| Show FOX WANTED SOME SIGNALS atlanta first baseman joist a trifle peeved at curve curves and thrown by russell ford this story comes from rebel oakes manager of the pittsburgh peas russell Ruee ell ford now with the buffalo fede feds pitched for atlanta in the southern league in his early daya days jim pox fox possessing a large quantity of dry wit played first base one day ford in rt tempting to catch a runner napping capping threw to first the ball bah took a wide curve ae as it neared fox lie lle expecting it but made a gallant lunge and caught the mow AL 4 russell ferd tt on the shin fox for recovered revo the ball and returned it to ford with out comment A few low innings later ford waa was jat bout to wind up to throw a spit ball ben hen he ar saw another runner take a bis big lead leadoff off first ford whirled around and threw a a tse loftt toe the ball took a funny and bit hit fax ja in ta LU itow fox got the ball and carried it olve to ford 1 say rues russ as long as you are geini to pitch and curree curves to firs base dont yea eort sort of think e ough to luve signals |
