The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 12, 1917, Page 8

Outbursts of Everett SPORTS AND COMICS | rue By Condo OVR ZEAC FOR AL THERS ISN'T A GIT stor! GOING TO SAYe THAT L KNOW WHAT YOU WERE You WERE SOING TO Tace MS tt Wie CAST ONLY A SHORT TMG AND THAT IT WiLL COME TO——> t= = anon : e THIS QXTENSIVS PROPA RATIONS FOR A LONG WAR [3 EFFORT waster oF DOV aT — “War wie ONLY —— a BuT THarT Com -—— An END ALC or A SvDDEN, HERE'S A LOT OF TA | season about a new etfectivel ball used , eral pitchers and wh known as the shin ball, talcum powder ball and what not. Its use, so far as reports show, | bas been confined to the American }| league and for the most part to pitchers on the Chicago club. The name “shineball” probably is the best way to designate th innovation, which ball payers clare h &@ peculiar bre: is only exceeded by that of the tl legal emery ball As the emery ball was produced by the use of a small rough spot on the ball, the shi: 1 is sim flarly caused by a small, very *mooth spot on the ball. be caused by rubbing talct pow der, licorice or any other smooth, slippery substance on the ball. Eddie Cicotte and Danforth of the White Sox and Cy of the Athletics are said to hi developed the ball particu well, altho other pitchers are sald to be using it The legality taken up with President Ban John son by Umpire Billy Evans, but the league president refused to rule it out. What is the “shineball”? It is @ particularly vicious member of the spitbal! family, which deperds upon air pres sure for its peculiar defiance of the law’ of moving bodies and of gravitation. Its breaks are similar to those of the emery bali, but not 80 sharp. The shineball can be made to break either up or down, and the shinebal). which breaks down may also break either to the right or the left. This may ) for good and all. kind of, THURSDAY, Wilbur Is a Well Seasoned Soldier. 4 BUT, SR EANT y) | COONT FIMO ANY PITCH S04 HAD TO USE vs THIS TAR q \ You'Re WHAT SAY, WHATS THE MATTER WITH yout Look’! You've THAT canvas ! | WANT You PITCH THES “Ten For 1 Go wer TO HEAD QUARTERS GEE, HERE COMES THE SERGPANT AND "ONLY HALF —— i BEEN MUSTARD SOLDIER! UIRREL { ws vrem WOMAN SUGGESTS THAT POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN | SHOULD 00 KNITTING IN THEIR SPARE Time Might Extend This Into the ¢ JES KEEP Movin’! SWOT UP AN “TURN AROUN' THERE YouR EVO ON “hat % ‘ oe nee Boon DARN TH HOLDUPS THEYRE SO EXASPERATING ' 5 TH FouRTwENTH ) TIME VE CROPPED A mien LOOP IN THIS CHAIN \ Finis UP ON \ (SAX OL! DONT “WIS MAKES wo) | ) nuercen ee You Think 1 | ve KNITTED In WOULD BE vr / A WEEK WITH SHORT STHTEM | Just UKe THAT!!! Johnny O'Leary Is Loser to Canadian in Medicine Hat Go Jonnny O'Leary, Seattle light weight of more or less repute, must no longer have any doubts as to his being thru with the ring Clonie Tate, a rugged youngster, knocked O'Leary out in the last round of a 10-round bout last night, in Medicine Hat. The k. o. is only a technical ( one, as O° y still maintains his old gameness and stood clinging to the rope, refusing to take the count, and the referee ( had to stop the fracas. ae Evers May Be Phillie! which | By United Prese Leased Wire BOSTON, July 12-—Johnny EF ers, the Braves’ famous second baseman, probably has play his last game with Poston pra is on his way to Philadel to confer with Manager oran, of the Phillies, who made a d for him, believing Johnny will shortly be in condition to play ball The Boston him Falkenburg | other clubs management has given permission to negotiate with His contract, carrying ye | about $10,000 a year salary, expires this y ot the vat was| Golf Meet Nears End. By United Pres Lersed Wire 12.