The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-26

New York. June zes-Veferan bnne-
bail fans, whose memories carry them
back 10 the cnrly days Of the nation
al game, are discussing the recent
report from Pittsburgh that the old
esd basebtd IN existence hnd been In
nured for gi.oO9 against loss by fire
OF burglary. This sphere. which n
covered ny one pioue of hofsehide
sewed IN The center. II said 10 be- 80
yenrs old, having made In initial APP
~pearance IN q same played between
the Eclipse club OF Kingston. n. r.,
and the Hudson team Of NewburEh.
~ ", on June 90. ig59. which vas
won by Kingston yiayefn - 10 -.
While his ball n undoubtedly one
~ the uld-tlme spheres n " not the
oldest by SOME years II the records
regarding this department of base
hall can be relied upon. A baseball
which nntedates the Pittsburgh one
by I'VE years ". or was until recently.
Ia the ~poasesaion OF y. NJ. Wlihite 81
Emporia, Kan. This sphere was used
Ia what II claimed 10 be the first
championship game eve played IN
this country. II ngured IN h con-
test between the Tri- Mountain club
Of Boston and the Portland. Me,
team In a game played september p
1867.
Like the Pittsburgh ball y has @
one piece cover and measures tel
Inches In. circumference. The con-
test Ia which this ball. nov pre-
served bS q coating of gold leaf and
suitably Inscribed. WIS used. wal
played on Boston Commons and was
won by Portland, ~ 90 SO. Tbs
match was memorable IN other re-
spscts since q was the first played
under the nine-inning rule ana tbs
FRY in which the pitcher was per.
mi. ted 20 pitch instead az beine
forced to use the tess OF u%nderhand
throw
The Speedway Association Of Amer
lea. recently formed to control auto
racing on the spcedwnys of seven cit
les throughout the country. marks Q
new era In automobile racing. TN
nssociatlon. which Ia broadly define,
as a eentleman's agreement amoni
1.-THE promoters To avoid conflict o
dates. excess bidding for entries ant
other features wkere cooperation u
more effective thnn strife. Includes
spcedwaya nj indianapolis. Chicago
New York. Omnhi. Sioux city. Min.
neapoiis and Tacoma. with Detroit ~
q poasible member Of the near future
The organization as composed ~
present represents seven speedway.
with "A total seating capacity of clos
TO t0O.0 O0 and Is miles Of track
More than ~one-fourth Of IA miliioi
dollars II to be- offered In purses dur
ing the year and the list Of event
arranged upon n non-conflicting hasi
40 far as possible. indianapolis am
Minneapolis have the largest courses
both being WI aud a half miles 4
the lap. The other cities In the "a
sociation have two-miie tracks. Thre
tracks are wood. three OF asphalt an
one brick. More than ten millio
dollars worth of property aud build
linRs are Represented In the %organiza
ton.
Early calls for practice are 10 y
the rule ia eastern university iootba
circles this autumn. Both fiarvar
and Pennsylvania will assemble
large portion of their squads son.
days before the opening OF h un
. versities In order hat the players ma
/ he coached in the fundamentals {
| the game before the serious work
% the season begins. The Quakers wi
report AZ Mt. Gretna. Pa. IN Augui
2S Cor two weeks work before On
training az Franklin field, and Hal
/. ward candidates will begin to get az
uuainted with the pigskin on Septen
Der i3. two weeks before the car
. bridge university opens lta achoinst
doors for another year.
NThc ali-eostern tennis team. COZ
sisting OF williams, Church. Wasl
u burn and Mathey. selected to repr'
sent the east In matches against u
; Pacific coast stars. makes It's fir
official appearance at Pittsburgh q
day In the clay court championship
The form Shown by this quartet "
be watched closely. since Il II expec