The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-19
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Nearly Inpe1nlh
ZAMLOCH FINDS III
TRUE TO HIS
Acquires Change Of Pa6
Effectiveness Of IN
Render IS Lost
BY RALPH l.. Y0yKER.

Dl hALPH IA. YONkER4
NEW ORLEANS, March 1o.-O
r.: Zamloch, one OF the four N
pitching recruits who 10 pictox
almost sure TO stick with the x
MAS lorced 20 acquire q chanx0 e.
pace suddenly because his curvo. y
wnich he depended for success n n IA
low attitude and high atmoapkof113
pressure or San Francisco wouJ1u3<
work In the high altitude and IoIt;
atmospheric pressure Of the HockV
mountains In which the Union ao10cf6x VI.
ton Is located. s s'
Those who follow the inner points
OF oasebali VIII remember an ort1p10
py hugn Fullerton In popular n11< y,
zine some time ago In which ~ 81
p!ained the physics of basebaIt - 4
pitcher can bend q sweepine cueo ~
Omaha and can scarcely get : krSi27
In Denver. '''7 Y q. ~
It is argued that that density " ~
atmosphere In the lower portione3o
the globe permits the air to bank NJ
behind ball and force il out ~ 1fa
path In the higher attitudes thne0E
the atmospheric pressure IL 1eso snU \;
the density OF the air less. tho ~
doesn't oifer the necessary resistoneo
To the ball and consequently it . iunx'
possible to get good curve.
Zamiocns curve worked beautifully
while he was with San Francipco 81
the Pacific Coast league. But vhon|
he got into the Union association hos
found that he couldn't depend unot
that and SO was forced to ACQUIRE y
change OF pace and knuckle bail. III
is probable that he would have sain6H
these In time anyway but the fact th1k
he was forced to depend less ana -
upon his curve FASTENED the deyeloTs
ment OF the other portion Of nv y
4 sortment n .s'.
zamloch left the San Francisco club
In mid-season because of illness. Ho
packed up into the mountains and
lived the life OF rancher for four
months. BY that time he was well
again and soon began playing with
Missoula, where Jim Mcclure saw him
and grabbed him.
| The Union association IL the most
discouraging league In the world for
pitchers. 1t Is said that third OF the
batsmen hit over 300 In that organ.
ization every season.
Deprived Of the use of their GOOD
curves. pitchers are less formidable
against the batsmen. Also. the balls
seem 10 travel farther there than n
places OF lower altitude.
IL has become necessary for the out
helders to play back further than ON
ordinary grounds TO get the long hits
that are constantly being banged out
TO the fences. This has opened up
hole between the infeld and outfeld
where Texas leaguers are dropped
with alarming frequency
| There ia parha kl~A = aas
that annoys pitcher more than :
msasly Texas Lacquer that loops tust
over the lnfield and drops oafely be-
| fore an OutfieIder can cover II. Zarn-
loch says that third of the hits IA
the Union association are these same
T.. LIS.
Zamloch throws his curve the same
as Three-Fingered Brown. Brown va
at his best when Fam began picking
mp baseball. He had trouble throwing
his curve because OF a snail hand. He
noticed how Brown got along without
his first finger In picture. He copied
after his, and now he releases his nrst
finger from the bali when he throws
a curve.
| Zamloch Ia versatile chap. In
pitching he has about everything that
has been discovered In the way OF
curves. hops, and SO on through the
catalogue
In baseball In general he Is just a
versatile lie would rather play third
base or short stop than pitch and he
hikes out into the inield for practice
every chance that he gets.
He is not only baseball player, but
a sport writer AMI an artist and hiA
chief regret in life is that he was not
equipped with voice for singing. He
would like to hog most OF the ealento
OF the world apparently.
Carl has gone to college and he hao
spent part OF his life on a ranch whoro
ne conducted stud poker games In The
back OF store for the benefit OF villa
and wooify cowboys He invaded tho
prerogative Of the foreman OF TIE
ranch in doing so and had q verbal
encounter that caused him (Carl) to
pack his grip and hurry back to The
peaceful city. M
Fam has ridden bucking bronchoo
and would like TO drive an automobile.
With all his varied career Zaml8ch
has yet TO have his hrst drink q
smoke tobacco.
This is Zams first trip east a ho
calls the southern states and those ot
the middle west He Is full OF the
same stun that all Californians hand
out about their fair state and he nnyot
that he had to be shown petroit's boGnH
ties before he will believe the sloU1nn
tales that he Is being told about ~.
home of the Tigers. n
He had to admit that New Oe)onGo
was q delightful city. but ~ o<l5t
claimed that II had nothing vhnAovoE'
on old California. j .}s
In all his booating fos The eooot ~
has the assistAAce Of the o<n(o (11r<
native sons with the Tigess 0o1o1
witt and Leggett.