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Show MURPHY LIKES SPITBALL WORK Scouts for the Cubs will be in- I strutted by President Murphy and Manager Evers before thoy leave Chicago Chi-cago next spring to be on the lookout look-out for good spitball artists Murphy said that he wanted more spitball pitchers, because he believes thib fatyle of pitching is in many cases more effective than the other. Murphy formed this opinion after he had a long talk with Billy Sullivan, Sulli-van, the White Sox catcher, who Is considered the best man to receive spitballs In either league. "I bolieve in spitball artists and any toam that can got tliom certainly will bo strengthened," said Sullhan to Murphy at a recent conference "Yes, 1 believe that, Billy, after T saw Ed Walsh and Joe Ben, pitch their games against us," said the Cub boss "I have learned In watching tho last city series that a swift ball pitched Ju3t below the knees got most of our boys. "Next season' I will have that kind of a ball developed more than we ever h9d before Of course the Chicago club Is always in the market for whether thoy are pitchers. Infielders or outfielders, but, of course, I would like to strengthen our pitching stafr I consider Lavender and Cheney two of the best pitchers in the league, but i we need more, and if there arc youngsters young-sters who show signs of doveloplng tho spitball I want to know where they are and I will direct our scouts lo look for them." Sullivan informed Murphy that Benz "had more stuff on his ball' than many loalized." "I have often caught Banrnnd 1 want to sav right horp thai h Is . romln? right to the front, and I believe be-lieve ho will win most of his games i next spring. Flenz hns a whole lot of stuff which he will display next sea- ( son," eald the veteran catcher. j |