—Donald Jack CHICAGO, July Edwards, Chicago, vs. May, Buenos Aires Pau! Burnett, Chicago, ve Francis Oulmet, Boston. Kenneth Edward, Chicago, vs. Jesse P. Guilford, Boston. J. G. Anderson, New York, vs. D. E. Sawyer, Chicago These were the pairings for today’s match play in the Weat- ern Golf ociation tourna- ment. The weather is cold and threatening In throwing the ball so that the| Benny Leonard Will smooth surface is on the top, the ball will break slightly up the smooth spot is on the the break will be downward The explanation is rather tech nical, being based on sev of physics ard. If The shineball is only effective when the shiny spot fs on one of the poles of rotation. Experiments | show that the friction of the air on the sides of a moving ball is somewhat greater than the veloc ity of the ball. The natural sur. face of even a new baseball is rather rough and the friction wonld | wil} continue at the be less on the surface made shin by the application of talcum der or licorice This tends to the side of the OW p le up the air on been “doctored” nd slow up the speed of that side The air cushion causes a pres-| sure on the side of the ball which has not been “shined” and pushe the ball in the other direction This {is the myste of the “shineball The use of the ball by “C Falk enburg is particularly Interesting Falky was the second n to se the emery b hich had been invented Russell Ford. He used it first at Toledo with such eff that he wag sent back to Clev from which club he had been farm ed. In 1914, Falky, then re as an old man in baseball er who outlived hig useft 6 won his first 10 games } fin ished the season with an earned Tin average of 2.21 | The use of this discov: ered the following r when both Ford and Falky went to the Fed eral league The use of the shineball this year noticed in a game pitche Falkenburg In a Letween the Athlet nd Cle land Mé SOME FAMOUS baseball inven tions are listed as follows 1867—The firet curve ball invented by William Arthur Cum ? pines, Other curve balls had un- bottom, California | Benjamin Ide Wh jabout it. The Nl which has not | jeg Northwest former Tuesday night in doubtedly but Cummings to recognize the ball pitching could tell what direction the curve|t would take and was|used in the Chicotte other pitchers, “Risk” Title Tonight By nited Pr Leased Wh EW YO July 1 Leonard will again put weight championship to be shot at |here tonight when he Frankie Burns in a scheduled 10-| round bout at the Arverne Sporting | club Athletics Will Be Continued in South} BERKELEY,,.July 12 Athletics | University of next year, If President eler has his w spectacular featur: of intercollegiate sports may be ened on account of the war, but j the ame: and should he con | tinned, acco to rexie.” Eddie Campi Matched |¢ to Battle H. Anderson Eddie Campt, who is claiming the | lightweight championship of the and title Harry Anderson, older, have four-round go next | Dreamland been pitched before thi was the first mar theory of curve and apply It so he Stricklett invented the spitball, which 1904—Elmer developed immediately became popular. Cap Anson and other old-timers inaiat that pitchers back in the '80s used a moist ball delivery, but if they did they never learned prop ly to control it Russell Pord perfected the ball He used this succe and secretl until 1914, when the ball was barred by the Nation American and Federal leagues #17—Shineball developed American league by Danforth, Falkenburg and Some Swee TATTING ON (sr By Boox = (+14 WIFE SHOWED \Me THis war! cmon! For ove An’ -ToPpS'@ OR WER NOSE we STICK OUT OF BACK O VER Dome! woTe TH Eat TREAT ME ine & GULAR YEGG - Gimme A RIDE iN TH’ PARDO’ KINDA RANOCUFES! Ww WAR MUSTR \ PUTA CRIMP Om Seattle and Great Falls in Hot Battle for N. W. League Flag left the Tigers on his way to Portland to embark for home when Bob Brown grabbed him. ' Baseball NORTHWESTERN wi Harry Harper will be another luminary of the Northwestern circuit who will few ships, following Sunday's which will be his last a member of the Tacoma Ti- walloped Tacoma kept the Giants from heading citles fighting for the abbreviated league gonfaion help build a POOR OLD JOHNNY er le whether he lives west of Boston or not Robby Wallace has gone back to Northwestern gallop today Strand standing short-patcher ‘em on their toes more times than we could count, triumphed over the Vancouver Beavers at the local erday, 5 to 3. The kame was a good one from the lads work » it off in Jig time. lad with the higk to work right in the middle of sum itching for | fielder ckets, who ha Seattle the pa hin dude and ts reads to board the! Wonder how long Bill Leard be with Brooklyn before has a tiff with the umpire. Abe Gordon Conley’s hopes of setting a new record wins yesterday, when