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Mr Goldsmith GoldsmUh I is * . atao also ts a bit frri.fylne frrifylne terrl tern ! . . f1lng tying He says says that baseball mogulwin mogulJ moguls mogulswill * wW will determta determine * through "sclehtrctests sclehtrctests "scientific scientific "scientifictests " , cldltlftc cldltlftctests tests that th they " want a ball bU baf $ that w1U will w1Utravel willtravel willtravel travel 'X X ' X C ' ' number numbe'1 numbe1 aumber ' of feet teet when whenpropelled whenprepelled pr propelled Ued b by , . 'Y Y ' 'Y Y ' Y ' ' atnount amount am u t of 0 t ( force tTC " Doubtless hi be he la Ii . right rleht . probabJ Probably Probablythere rr b hlyther , . &bere bere there & * abould should shs l be h * .ome ome some . M sOl sort " rt of f a tried triedand triedand triela and true tr * standard--a standard a .tanCl tanCl . stax rel-a rel a rJ - - - a b.al bal basis . . 9frwhl apon upon aponwblcb uponwhich wblcb which h to ( Ju4 judge jB g e Ur the proper | ir * r fIIlbt flight lght of ofa ofa a baseball baaebaD . . 0 But t tha the thfght thoucbt thought U tt \ * 41- 41 dls 41beartenbl I IbearteMtag . - -bearteMtag bearteMtag - beartenbl heartening . It Ir't Irt t1 Isn't Isnt . ' harJ bar4 bard to ( tasagtathe baJiJlo Imagine baJiJlo&be Imaginethe * &be be the & Brckly Brooklyn BrooId , . Oelgens Dodgers DocIce . takll taking takl " be time beout timeout tl out 0 to & t art pat ft a yrty poorIJ poorly bit hit hl ( ball h ll thr tbr through throughthe qb qb&be ghthe &be be the & testtag testing tesUn machine achtae , . thea theD then wU41 wttily wildly , . ca cal cal-cilatlaig cal cilatlaig ' " - . cu1atln calathig Urir their chancel chanCes h * es for ( T ft a . yretest protei protest " . Goldsmith GoldsmJth contends c tenda that tbi the man- man - manufacture man manufacture . ufacture of a universally unlversa1lJ ' acceptable acceptableball acceptableball acceptableban ball depend depends * . OB on a more sclentlftc scientific sclentlftcunderstanding scientificunderstanding clentlflcunaerstanding understanding of av .ve ve five . factors factor . , . name name- namely namely namely - ly the center , . the yara .am am yarn , . , . , windingprocesses winding windingprocesse windingprocesses processe processes , , . cement and tb the theeither leathercover leathercoverCompression le /either either / eithercover ther thercover coverCompression Compression cover Tests TestsManufacturers TestsManufacturers Manufacturers Manufacturer . bav bave have oever never 8i1'eed 8i1eed agreed 8i1'eedas agreedas ' greedas as to the effect that a certatn certam certain type typeof typeof typeof of center has bas on the perfonnance performance performanceof perfonnanceat at of a baseball basebaU But compressioa compression tests testshave testshave testshave have proven that when one on * center centerdifferl centerdiffers centerdiffers differl differs from another , . ttr the dlffe1'ence dlffe1ence difference differencein dlffe1'enceIn ' In resiliency or rebound will ba be re reflected re- re reflected reflected - flected in the performance ot of f theball theball the theball ball ball , , , aisuming Blsumtng assuming , . of courie cour.e coure course . . , the moti motl motivating motivating . vating vaUng forces are equaLThe equal . . The yarn yam in the ball . , Goldsmith Goldsmithexplains Goldsmithexplains Goldsmithexplains explains must be live Uve , , wiry , . reslUent resilient reslUentand resilientand resilientand and must meet rigid teats testa tests of tensile tensilestrength tensilestrength tensilestrength strength and twist . The cover , . too tooaffects , . affects the playablllty playab1Uty playability