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The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
PItohers NOwadays Do Not Use sp!tba!! verx Much.

Next to the origin Of baseball itself
there have been more disputes over
the inventor of the curve ball, and
next to that the discovery of the
modern spitball is shrouded in mys-
terry, writes /. E. SanbOrn in Chicago
Tribune.
Elmer Stricklett, who came out Of
the bushes to the White Sox in 1904,
has been most generally credited with
being the first to introduce the moist
delivery in practical form. He taught
1t to big Ed Walsh, who afterward
became king Of the spltters, while
Strlcklett never won great laurels in
the majors as a finger.
Gives Credit to Fraser.
Now comes Manager Mitchell of
the Cubs with the assertion that
Chic Fraser, Old-time pitcher for the
Cubs and Phillles, beat StrIcklett to 1t.
The Cub boss declares that Fraser was
monkeying with the spltball at least a
year before StrlcKlett was heard from,
but Chic never used It much because
he thought 1t too erratlc to control with
any degree Of certainty
Fraser showed Mitchell how to
throw the thing, and Mitch could get
pretty fair break on 1t. You re-
member that before Mitchell was a
manager he was a catcher and before
that a pitcher in the major leagues.
It was while Mitchell and Fraser were
on the Phlllles together that they were
experimenting with the spltball and
the present Cub boss thinks he was
the first pitcher to use 1t in a cham
pionship game.
Batsman and Catcher Miss.
Chief thinner was doing most Of
the catching then and Fraser, who was
a great practical joker, coaxed Mitchell
into throwing splitter to thinner just
to see what would happen in some sit
uatlOn where 1t didn't matter what did
happen.
Mitchell and thinner were working
one day in game which the Phlllles
had sewed up safely Near the end
Of the contest Mitchell had two
strikes on batsmsn with two out and
nobody on bases. thinner called for
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
AN ,ARBITER
TWENTY-NINE YEARS
Famous Umpire First Handled
Indicator in Parent League.
Fans chIde Bob About tils Wig and
Tell Him He.ls Blind as a Bat, but
He Continues to Hold His Own
With Best Of Them.

One Of the pleasing bits Of informa.
ton announced from the National
league offices last winter was the state
ment from John Heydler, president Of
the league, that Bob Emslie would 81
retained as regular umpire in tna
coming season. A few years ago Old
Bob was only a substitute, but his
work has been so successful during the
last two seasons that Heydler did wen
in putting him back on the regular
staff.
They may chlde Bob about his wig
writes Frederick G. Lieb, and tell him
he is "as blind as bat" but just the
same old Bob continues to hold bis
own with the best.
The season Of 1919 marks Emsles
twenty-ninth successive year as a Ma
tional league umpire, as he came into
the league on August 10, 1891. On An
gust 19, 1915, the National league had
quite a celebration in honor Of hi
twenty-fifth National league bNthE
Emslle is Canadian and was born
in that extremely virtuous city Oi
Guelph, Ontario, on June 21, 1861
Later in life Mr.. Emslie removed him
self and all his earthly belongings II
the lovely little city Of st. Thomas
Canada, where he now resides. II
was many, many seasons ago thai
Emslle was first heard Of In baseball
Along in the late seventies younn
hurler was making-a great reputation
as an expert in making a baseball.
curve and curve in a very deceptive
manner. Emslle soon gained recogni
tion as one of the best pitchers In
Canada, which, of course, was not say.
ing much, for there were few hurlera
Of class residing within the dOmalni
of Queen Victoria at the period.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
MOTIFS ofMe
DIAMOND
Hal Chase has started hitting.

Hal Chase has started hitting.
=
Sticking, shortstOp for the PhIllles, IL
some base stealer.
-
Joe jackson, in spite of his age. re-
mains a fast fielder.
Arthur Sparks continues to be Tul.
sa's best pitching bet
Lees, the young catcher obtained
from the White Sox, looks and acts
like Ray Schalk.
Maranvllle is still catching fly balls
IN the pocket glove" style, with hands
pressed to his belt.
josh Devore' veteran major league
player, has been unconditionallv re-,
leased by Indianapolis.
Roy Corhan is back in the linenn
OF the San Francisco Seals after .
layoff due to an injury.
The wonder is how Scott Perry can,
keep up his courage pitching for \
gang of misfts like the AS.
Commander Cravath threatens TO do
all In his power to deprive the PhilIies
Of their amateur standing.
Charity is a handy gent to have
around. He plays first, the outfeld or
behind the bat, and docs all gell.
Tony Boeckel not good 1ourh for
'lttsourgh, has won the thlfAbase i'll
With the Boston Braves w
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15

