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Show PITCHER ROMMEL HAS PECULIAR DELIVERY Ahlet.c Star Discovers Tliat He Has Been Throwing Finger-Nail Ball. It'a a lo f.iil.rr who knoi hit en n .on. and H' a tiUr pitcher who kr..m what hr 1. throwing. I'd ll.-iuiiul. ri.liadi-lphln Athlclic ! :.ir h.'irii-r. wj-.o turned In win-I win-I w:t:i t!.r lowly M i. V.ln:i d m la-t m a-. a-. n. has a'wnis a: t rli'iir I'd his nmvv ' t a knin t ail dvlli ery. Now l'.oin-i l'.oin-i niel U ario d that hr hax Peril inns I .-.:T.d!!: U!l '.IT falsi' Colors. Blld that II :l.f t'.n.e he has P.-rii throwing a I f:rr r.ill hall pt the O'Hi'-m of the I hM.T. The f.i'- w:ia rrca'.cl rc. rntly w hi-n orve j fi.'(s.T:i;.!.i t.iVi-n of Io!:i::.ri ) fcT'p on the l all wrre rai!.!lli'd. The I p'cturra i'.!--lr.. :!y -how that the 1'hHly ' s'ar ir.nrls:!ian trips the hull w!th his t'.r.'r r.alls. Years ao w hon lid wan f.lr c thtvii past t'e hhi-!K-co:i of ! !.i.-rr.:it!or..il ! ir ie s-a utters, a N- ark has. l all wr.t. r, !! tr.lty ar.Vnonn. wr!e a Kh.wln." article uhout It.nn-I It.nn-I r...-l V:i!:ckle ha'l. I hrn Ild elitcrr ! the Alntsrlcr.n iL-;e the r.-puta'lon sT'ick with him. Not until this spring did he learn that he wns thr"lnc a freak (h-lUrry, a'th"i:ri ln-e then he I ns admitted thnt his knuckles nre not railed Into plnv at all. Kxtrernelr powerful f.n.'eni ennhle the sllrn star to control the sphere, and the peoullnr .-vrrat;e ohtulnnl Impart Im-part a sharp hrenk n the pill upeeds tow ard the hntter. Joe I'.'.ish. Yankee star, iret somewhat some-what the mm), hrcnklnc effort with his "fork hall." Hush holds the old apple t.etween the first and second flng-m of his hand and thm drives it at, the plate. Although this style of pitching Is trrrll.le on the arm. Joo muriates to (tot away with It. due to an exceptionally well-developed whip. |