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Show BALL EXPENSE MORE THAN FANS FIGURE Clubs Pay Out Large Sums for Spheres. "Aw, let the kid have It," Is a cry frequently heard at the professional baseball parks when a ball flies out of the playing space and a scramble for it begins. Letting the fans have the vagrant balls, however, Is expensive. At first glance, the fan does not consider that each sphere costs money. Although a baseball looks simple, the experimenter Is sure to find it rather complicated after he makes the division into two equal parts. It has undergone numerous experiments. experi-ments. First It had cork center, then came the rubber core, luter a combination combina-tion of each, with all sorts of yarn wrapped around. A bait must be absolutely round, be able to stand up under terrific knocks, hare liveliness, and inuny oilier qualities quali-ties are considered vital in the manufacture. manu-facture. But to the professional player a ball is nothing. He will throw it Into the bleachers at the slightest provocation or calmly fou) it over Die fence In batting bat-ting practice. Lust season, the National league used 4.'1,224 balls. Each retails around $2. Assuming that $2 is the retail price, the total expense would be $86,-448. $86,-448. The clubs obtain their supplies for a figure under $2, but the outlay is considerable. |
