Bingham News | 1922-06-24 | Page 8 | Passing of Picher Eller

PASSING OF PITCHER ELLER Former Cincinnati Star Lost His Effectiveness Ef-fectiveness When Freak Deliveries Wtrs Barred. The abolition of all freak deliveries rns largely Instrumental In the passing pass-ing of "Hod" Eller from the majors. Filer, who was sent to the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league by Cincinnati, was the sensation of the National league In 1019. In the world series with the Chicago White Sox he won national fame by itrlklng out six of the White Sox In succession. Filer was a trick pitcher. That Is, be got a hop or brpnk on his fast ball ?J ' hi- JvMrM "Hod" Eller. by means of doctoring the sphere. National Na-tional leaguers always insisted he used powdered emery on the ball. This wns always denied by F-llor, but the fact remains that after the freak deliveries were abolished he lost I his effectiveness. I