Show How to Throw the Spit Ball A spit ball Is thrown just opposite to an ordinary curve Instead of ot giving giving ing the rotary motion with the fingers it is given with the thumb The thumb is placed against a seam scam and the tho saliva Is applied to the ball beneath beneath beneath be be- neath the fingers The ball is thrown and slipping easily from beneath the moistened fingers but gripped firmly by the thumb against tho the seam a sharp rotary motion Is given to the ball When properly thrown a sharp break is secured the direction of the break depending upon the tho angle at which the ball Is re re- leased The ball Is controlled by the thumb The The American Boy |