Show Packard Fools Em With Five Pitching Deliveries WEE SOUTHPAW OF CUB STAFF BOASTS VARIETY OF CURVES WHICH MAKES HIM EFFECTIVE AGAINST ALL SLUGGERS Five Five count count em 5 different S-different pitching motions blend in making Gene Packard's Packards Packards Packard's Packards Packard's Pack Pack- ards ard's slab repertoire repertoire a baffling proposition for hostile batters Because he has delved into the depths of the curving craft has nas mastered this galaxy of slants and is is gifted with unlimited gameness the wee wee southpaw of the Chicago Cubs ranks the best is running among in the majors and and- now IS Jim Vaughn a close race for the star role on Tinkers Tinker's staff Packards Packard's s stock in in trade consists of the straight overhand sidearm side and anti underhand crossfire and straight underhand deliveries He doesn't rely wholly on one particular twister but mixes em up accord- accord 3 to the stage of J A the combat the e number of balls and strikes called and of the batter the ability governing his choice Because of his unusual number of ef deliveries Packard Is fortified against right handed as well as against the left handers handels Like most southpaws Gene has the straight overhand motion and with this throws a big drop curve patterned after that which made in invincible invincible invincible in- in against the New York Giants of the dark ages In addition he boasts of a remarkable change of pace He can ean snap the ball over the plate or he can hook it across the middle using only the tantalizing floater tha that made Nap Rucker famous i Batters Y who faced aced Packard in the federal league as well as those who have looked over his benders in in the National say that his is about the hardest thing in in the business to solve It is especially puzzling to the left hander nander for the reason he doesn't know whether the ball is going to break away or into him Packard also throws the crossfire with an underhand motion and has a delivery that is so quick and snappy that a man at the plate hardly has time to see what is to b be thrown His fifth method of flinging is a plain sidearm ball th that t is is heaved from the shins to the head I ht Among T jT Packards Packard's S stellar achi achievements this season have been two 1 I to 0 I shutout victories over er the Boston n Braves In his last tussle with the Beanville j band h he throttled them allowing but one wallop ill P. P 4 1 s. s I i j jI I T tt a I j i i KA C i. i Star southpaw of Cubs and the the- methods of pitching five d de 1 Side and underhand 2 Sidearm 3 Straight overhand 4 Underhand 5 Crossfire |