Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
err, and In less than week he was In the
city, full-hedged Cincinnati Red
Failed to tMake Good"

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The night before he was to accompany.
the team east. where he was to make his
bow az a major Lacquer. Amos Scott drop
his name to Mr.. Brush. Grateful to the
core, he took up valuable half-hour of
his bencfactor's time, then started to 60.
when Mr.. Murphy bethought himself Of a
Question: natural one for an editor to
ask.
by the way, do you know our CORE
sponden t.. in Bethel?' mentioning his name
do IT. grinned Amos Scott. Sure! I'm
your correspondent there-that is, I was
till came here
Suddenly a great light dawned on Mr..
Murphy. Dazzled by it for a moment he
sat silent. Then he said. as he reached out
and shook Amos Scott's hand In farewell:
well. If you're half as. good a pitcher
with
look In his eyes. whenever he tells the tale.
che was frost.
This tale reveals the fact that there are
many ways OF discovering new pitchers.
One Of the surest is for the team manager
to keep his eyes on the various occupants
of the pitchers box whenever his team goes
season. Bob Ewing was found In this way
at Wapakoneta, Ohio. where, In the par
lance of the game, he made monkeys out OF
the Queen City boys Bob had not left the
grounds after the game when he was asked
t, sign with the Reds. He Is still with
them, and his arm is every bit as wonder
full as it was during the game in which he
caused the Reds to rub their eyes in sheer
astonishment over his curves and their in
ability to find them. Year before last Bob
gave the Giants only one hit in one of the
games he pitched against them.
Recruits From College Teams.
OF late years the managers have learned
to watch the various college teams for
promising material for the box. Mathew
son of the champion Giants. before he
went to the Roanoke team. twirled the
sphere for Bucknell College. He entered
the National League by way of Cincinnati.
after he had earned the sobriquet OF Tine
Wizard of the Minor Leaguers." 1t is the
exception when a college ball tosser grad
yates direct into major league team, the
big managers prefer to see him tried out
first in a minor league. But the moment
he proves his college prowess not ephem-
eral that moment he becomes an object OF
Intense interest to major league managers.
Not infrquently a manager discovers that
a rival has failed to realize the potential
twirling powers of a certain pitcher. and
dicker is slyly entered into by the discover
er which puts him in possession of the
player. to the subsequent sorrow Of the
other. A case in point is that of Frank
Hahn. When he was In the Detroit team
of the old Western League he was looked
upon as fair pitcher. Along came the
Reds one day: their manager sized up
Frank and the possibilities that lay dor
mant within him. and In short while
numbered him among his players. Frank
speedily proved himself to be a star south
paw.
The moral of this is that sometimes it is
not necessary for manager to look fur-
Their than his nose for discovery that
will make the bleachers ring with shouts
of hilarious joy.
Balls That Are Pitched.
Whenever a bonafide discovery is made
numerous tales follow of the new and
passing strange sorts of balls the "discov-
cry can ptch-balls which will surely
revolutionize the game. Let it all be set
down to advertising purposes. Many or
the different sorts of balls which are sup
posed to emanate from the pitchers box
arc thrown from the fertile brain of press
agents, and nowhere else. Here IS list or
the different balls actually being pitched
today, some of course having their varia-
tons:
The out-curve. first of the curved balls;
the in-shoot, which next developed. the
drop ball. which followed the in-shoot; the
fast straight ball; the slow ball. which ap-
peared when pitchers began to use their
heads as we'll as their arms; the under
hand raised ball which only McGinnity OF
the champion Giants has mastered; cutting
the corners, dating back about fifteen
wears; the cross-fire delivery, which Is
pitched by very few twirlers, and the spit
ball of recent origin and much potency.
This list was furnished by one of the
leading pitchers of the country and sec
ond o. k'd it. Both asked that their names
be not used. I'VE don't want. to get in
bad repute with fellow twirlers, was
the excuse they offered