they wal loped Dallas, 8 to ley twirling for the losers. The beboa? dnt know Abe bad Leard couldn't have got consecutive even knew Bud, sere: at him, No less a personage than our friend from ukulele land, Ver- ppeared in a Van- yesterday, to take Roy Brown's place. in the short patoh | for the Beavers. any way, Vernon Ayau lot to talk about was on the knoll Wayne Barham buzzing them over for the defeat-| moundsman attle and will mah his home here straight games, tying the ma- jor league record. next winter, " ae Wonder who'll lead the grand NATIONAL LEAGUE march at the entertainers’ ball tomorrow night? The work of Paul Strand in the F |left garden for the locala has been » sensation of the last few days Paul has played ai; mighty nifty brand of the national |nuisance tn the outer breastworks, | and his walloping with the willow will go a long way toward making him a regular outfielder. Having understood Lewis had gone back, surprised to " adendii Ross Smashes Rei ag: it Row of Records July 12.—W In- That fellow who originated the Fourth of July as the time for minor leagues to crack sure knew his biz. BbSebb sez The difference between amateur and professional golf Former SpoKane Red Is Major Sensation BY H. Cc. cunts " Gardner sald yester- day he hoped Seattle would fin- ish In first place. Oakland twice when she fin- Ished In the cellar, and it will seem good to be on a pennant winner,” says he “| was with seconds faster than ‘uisike tha otis . one of Pike st 1 24 games th ® prominent | the league has NEW YORK, July ing brightly fort of the to head off the Red Sox White Sox in an effort to car ry away the American stands Stanley in the heroic ewimmers of a The Montana clubs will dis- band with the rest. They have decided to call off their post- season series. is his master nings and ha has been touched for On one occasion he held Chicago his smashing mile two might de [Norman Ross, King of Swimmers Carman th S| Aare Branch Is Calling to Athletes Tennis players, football play ers, athletes of every descrip- tion are enlisting in the avia- tion branch of the U. 8, service, which experts declare will be in winning the cooneonen® 2202200 extra {inning co! 10-inning affair victor over Detroit Vigor a Men i Invention Restores Health While You Sleep ptain of the the big factor Carroll Wetherby, should come with » maintain a gait with the , Captain of the Without him. much-weakened | on his Norwegian which must seem a whole lot George Chureh and Seth Low PRICES SOARING SKYWARD seems to have gone Princeton tennis captain of last | flying Dodge is the younges played in the|* Dwan and Griffiths Play Golf to a Tie You can regain your health, over- » to Cleveland jsecond season in the big show r the championship of the Rivers Good Enough to Wallop F. By United Press Leased Wire on boosting Fivee ‘ifs and strength Jefferson park course y the two resulted to announce old-time form, | wn . . . Hes hed neuen Pennis Championship Meet Is Coming Next Entries are now in order championship | that is, if we were to close our doors to business today been | ? We reduced the cost of Cremation from $50 to $20. We reduced all grades of Caskets from 100 per cent to 400 per cent. We give a complete funeral, casket, attendance, calling for body, cre- mation and urn for ashes, for. . maintain our a modern parlor for funeral services Miss Livingston Wins | Fast Match on Courts closest contests nelf-charend which pumps a ate “The entrance foe for men is| Miss Mayme McDonald lost Sarah Livingston in the § Red Cross meet of women's finals yesterday, 7 including {Clever Tennis Served in Woodland Tourney lver complaint Billiard Champ in Own casket » crematory and No Danger, It Seems. |served yesterday Jing in the Woodland park tourney While the’ favorites came thru those compet » to dictate to you what under- shall employ when death comes to your home, } service and and stop the graft BLEITZ-RAFFERTY UNDERTAKING & CREMATION CO. 617-19-21 Kilbourne St. considerable taken down the P real opposition BULL BROS. Just Printers 1018 THIRD Hulen parlors The Electra.Vi a Co Room 206 Kmproas 1016% Second Ave, | mane people untie or ery. smile at Mr. Pickwick. 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