control of the Chicago packers be
broken by establishment of lndepend.
ent packing concerns throughout the
United States.
Sugar spectators are going TO share
the governments attention with the
packers for the present. Figures pre-.
pared by II. II. Rolapp of the food ad.
minisiration's distributing committee
for this district showed that none OF
sixteen wholesalers in Chicago is sell.
ing sugar for what the government con.
siders fair price $500 per 100
pounds.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
CHICAGO PACKERS ON GRILL
commlttee Of Illinois Agricultural As
ISOLATION Considering Effects Of
Their Grip on the Industry

Chicago. Slashlng Of Chicago5s grip
on the packing business Of the country
being considered BY the executive
sonniitee Of the Illinois Agricultural
elatlon. This committee is to
make q report soon upon the result Of
: conference where ". Z Duraud of
dc federal irade commission urged ne
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
Seek Power to selze Food

Columbus, 0.-An attempt to seize
stored food to sell It at cut prices was
made here by Prosecuting Attorney
Schlesinger He filed suit asking that
the Columbus Packing company and
the FalrmOunt Creamery company be
prevented from touching 151,85l
pounds Of pork held in storage beyond
six months, the limit set in the Ohio
cold storage law. A receiver is asked,
with power 10 sell the pork at the
price paid when Il was put IN
storage.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15

worth. His versatility makes him a
tremendous asset. He is capable Of
playing any position on the diamond
except pitch and catch, In hitting he
ranks better than the average because
Of his ability to operate from either
side of the plate and also because Of
his speed. Magee is expected to be
In the Cub batting order as q regular
for the rest Of the season.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15

a fast ball, so Mitchell threw the spit
ball. The batsman missed 1t a foot
and so did thinner, who was so aston
ished that he forgot to go after the
passed ball and let the batsman reach
second base. The chief simply stood
looking at Mitchell and after he had
retrieved the ball, called for a con-
ference.
thinner Wants q "Sign."
"Say, kid" said thinner, "we'll have
to have sign for that one, whatever
1t was" Then Mitch told him what
1t was, but they did not use it much.
considering 1t too risky.
Later on in the season Fraser pitch.
ed up a spltball which the bats.
man knocked on an easy hop to Kid
Gleason, second baseman, who was
playing close In and tried to nail
runner scoring from third. Gleason
threw the ball against the grand stand,
then commenced looking over the turf
adjacent to his station, searching for
wet spot on the diamond.
1.-THE ball was wet, Chic" exclaimed
the Kid, and showed his damp hand to
prove 1t. Fraser explained to him
how the ball got wet. That was an.
other reason why the spltball did not
take" very well at the start. The
fielders made too many Wild throws.
Loses Pennant on II.
Jack Chesbro was the first major
Lacquer to make much use of the spit
ter He worked hard on it in 1904
when he was one of the New York
Yankee regulars. But ChesbrO did
not get perfect control of 1t and lost
game that might have given the
Yankees the pennant In 1904 by maxi
ing n wild pitch in the ninth inning
OF the next to the last game of the
season.
In recent years the spltball Is not
used anywhere nearly so much as the
public believes. There are numerous
pitchers who can use 1t, but they do
not do so regularly. It is merely a
bluif most Of the time when they seem
to moisten the ball. That serves to
Keep the batsman guessing.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
LEE MAGEE MAKING BIG HIT
His Versatility Makes Him Tremen.
dous Asset to Chicago Team
Can Play Any Position.

Lee Magee has made big hit with
the Cub fans. He is the type of ball
player who would make good in any
town, being aggressive, decidedly active
and playing the game for all 1t is
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
BOTH NAMED RALPH

By an odd coincidence, Sci
bold, the young Athletic pitcher
has the same name as old Socks
Seybold, the hard-hittlng right
fielder Of the Athletic champions
Of 1902 and 1905. Old Sock is
Ralph Seybold and the young
fingers name also is Ralph.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15

burg Pat put 1t. The old lure Of tls
diamond came back to Hans when ne
read it, but he decided he cOuldnt
spare the time from business to retum
to baseball. Moran's invitation 90
not specify whether he wanted Was
ner to play or to aid in an advisor
capacity with pinch hitting duties
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
MILLER HUGGlbs WAS RlaB
Assertion Of Yankee Manager z
Hornsby Was Better at Third
Than Short Proven True.

