The Washington times., 1910-07-22
Two games today, 2 P. N.
One game tomorrow.

There is not much chance that the
howl being raised about the cork core
q balls now in use in the American
League VIII produce results.
To all appearances President Ban Is.
johnson. Of the American League, is
committed 10 the new style ball. and
viii stand firm When he vas here he
let drop a EcrIs remark which showed
which way the wind blew QuOtl Ban,
cEiId-IiSe and bland, as an opener To
conversation and apTOpos Of nothing
whatever:
There has been much more hitting
IN the American League this year than
last, hasn't there2 The fans Ike hit
ting The pitchers do not seen TO be
able to- hold down the batters 50 well
this year
Those were golden words. but were
overlooked in the stress OF more inn
portant matter. which was a mistake
Right after enunciatinE his great JrUIsm
about fans liking hitting more or less,
The president man cLeerfuIIy entered
into the discussion OF the cork core
bah as was reported ID The Times. lie
defended the bah, said il was Ia the ex-
periment.I stage and would be perfect
ed, and gcuIed that il had been adopted
cause Il contained less rubber and was
less expensive to- manufacture
Ban said he had heard tell that some
of the balls were knocked Iop-sided by
50 much as one single by a feeble batter
but did not think the case as bad as re-
ported he was strong for that cork
core. this Ban Give us the core. he in
ferroG. and the District Democracy
would ride - two hacks at the next
- honorary parade why 9ll-c 11l''eS mos
or Wurr- about aerial flN.aSlolS when
we have the cork cDreZ was his Sentl-
Lueut- With the CORK core e=taB lI--le1
as a national Institution enough iEteIli-
Eence might be found iu Congress some
DAY TO do away with the Slum districts
OF Washington. or a way might be found
10 keep the atmosphere OF washington
cool IN SImEle-- EollllE IKE the CORK
core for EealElE-- children or chill 5lzl-el
feet iuciuat5G Ban II removes freck-
les aids the digestion. and IS good for
Never a consideration of economy in
the maIi-S entered into the Iurroduc-
ton of the cork core into 50 many NTH
erro happy baseball families declared
Ban There was just as much rubber
In the new bail as in the cid, only II
was arranged In different way he
averTed- Far he IT from the manufac-
IureTS 90 adopt CORK because II was
CHEAPER than rubber IN these days when
q millionaire has 10 take stock OF his
entire assets TO see whether he has The
a
load OF VISITORS on a sightseeing wagon
is In danger OF being Kidnapped and
having their Ee-ES tapped Tor the caolL-
chouc therein No sir the cork core
was a great modern invention destined to
restore peace among the nations and
eliminate forever all those bruEll in
stincts that make a normal human be-
Ing. anxious 20 get a look at the Jeffr-es-
johnson fight pictures Il was FOR the
upIift, was Bans theory, and ne was
going 10 stick by IL even if the rubber
did not
Wherefore. there is little hope that the
old-sryle baseball with the rubber core
will immediately or In the near future
be restored IN the American League
The only way 10 IifI The Ban Goke)
would be- TO have John NJ Ward come
out IN favor of the cork core then We
betChCr the rubber core would come
back in O hurry
washington enters today upon o. series
OF SiN games with the chicago ~ mite
sSox in four playing DAYS, -le team leaE-
ing next Tuesday night for Fl5la-lfl Tilia,
where it VIII play four games then de-
part Tor tour J4Tuugl the Vest The
present series with Chicago should De- "a
season Of improvement and rejoicing
among the Washington fans while the
SON have with them In our midst such
White. and Frank SMITH they are nos
such te-rUTS for our young men. for We
have Gray and Groom looking pretty
good johnson never showing better in
his life, and Doc EeiSIiuE with a Teliabi
splitter that IS q menace To lne peace
and safety OF any club WhatS0Ver- And
the SoN are NOT much on the hitting
while our heroes are coming To life in
q DauncC most amazing as concerns bat
ting
The second doubIe-header VIII he. on
Monday. and not tomorrow, according
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