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Show THREW FIRST CURVE ' v ' L -5 ' ' I i 5. . t Fred Goldsmith, a real veteran of the diamond, is shown as he demonstrated demon-strated how he threw the first curve ball, originated by him. This "roundhouse" surprised the batter by coming in wide and breaking right across the plate. Goldsmith, as a member of the Chicago White Stockings, pitched the Erst world series game held between his team and the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 18S2. This was six years after the founding of the National League in 1S76. |