Manager Miller Higgins Of
Yanks used to say that Rogers Hoa
by was a better third Baseman tpaa
shortstop. Hornsby's work at I lal'
shows that "Hugp knew what Be
talkinS about.
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
CANNOT LURE WAGNER BACK
old-TIme Pirate shOrtstop Refuses Pal
Moran's Offer to Get Into
Harness Again.

Pat Moran, the manager of the Gin.
cinnati Reds, has written Hans Wag
ner inviting him to Join the Reds and
help them in their drive ITO the pen
nant." At least that's the way FlieR
The Southern herald., 1919-08-15
SELECTS WHITE SOX no
CAPTURE CHAMPIONSHIP

'sThe White Sox will win the
pennant in the American league"
said Connie Mack, manager Of
the Athletics. 1.-THE Chicago
players, collectively, are a smart
crew, and with Cicotte pitching
championship ball since the sea-
son started, and with some Of
the other twirlers working in
championship form, / do not see
where New York or Cleveland
will be able to beat Kid Gleason
to the flag" Mack said he looked
forward to seeing the Giants bat
tie the White Sox for the world
championship this fall.
The Washington times., 1919-04-27

One Of the most important phases Of
Dr.. Nelson's Investigations will be that of
studying carefully the relation between en-
vironment and propagation. Authorities
estimate that a single oyster spawns from
100000 to 6O.OOO.O0O eggs in a year,
but notwithstanding this enormous fe'
cundity of the individual oyster, the pro-
ductive power OF the beds is not so vast
as might be supposed
They must be planted on q bottom that
has been prepared by clearing Of rubbish
and sewn with gravel or clean shells, as
the young "spat" must cling to some OBJ
ject in order to survive II the bottom is
soft and muddy the "spat" will soon be
covered and smothered
Yet IN spite Of thesa Preparations 1t
does not hold true that good set will be
secured, and failing in this the planter
must secure seed oysters and transplant
them. As yet scientists have been un-
able TO explain why one section Of a
body OF water will yield a good set Of
"spat" and another Immediately adjacent
and as favorably situated fail. 1t is also
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The Washington times., 1919-04-27


the oyster opens his shell for feeding OF
for any purpose, the tissues swell, The
oysters are not placed in absolutely fresh
water, for this would kin them, but In
water somewhat fresheF than that where
they are grown.
The uutritiVe value which ID lost in this
process IL considerable, and In many cases
notably among those oysters that are
raised and pumped in Jamaica Bay, New
York-the water received in the drink"
is. often charged with nameless hlth and
disease germs flowing out from sewers
emptying in the vicinity.
DR.. H. F. Moore, Of the United States
Bureau of Fisheries, has commented on
this loss Of food value as follows:
The fluids which have passed out from
the tissues carry with them salts and some
fats, chemical experiment showing that
the oyster, though larger after plumping,
has lost thirteen per cent Of its original
nutritious substanees-protetn, fats, car
bohydrates and mineral salts.
Sufficient water will have been taken
up, however, to increase the total weight
of the oyster from twelve to twenty per
cent. It will be seen that what the oysters
have gained is simply water, Of no value
as food"
II the oyster was to receive its drink"
at points distant from the shipping termi-
nus there would be little likelihood Of
contamination, but In many instances this
shell food is dumped in waters adjacent to
large cities where polluted water is the
rule instead of the exception, due to sew
age discharge.
This situation is especially true In the
waters IN proximity to New York City
and many other large centres, though no
other oyster ground has received such con-
demnatlon as Jamaica Bay. In 1916 It was
pronounced unfit for oyster culture by the
Federal Government, yet oysters are still
grown there and fattened in spite of the
fact that 5s,OOO.O0O gallons of sewage flows
into this body of water daily.
Although scientists are at loss to agree
upon the precise food that oysters eat
whether the beautiful diatom, . vegetable
organism, or other microSeopieal animal
oulae-yet testimony was given recently
in New York that oysters planted in the
sewageladen waters Of jamaica Bay be-
came marketable in a period of eighteen
months, whereas it normally takes three
years before an oyster is of sufficient size
for the table.
This halving Of the ordinary growing
The Washington times., 1919-04-27

