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Show HAVE TO HEAR THE REPORT Baseball Prtchera Net Satisfied Unites Un-ites They Can Note the Impact ef the islt Once upon a time there was a pitch er in a certain league who was regarded re-garded aa a star. And the reason (or nls success was this: He always warmed op with eer tain catcher. It was this catcher's duty to receive the ball in snch a manner that a loud report sounded scross the field every time the ball struck the mitt Tbe pitcher, hear tng these loud reports, would smile aud feel contented and confident He knew then that he had speed- And time the ball striking the glove did not produce a noise like a crack of a Springfield rifle the pitcher was Ineffective. This msy sound Uks a fable, but It Is far from such. Thers are two veteran vet-eran catchers who well remember this pitcher. One of the old-timers used to catch blm in practice and recalls the effect of tbe loud reports. This Incident Is not a dead and burled bur-led part of the past Parallel cases csn be found today, and the custom Is growing. And the demand for the loud noise in warming up bas caused the coming of the "Fourth of July" glove. A recruit was warming up the other day. He became wild and looked worried. The catcher tried to stesdy him. and failed. "What's the matterr asked the catcher. "They don't crack," replied the pitcher. "Walt till I haul out the 'Fourth of fuly glove." Tbe catcher brought out another glove. It baa a thick leather cover-log. cover-log. The minute tbe new glove came into use the warming up exercise produced pro-duced a noise like artillery practlco. Tbe pitcher got his control, smiled in satisfaction, and showsd much speed and plenty of curves. And why shouldn't this be? Our popular magailues and newspapers sre filled these days with essays on the pbschology of bssebalL If there Is psychology In baseball, surely this comes under that head. |