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Show TOO MANY AND LESS EFFECTIVE HURLERS Former Spitball King Comments on Pitching of Today. "lube In Olg Show Carry Too Many Ywlrlera and They Do Not Receive Re-ceive Sufficient Work Data-men Data-men Do Not Hit Harder. Ed WhIMi, oooe tbe iplthall king of -he blj league, now manager of the Oneonta (N. Y.) seml-profe.islonnls. found time to comment on the bate liall or today In the bit aliowa as It Htrlk- lilm. Alone tliln Hue Walsh j ald: "The pitcher of today are not hr effective as they were jours iiru, lie I cause tin- clubs carry too inimy hurl ers mid the curcrn do not reeche utiftlclcnt work. 'Tin1 hatxmen of tndny are no bolter bol-ter tlinn tliry were when I was In tbe big show, lint nre hcJpcl by new pitching rules mid the use of n livelier ball. "Years nia In the mnjor league" continued Walsh, "ncry pitcher worked In bis turn eerj four or Use days. As n result they retiilned control. con-trol. Now there nre tnimy pitchers i i i i s. I Ed Walrl , I wfco swtr piiirief! wily mice In ccry ten rtiV" Willi the result tliiil when they do get on tbe mound they lmvo' I trouble locntlDR the plule. ! "Tho piaup today but- it lluth, HornMiy, Sister nuil a few "'her beuvy hilled, but ill I hut T don't think tho batsmen nre it bit morn riiiligeintis a,(. tbe ircMnt time thnn when the Sox won the pennant and the world's tbtimploiithlp." i. Wnteli Is playing the outfield for Onrontu In addition to maiMKfnK tbe. dub. , |