Piute Chieftain | 1916-05-04 | Page 3 | Slow Curve Fools Batters

SLOW CURVE FOOLS BATTERS when nap ruckers duckers Ruc kers arm went back on on him he begar began to develop i most effective delivery Deliver yi ball players in the national league admit that napoleon rucker of the brooklynn Brook lyns Is in a class by himself when it tomes comes io to delivering a slow curve ruckers duckers Ruc kers arm went back on him three years ago jand and he lost his bia speed but bout he retain retained Jd the gray matter in his bla i head and began to develop r n new ew delivery in time he mastered control oftie slow ball which batsmen batsman say is harder to hit than a speeder rucker soon was able to ta put the leather over the middle or corners of the plate N K rr r RNA ata 1 ax n nn Z C 11 11 1 nap rucker at will he studied the weak points of 0 the opposing hitters until he knew lust just what would fool them last year ruckers duckers Ruc kers pitching was confined en entirely tire to slow blow balls he did not deliver a fast one all season and his arm as a result gradually became stronger