quite common to hnd fat oysters in one
part of a body Of water and in another
part they will be of exceedingly poor
quality, though the latter location be just
as favorable as to bottom. These are some
of the riddles that DR.. Nelson expects to
solve.
1t is held now that the flavor and
growth of an oyster depend entirely upon
the character Of the water in which it
natures. The waters Of Narragansett
Bay and those where the Blue Point are
grown on Long Island yield une4celIed
varieties. The Lynnhaven, from the
waters OF the coast Of Virginia, is also
famed for its flavor and plumpness, Some
scientists account for this superiority over
those from other localities by holding
that these locations are particularly
abundant in diatoms, the minute organ
isms on which the oyster is supposed to
feed, and that in addition no other waters
are fed by purer underground natural
springs.
However, il has not yet been generally
accepted that the diatom is the main
The Washington times., 1919-04-27

period indicates conelusively that they are
not exclusively partial 70 the natural foods
water, but to the contrary have an es-
peeiai fondness for the eity's disposal In
sewage, A dealer, IN an ardent pTss TO
recover damages. ingsnuouaIy asserted
that these particular ogstars also had
distinctive flavor"
These facts were brought out IN the suit
brought BY large oyster PLANTER %
jamaica Bay against the Becker AniIine
Dye 4 Chemical Company. The pIaIntiff
In this case, while selling oysters to the
public that had outgrown all other varie
ties By their soIourn OF eighteen months
in the fifth Of the bay, sought to recover
damages from the chemical company be-
cause his sewage-fed bIVaIVes had taken
on varying hues ranging from green and
blue to shades Of red.
Since there seemed little disposition on
the part of enterpFisins hoEtssses to serve
oysters in keeping with the table color
scheme or in harmony with their aurae
the plaintiff claimed q considerable loss
through the corporations disposal being a
part Of the solution which his oysters
drank in their Jamaica Bay environment.
Strangely enough, the Jury awarded the
plaintiff $4,000 In damages, although the
coloring matter was alleged by the de,
PENDANTS to be harmless in character, as It
WAS manufactured for coloring candles and
icings. But as all the sewage was not at
fnut1 In, -
the oysters drank up and strained out all
the germs In the 560OO,0 900 gallons of sew
age later to deposit them in the human
body-the jury with strict adherence to
the charge, ruled against the tinted bi-
valve. This legal condemnation affected
only the coIored part Of the sewage and
not the whole.
II Is now hoped that when DR.. Nelson
finishes his experiments he will furnish
the United States Bureau Of Fisheries,
with which he is cooperating, a eonstrue-
tive programme for the general improve
ment in the culture Of this important food.
As one Of the most readily digested foods
within reach Of the majority Of people, 1t
is invaluable in providing nourishment to
convaleacents whose digestive organs are
at all weak Physicians will remommend
oysters in cases where they would hesitate
to order any other solid.
The oyster possesses to . remarkable
degree 3 great amount Of Giycogsn, . sub
stance resembling starch, but more easily
asstmilated, and, unlike starch, entirely d.
gestible even when uncooked.
Copyright, 1919, by Star Company.
The Washington times., 1919-04-27


In the recent legal squabhls oFsr the
Jamaica Bay oysters that were gayly col
oFed blue, green and pink, the LAWYER for
the Dye Works said;
"Of course, the oysters, which aFa seaV-
engers, thrive on the millions Of gallons
Of sewage which are poured into jamaica
Bay every day, and a. the plaintiff claims,
they do grow proliheally, so that In eigh-
teen months. by their intensive feeding,
they attain q development not possible in
other waters In less than three years
time.
THE health officials assert that from
December to April, during the cold
weather, the oyster closes its shelf 50
tightly in what Is called the hfbernating'
period that no sewage hlth. slime or muck
can get into 1t. Yet the plaintiff denies
this so-called scientific defense OF sewage
By coming here to inform this court that
although the sewage itself cant get into
the oyster the eOaltar dye in the sewage
not only can get in but does get In.
"The authorities who seek to protest
these oysters tell as that the oyster can
get rid Of the sewage hIth, but It can't get
rid of the sewage dye. But why should
the oyster be compelled even 70 try to get
rid Of the dye when the sewage containing
the dye can't get into the oystsE2
"The very oyster bed in dispute" he In
formed the court. ''is nearly two miles
from the dye plant, in marsh Of sludge,
q solid sewage deposit that no man will
ever attempt to smell twice. Not only
does the dye Of the Becker concern 50 into
this sewage, but every woman that dyes
a dress at home, or a shiFtWaist or a rib
bon or anything else. dumps the dye when
she Is through with II into the sink, and
It also goes with our dye into the waters
Of Jamaica Bay and passes, with the other
sewage, over these oysters.
ave hold" he announced, that ii these
oysters are Of such a kind as should not
be eaten any coloring matter that goes
into them to help expose their unftness
for food not only does no damage, but
actually renders q service 20 the public,
performing the same function that sun
light does when it discloses that a dirty
room should be cleaned up"
The Washington times., 1919-04-27
LUZ 1O4s 4NC4OOA LII
Has Started a S
Laboratory and Fl
Connected Electric Y
with the Shells of a
Colony of Oysters
Which Ring a Bell
Whenever They
Open Their Mouths

