Show ODAY AGAINST SPITBALL NEW YORK Aug 20 Hank O.-Hank Hank ODay of or orthe the National league 8 agrees rees with Silk of th the th American m n league Ie staff that the use of the lie spitball mentis means a delay dolay dolay do- do lay of from ten to fifteen en minutes In every game gamo In which It Is III ns uSed d. d lie He also R says man many pitchers do 10 not wet the tho sphere At nt all but go through h the motions motions mo mo- Ions of ot doing so 0 In order that they mB may take a rest It Is III an old trick for a pitcher pitch pitch- er 11 caught In soniC some tight tI hole hoie to stand In his position some time holding th the th ball near liner his hili mouth and delivering it when good a aol and nol ready y Is right gl when n ho he says UI the ta O rJ sp spitball U rUt delays the tie game I he i said I l know such to tn b be the tho ea ease case BURS Bug Raymond Ray Ray- mond mend of tbs tho Giants hiss hall be been n pointed nut out as RI one on of the most prominent users of the spitball yet jet et Raymond will go through en entire tn on- tire o games gaines t without moistening te a the ball lt h lie often pretends r but In nine c eases canes s out of ten lie hI do does s It only in an n effort to fool the batter and ami Raymond Is not th the th only pitcher who resorts to this J practice ODay ODRY does doell not net take sides side In the controversy con con- over tho the spitball H lie 1111 Is I. not In InId favor of abolishing IJ it entirely iy I hut but he would Id not t give Z up tl ms tile position N If f the d delivery de do- livery were legislated against Un Unless I. I some American n associatiOn n umpire urn um pire digs I up tip a JI new decision CI every ever er erdO dO day or r two life f Isn't n worth living t At t Minneapolis Min Bin il neapolis the till other othor lay day cia Umpire lUng King called a R ball foul hit by bv Fred in spite of th the tho fact talt that lust It hit tho the third sack sock lUng King a argued r It was foul because It hit the Line outer corner r of the le bait bap d ell was h iJ h coiled called bade back and then led d doubled to r right field hl limmy Collins who declared he tie decision like the one never of a King rendered I laughed There goes gee ho lie MM aSid hitting h hIs hla WRY way to and s himself to second To ro To Toledo ledo made Blade Is 1 |