Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-27
sPlTRALLs AND TwlRLERs. :
Walsi, Only One of Them Who Has
 Figured in Worlds Series.

The spitball pitcher has won many game, but it is question whether he has won any more for having devel- oped the spitball. Maybe he has, but pitchers of the first class, who don't use the moist curve and who are just as capable as their damp delivery con- tenporarleS, are too numerous to men llon- such pitchers as Ford and Walsh have done wonders with the spitball but with their physique, knowledge of -pitching and natural ability, wouldn't they have been fully as effective in the long run had they stuck to regular methods of serving slants and shoots?
 Anyway, it is striking fact that in the biggest of all baseball prizes, the post season series for the worlds ehamDionShlp, SpltDau pitchers have played but g slight part iAs matter Of fact. they have not been very prom 1nent on pennant-winning teams of either league. and since 1903, when the present worlds series began, the only spltba1 pitcher who has figured in a worlds series is Ed Walsh of the Chi cago White Sox
 Walsh took part in two of the games the White Sox won from the Cubs, and as much as any one man helped win the prize in 1906 for the American league. but he is the only one Of the anointed ball set who ever cut any figure in a worlds series. Cy
 
 pennant last year. but Mack didn't use him at all in the games in which the American leaguers gave such an artistic and thorough trimming to the pride of the National league. The spit ball pitcher is not useless unit in any whole, but he is by no means a necessity and more pennants have been won without him than with him. In the series between the Boston Am ericans and Pfttsburss in 1903 the win vi, f[1I,@- Pittsburg; Dineen, Pittsburg: Philt- lippe. Pittsburg; Philippe, Pittsburg, Young, Boston; Dineen, Boston; Young, Boston: Dineen, Boston. There was no series in 1904, but in 1905 the winning pitchers came in this order: Mathewson. New York; Bender, Ath- 1etics: Mathewson, New York; Me Ginnity, New York; Mathewson, New York. Not one of these used the spit ball.
 The orders of the winning pitchers in 1906 was: Altrock, White Sox; Reulbach, Cubs Walsh. White Sox; Brown, Cubs; Walsh White, White Sox; White. White Sox; White, White Sox. As Walsh finished but one con test, only one complete game out of the worlds championship has been won by spitball finger That fact is significant.
 The winning pitchers in 1907 were: Phester, Cubs; Reulbach, Cubs: Over all Cubs; Brown, Cubs. In 1908, they were: Reulbach- -Overal1-Brown, Cubs; Overall Cubs; Muffin, Detroit; Brown, Cubs; Overall, Cubs. In 1909; Adams, Pittsburgh; Donovan, Detroit: Mad dox, Pittsburg; Muffin, Detroit; Ad- ans, Pittsburg; Mullin, Detroit; Ad- ans, Pittsburg. In 1910: Bender, Athletics; Coombs. Athletics; Coombs, Athletics; Brown, Chicago;' Coombs, Athletics
 One of the 19 pitchers who have taken part in these games is a spit ball expert. Left-handers have been almost as scarce White and Pfiester being the only ones. That fine veter- an, Mordecai Brown, leads all the rest in participation in winning games. He has been in five and has faced three clubs, the White Sox, Detroits and Athletics. Overall has taken part in four victories; Philippe, Dineen, Ma thewson, Reulbach, Coombs and Ad- ams in three eachs and Young, Walsh, Bender and Mullins in two each.