oysters that have
drunk IN disease
germ 8 In the
Pumping process,
This fattening trick
Is somewhat anala-
gous to that Of cat
tie raiseFs who. sell
their animals at as
many cents per
pound on the hoof.
For several days
before weighing
time they are kept
away from water
and shortly hef0fs
they are driven to
the scales they are
permitted to drink
their ali, thus gain
ing in appreciabIe
Temporary pound
age.
The oyster dealer
or grower takes
them from their
natural depths
where they mature
into the coVes
and HORRORS where
fresh water
Streams teFminate
Being less saline,
the Wate. is less
dense and hence
there is an inter
change Of the fluids
through the walls Of
the biValVe. When
The Washington times., 1919-04-27

article of the sstsr's
diet When Professor
Nelson finishes hts ex-
DsFimsnta he may have
made such faF.reaching
discoveries that through
artificial feeding and
special environment a
variety NAY be produced
that win exosI any: Of
the foregoing. Hmbank's
wonderiul sehlsvsnents,
producing new and better
varieties Of fruits and
vegetables. may b dupH-
Gated BY DF. Nelson IN
the culture Of the succu-
lent biVslve.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Kentucky Disti||eries May
Hold Whisky in Storage

Louisville. KY, June 28.-Keen-
lucky distillers say there is but one
solution for disposal of some co.
100000 gallons OF whisky u
bonded warehouses of the United
States after July /, and that is to
hold it and pay storage charges,
"in the hope that the ban will be
lifted"
Export avenues are closed through
scarcity of ocean bottoms. difficulty
in obtaining export licenses and
general poverty of countries to
which the liquor might be sold, the
distillers say. While whisky may
be exported until january, difficulties
in transportation later may find the
large portion still in storage, it is
declared.
Forty million gallons of whisky,
according to reliable estimates, is in
Kentucky warehouses, largely in or
near Louisville, Owensboro, Frank
fort and Paducah, with a wholesale
value of approximately So gallon,
or about $320,000,0O0. If it is stored,
thousands of dollars will be added
by interest and storage charges.
Hope is still held that either con-
gress or President Wilson will lift
the wartime prohibition ban and
afford additional time to dispose of
stocks.
The retailer has made compare
lively no plans to dispose of surplus
stovk, and the Kentucky consumer
awaits for the last day in hopes of
getting supplies at bargain.
One Louisville hotel, long famous
for its bar, plans an innovation,
should prohibition become effective,
with what is termed "a chip bar"
1t would provide and sell the trim
mings," leaving it to the customer
to furnish the kick" presumably
from a bottle carried in the hip
pocket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
OF.
ON AHA LOOKING
FOR Good times

in store in Missouri, Minnesota and
Wyoming.
I'VE never did have much fear, of
the Omaha police" said one man
who came into the city from Mis-
souri, yesterday with his car loaded
down with IS cases of whisky. 81
have always figured that l would
get caught with about one load out
of Is, and would charge it off to
profit and loss. I have been haul
ing booze now for over year, max
ing from four to five trips week
1 have been caught just twice, and
was fined once"
Unless the federal government
guards the highways over which
the booze is transported more
closely than the county and state
officials have done in the past, boot
leggers declare they will have lit
tie to fear.
1t is said that some county sher-
ifs, deputy sheriffs and state agents
who have been chasing booze run
ners between Omaha and St. Joseph
have grown rich during the past
year. These officers of the law have
been making it point to keep in
touch with the transporters, and the
bootlegger these days scarcely
makes trip that he is not compelled
to grease the palm" of county or