Show Doom of Spitball May Drive Several Pitchers From Game HE passing of the spitball all all' In the T THE American association presages one of the most moat revolutionary moves seen in the two major leagues lenues since the foul strike rule was was' made It It is 15 the first step taken by any baseball base base- ball bali organization major or minor mtnor against the moist delivery although for several years tears magnates have d discussed cussed its abo abe It seems reasonable no now that a league of or the standing of the association has lIas taken drastic a action against It It that the spitball Is doomed to oblivion The main arguments against the spitball spitball spitball spit- spit ball are not directed against it so 10 o much muchas as deliveries li they fes have which been eh have Yea against developed P other l from ol freak its itsue use ue The emery ball the shine ball and a number of ot other deliveries which have carried pitchers along for a season or two are merely ramifications of the spatter Sevel s pitchers have haye carried pieces of slipper slippery elm when they went on the tho mound to produce a slippery saliva which would slip more easily out of the hand Some Som It i in 19 claimed have used licorice tob tobacco co and other artificial salivary stimulants The shine ball which some league managers declare was the reason for or Eddie Cicotte's phenomenal success last year Is Is- produced in idi this manner One of or the objections to the spItball is te i- i hard for fielders to handle I ort orf account t of Its slippery surface The rho effect of removing the snifter from baseball probably would relieve sev eral high class pitchers from rom their present present pres pres- sev-l sev ent berths There are aro a few wIth who rely iely on the as their theil chief article of or trade and without It would be he worth worth- less les Dave Danforth of the White Sox Jeff Tesreau of the Giants Coveleskie Russell Rus nus- sell of the Yanks are among the pitchers pitch pItch- ers era who might be affected Many others would be deprived of or a trick whicH is elmost as good to some pitchers as ns the actual use Ue of ot the spitball spit- spit ball ball the tho pretension of using it by covering coy cov ering the ball bail with the hands and bring ing it to the mouth This puts a batter on his guard against a spitball and he is likely to be off hia hk balance lance wh when n the I pitcher throws something else |