"1' vZ"Z2l b. klll-d belors the aeaaon Is over, says the bias manar. h "The lively ball not only aJV" th same and dra. It out Into J J'"" fair, but It ehoa. up tha W&'tn2i: ets end ouineldrr. as well, aays Shay. If they don t make a chanao 1 am i aolnj to equip my Inneldera with shin and head auarde I will asree that a cnneldarabla Xn of thi baseball Pullo want, plan-tv plan-tv of hltttna. but I have yat to sea fol-tew7, fol-tew7, Kaball that likes to . errors. Wall, aa Ions aa th.y play w" jd at preent ther ara KOlnc to see pUrTty of errora. It J -Imoet lmpoaelb . for an Infleldar to handle a .harply hit ball the. Ua. The scorers to scor. th amea In the ' old way and th record, of the InfleM.r. are jo-Ins jo-Ins to look mighty bad wbenthe veraea are announced. The ball ueed at pr..nl K toueh on th pitch, tourh on tha lnflldr. and touh on tha p ubllc. "When you aee safe fielders Ilka Barry McCormlck and Jimmy Wn ln( their handa after tacklln a hot grounder you know there fmih," on' the ball. I alwaya have bin In favor fa-vor of more battlns. but I don t believe in booetlns th. hltflnil at plTl Me tram. la Tuaaday a suae Tony Jame. almoat knocked Roeeman down with a line drive and tha Mlnnjaoolla Beldar wma playing aaaln.t tha fenca. The ball cause, too many errors. A manager of a baaaball team do.n t kick on arrors. but th.v don't took good to tha public, we have what I. generally known aa thabeat pitching stalt In the A"K?25?wlka Hon. but th. rMords for this saaaon make the stall look Ilka a bunch of mutta. Th ball 1. a. fair to one taanj as to another, but It won't do." i..n Tha IntroductloB of the ''llvly hatl wa. the raeult of th clamor by writer. In cltlea .upportlng team, known a. "hltle.. wonder.." One Chicago writer In.l.ted for several year, th.t the bell wa. too drad and tha publle wanted more hitting. The publlo la gating tha hitting with a vengesnce now. They are aljo dining on cold dinners as a re.ult of the long drawn out conteata. The lively hair probably will go through th season, but one season will be enough. |