and durabilityof durabilityot durability ot of the balL . Covers must be cklvedto skivedto skived to uniform unitorm thickness , . since . nce ! the hall baD ball sflight s sftight sflight ftight flight differs with the thiekne thickness . . of ofthe ofthe ofthe the cover The thinner the cover coverthe , . the livelier the ball . And unless thecovers the thecovers thecovers covers are firm .rm rm . , . they loosen under underpounding underpounding underpounding pounding This slows up the ball baD to toa toa toa a considerable conslderabl extent , . ETCBI Even the ceasewt cemept cement which whlcb seals aeals the thebond thebond theb bond a1 betweeB between cever cover aDd and it yari yarn bas has basIts hasits hasits Its effect eJfect If the ceaaeat cement seaks soak . tee too toodeeply toodeeply eeyly deeply tato IDto into the yarsi y.rn yrn yarn . . , It deaeleMs deadens theball the theball theball ball AM An excessive amount ame t may y af atfeet * . feet the &be be & efflclal omclal omeial wel weight weightOne h " . One thing Is 11 certain- certain certainWhen . - . When the thecarry thecarry thecarry carry of ot the ball Is b regulated regu1ated , . man man- managers maa-agers maa agers - . agers will be able to evaluate better bet bet- better better - - ter the bittinc hitting ability abtUty of players la.en laen , . In Inctass inClass inClass ctass Class D to Double A baseball . , taking takingInto takingInto takinginto Into consideration the dimensions ofthe of ofthe ofthe the parks parka played In in . . fans will wW havea have a better betteI ' yardstick yardsUck to compare the theslugging theslugging lugeing slugging ability of a . feUow fellow who hits bits40 40 home runs runl ta In lt44 1946 1948 and a player playerwho playerwho playerwho who collects collecu the . same .ame ame seine nuolber nwd.ber nwdber number . 10 10years 10years 10years years henceBasis hence henceBasis Basis for ComparisonRight ComparisonBight Comparison Right RJeht Bight now ew there taa't taat Isn't Isnt ' mach ch basis basisfor basisfor basisfor for oompar oeiyartaf comparing the sifgtasr plugging q " ' abWtles abl hUltles sties stiesof 01 of f n Dome flame ane R RUD Rum Baker , . who hit bit 12h 1 12 12home % bome home r ran run . ta bI In e ODe one ealoB season easw (19U 19U (1913) 1913 ( UU ) tathe In Inthe inthe the "aeael aeael "dead dead " 4eael halT baB ball " ' era er , .nd nd and . Babe Ruth Rath Hutawho , . whl who ) pounded w el the Uu ; "rabbit rabbit " " . ball oyer over oyer&be overthe everthe &be be the & feace fence 60 tiaaes times Iq Iqone ta one e year for amajor a . aajer major leagae leapo league record reeera record . After a baseball of regulated car carry carry carry ry Is il used tor for a 8 aumber number of years yearsfans yearsfans yearstans fans will have a better opportwuly opportrmly opportunityto opportwulyto opportrmlyto , to compare the ability ab1l1ty ; of pitchersand pitchers pitchersand pitchersand and hitters hitter bitters . ta in 1949 1946 1940 , . gay say , . with pitchers pitch pitchers pitchera ers era and bitters hitters of l 1960 1980 1980But O OBut But we win wm will continue to hope that thatsuch thatsuch thatsuch such arguments argumenu are not aettled .eWed eWed settled . by bya bya bya a mathematical formula There are arealread1 arealready arealready alread1 already too many mixer minor certain certaintiel certainties certainties tiel ties ta In life 11118 The unexpected ana and thu the thudebatable thedebatable tb tbdebatable debatable problems are what wm win wmand winand winand and hold latercst Interest latercstSPORTS . , SPORTS SHORTS SHORTSQ ct Q . 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