Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15


optical illusion-and YOU know some
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ss.Sn.1s's' pfs.eHo "
boys OF America would be robbed OF a
cleveland Alexander IN the Philadel-
nh,a .s..r yun,, +,,,,l a.. han.
pms EeossI. why. .AAnA Tug hAp.
piest days OF my HE were those spent
in trying to make a base ball bend"
plecn u aouu. 800 .
Like most Dogs o9usnt one OF tnose
How to Curve Base Bali DOCKS
which amounted to q correspondence
cours. IN nitch,ne remember that
ly between the first two fingers and
the thumb. then TWIST the wrist Win
.ne pasA VI .ne asnu Wv I'VE Anu
.e' .ne Dali 20 ou' Jew sn tug nun :.
anu 'ne sue VI .ns nue. nns .s
rn.t Svs = t ano- " Tn.r au cot =
base bali and went out to practice.
Naturally, supposed that having
read just how to do It. l could pitch q
pesq., n. curve tns nlss ,,me .rro slieq
spent one entire Gay ~ ~ ioiIoWlns
the instructions to the letter, and not
once could ! detect the sH9neest vari-
alton OF the Dali In the course from my
nand 70 the Dig INIT Oh my pai wn as,
was catching Tor me. begged my
friend to tell me that the Dali was
Dending put ne assured me snat ~
Wasn 7 MhatIy Save up N Gisy use
ana inreW the Dook INTO sns an par I.
reL aecieins tnat tne Instructions II
6ul. DoyHEe, Muhte4 W tns Dooh
ana vas osck Oh .ne !oc .ne neA1 nv ~
nv ,yI H.ny uasS snes
.oI'J L.. u NJ III ~ ~ 90 s;1 ~ o% ~ !.
81, ew .le,s III vm ' ~ o ~, VI fant
era nst.haI 81 tPet IT. 10 ywa,,id
anu ~, -, ~ L.'t
: thcn1ht nathine 81 rnnntnr nm for
- anu le'uria''s ~ my ''Ap'oy'see seA
Finally Found the Curve.
Well. suddenly one day I thought !
detected the s,iohtest cnrve in : hall
: 49,
u - 40 "eaiiy - pps,
siDle the same way the next time, ana
it didn't bend" But persisted. and
every time netd them properly ano
gave them the proper tWlst VITA my
WRIST. lou San pet was mapp y,
hau. .,nnasu.aS go raoupSs
wonderful games on Dig league MOUNDS
IN the future-visions Wnicn am nap
ny 70 Say nave conl ' ue. -.
But WHAT l am dIIVins .. - the iAce
tnaI no mau Hvin ~ Sem S"s 20
Daii, ~ out On Ie.u w 80 o 49,. -.
; ma, uetlon. ~ nanu anu naotins It.s
pau. ~ rsqu..c. pia 90, S...rits :
hHack enat ne persoh San .Sisi' ~, =
DO lot OF nuntinE ana thIMh u. q
pretty eooo snot. Now, GUY ~.
certain rules TOT .ne nostSs 'v w, ;
Ior examp.e. PIE. now now 70 TO-, h1 sar ahs.d ~
the bird he must shoot under certain
out i'm the field and hit a bird in nifty
or more attempts, unless he did II by
pure luck. Ine.e = kn4ca 70 sn ,s,sth
Jug 49, aose '
But let me assure the scientists who
are preaching this optical illusion doc
trine that II they had spent years per
! Iscu ny = 49, g,,s ritnhers have done thew
Tug Us oas., that ths haii diJ .shsnd :,
Mpuiu my" al 80 ~ Tftch them uerv
.In wy gat tha nroner twist on fhe
s,s Then he .naads them mn a hit
pal hraan shs rner And analIv
1., r,a.ter ~ t,wc Finds ~ curves
,S "rnundhom.e ar exfrAmeiy
s .Ms o'u one and the sharn-breakinS
Wuv .nmt 4. hest snit.d ~ his learue
GUYS .n"s
twirs man ,,u.t have strong
ooy -; ..ch n,.rvas Tha strain 10 on
VIZ. ~ ana thet i. not tbe stronr-
tne LoiS ~ az orr, mt The forearm
ssuipon. and at last a pitcher can 20
tSse,sIh hard rasne and shoot Nh
naAt curve 80 ~ Rte wrist
Ieei tne s;nn .hn,,,d.- Tnow
forearm. Sa,,t h.,i.vs nv cnrve Ia u
! can: anu "a. nm. NV arm = Nit mix
pltcnins nas nu 70 di.tr;h,ts the work
tnsm ,e W NV arm shomider and back.
al aio"e my ma s ''s
Has Lot to Learn.
The boy who first learns to pitch what
,,.ea 70 cal, an outcurye ball doesn't