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Show SPRING TRAINING GOSSIP 7 1 H In every major league ramp there' Li much discussion as to what style H; of play will be most advantageous the H oming neason. H The campaign of 192' wa an era ! of wat. Every ball player sought tol B, emulate the deed of Babe Kuth as H, beat he could. Every player 11 tak- ing a heaiUiy cut at the baJ BBH ' H The wild acclaim with which the: H nail public receicd the homo run H deeds of Babe Ruth causerl Die other j rdayers to feel that if they we.ro to h idntlnte in popular favor they must H bit a few home runs. Bi m m m Hi The players realized -hey were bat- H imx against tho very best ball that j v&a eer manuiacturod. It was not H a rabbit ball, bat rather a ball that B was lively because the iaaUrl;U and B workmammlp wax of the l-- . If you IIIIV hit It falxiv It would carry. J On the whole the pitching of 1923 H iras not ojuite up to the major league B -tandard- In addition ;. b - did H not have to worry abont the so-cailod Hi frMk deliveries. There was no men- H tal hazard to overcome. These thtsge ail tenped to make H tor tree hitting and big scores. Extra H la ning garoae lat year were very B uaueb the exception, due to the fact H '.hat extra Inning games are usually H the result of light hitting and sir- tight ettchln?. B, e e A )'h era of swat wli.ch hell eway BBHJ during the campaifn of 1921 uata- I rally relegated the ctenl the squeeze, the bunt and othr or.e-iun plays to the rear. The -iitus w ere constantly playing for clusters of runs rather 1 than orte T seriously doubt If the ball of 1522 will be as lively as the otic we used last year. Pitchers vho had fussed I with freak deliveries, and who were I temporarily weakened when deprived of that style of pitching, will have overcorno su h a handicap What is more 1 look for pitcher to go back to th irve bjii stronKei than ever th: coming set ison. Poi the lat five or yoATS iv s fast balll has been th pitchers one best bet i The tlH- nf lurfain i l . t, .. Jll... ery by pitchers ,,, , m.-Ios. I arn ' sur; the coming season will mark the Doesing pi th raj ball fad to an era of cune b '! pitching. With the curve wdl be the well known chance of pace. With fast ball pitching ihe batters haw been (rjorlir.i to the ilash-awayr ilash-awayr on sluginv:. jtyle at the plate The curve t a. 1 1 la 4eath -o tho fre-swinger. fre-swinger. Since a majority of ihe hitters are taking a hoalthy cut at the ball it in up to tho pitchers to full back on b curve ball tp ..top them, it will turn the trick, if used, if such proves to be the case we may look for a revival re-vival of baseninnlng vi i much L-e.i of tne Sacrifice. QpS rtn. under suJiii conditions wai rueau something |