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The New York herald., 1921-09-28

The second evening Of the San Carlo
Opera Company's season at the Mannat-
tan Opera House. last evening. to be
specific. was devoted TO more or less
meritorious performance Of Verdi's
"Rigoletto." Thirty-fve years ago II
was always said that when everything
else failed III Trovatore" would fill the
house. But "Rigoietto" has superseded
the "Pinaforc' Of grand opera. In both
operas the ancient and honorable device
Of bringing about tragedy by mixing
up the babies is BADLY employed. but
for some reason the confusion Of daugh-
ters and dukes Is more popular than
that OF mere brothers.
In last evenings performance the
young person who represented the un-
fortunate GiLdo, so lamentably mixed up
with the highly vocal Duke, was Miss
Josephine Lucct ese, who not many
months ago ambled unsteadily through
4 prodigious song recital In Aeolian Hall.
At that time Miss Lucchese seemed to
be an innocent and unsuspecting young
creature, quite unaware Of the dangers
by which she was surrounded. She made
the Same impression last evening. How
ever, she was p.easing to look upon and
her singing evoked plsudits of the kind
customarily associated with the ringing
of the weIkin.
The Duke, that Mantuan Lothario
who stole virgil's ancient wheeze about
the ladies and got himself great glory
~ decorating It with B flats. was repre-
-cnt.c with gusto by Giuseppe Corallo.
ae also was enthusiastically appiauded.
Joseph Roger sang the music OF RiJo-
letto conlmendably, but neither his mer-
riinent nor his agony struck far below
the surface. Miss Ada Poggi was a
substantial Madddlenu, successful rival
to the ingenious GtIda. Pietro di Biasi.
stalwnrt veteran of popular opera. basso
OF the reliable dark toned variety. rs
Spdratucsle, the Mantuan sword man
(they didn't have guns>. was a truly
impressive desperado.
The opera was well staged. The
chorus sang we'll enough and the crches-
ira had no great trouble with tho score.
Arturo Papalardo conducted again.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
SONG RECITAL AT SEABRIGHT.
G. G. Holtum, Bass. Sings at Home
Of Mrs. Darrows.

srccia, pespntch to THE New YoaK HrsAID
SEAsRIGIr. n. j.. Sept 27.--Repre-
sentatives OF the Rumson and beaNl,
colonies this afternoon went to the home
OF Mrs. Ira Barrows, Runson, for a
song recital given by Christian c. Hol-
tuna, bass, and pupil Of David Bisp-
ham, with piano accomplishments by
Miss Vera Eakin OF Pittsburgh. The
recital was arranged by Mrs. Barrows,
Mrs. Charles A. Boston and Mrs. Theo-
dore II. Banks.
Tho soloist, whose home is In Pied.
mont, CAL, came East to enter the
American Institute OF Applied Music.
He was injured during the war and
only recently was discharged from q
Government hospital. He has been sing
ing gratuitously for the soldier patients
in Fox Hills and Po!yclinic hos-itaIs.
He sang to-day with good dictlon,
sweetness and clearness OF voice. Later
he gave amusing limitations Of Harry
Lauder, singing several OF his best
songs.
Among those present were Mrs Theo.
dore Fl. Banks. Mrs. Charles A. Bos-
ton. Mrs. Ira Barrows. Mrs. J. Horace
Harding, Mrs. Robert McCarter. Mrs.
T. Despard. Mrs. L. Romaine, Mrs.
Howard 8. Borden and daughter, Niles
Doris Borden: Mrs. w. Triest, Mrs.
Dutton Dale. Mrs. S. II. Bradhurst. Mrs.
Frances McCann. Mrs. Henry Sillcocks,
Mrs. Charles Riemann, Misses katherine
Boston. Dorothy Achelis and Helen
Henry Of New York.
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their defeat. They were lured into
this most impracticable enterprise by
an appeal TO Hellenic nationalism
on the centennial OF their war OF in
dependence. The whole OF Asia Mi
nor, the Greek islands, even Constan-
tinople itself, were held up before
them as the prize. Have they tried
CONSTANTINE, the leader in this ad-
venture, to the limit OF their pa
tience and will the sentiment which
appears each day to grow in favor
OF VENIzEIos again turn over 20 his
experienced and able hand the des-
tiny OF Greece? 1t would have been
better for the Greeks to have trusted
his guidance, to havs been contented
with smaller achieY snents nearer
home than risk. as tile London Times
says. great adventures in the dark
land OF the Mother OF the Gods, now
for centuries the home OF the Turk
whose hereditary calling is war
The decision which Greek and
Turk with all their loss of life were
unable to obtain Is clearly before the
Allies. The situation is no longer
one for procrastination and delays:
ii is useless to permit the Greeks 70
assume a burden to which, even with
all their courage, they are not equal,
when the peril from the East be-
comes moro threatening each day.
There never was a time when
strong Near East policy, one freed
from European quibbling and inter-
national jealousies, appeared so i'm
perative as now.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
A Shy Norwegian Novelist.
E'ro,n the ifnnrhfstcr fiMnrdlar

From the Manchester Guardian.
Among literary men OF tie present day the
pain for shyness must surely be given TO
Knut Hamsun, the Norwegian lie has
never seen even his publisher. but transacts
all his business with him through the mails.
An American admircr who recently made ai,
attempt to get IN touch with him received
tho reply that his nerves would not stand
the ordeal OF visit. A few days before
a French Colonel. motoring through the
country, had stopped at his door. had
bowed Beven times and had snid seven words.
and the nerve shattered Hamsun had had
TO bow seven times and say seven words.
1t was terrible experience. from whici,
ho took some time 70 recover. Hamsun
lives in isolation on his farm near Grim
stad. where no not only writes books but
raises stock. He win not have single
animal on nis farm die any other than a
natural death. and when no sells stock the
purchaser has 20 sign contract not 10
kill or hurt them.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Cotton Plant Pests.
BY Good Management Their Ravages
Can Be Kept Down.

To THE New YORK HERALD: The cot
ton plant Is the prey of various insect
pests. The boil worms, of which there
are several species. are caterpiliars born
of the eggs of moths. They bore into
the flower buds OF the plant and de-
stroy them. The cotton army worm is
OF the plant. In times past army worms
have appeared in such mutitudes that
the fields have been stripped bare In
the course of few days.
The Mexican boil weevil. which this
year has cost cotton growers 100000
900. is a small beetle. The female punc-
lures the flower bud Of the plant and
deposits her eggs therein. The flower
buds drop off as the grubs develop. and
the insects of the following generation
bore into and deposit their eggs In the
immature bolls. arresting their growth
and destroying the content.
The boil weevil appeared in Texas In
the early '90s. 1t has gradually spread
10 nearly every part Of the cotton grow
ing area OF the United States east Of
the Rio Grande. The present year Is
one prolific in insect pests Of every sort.
and the boil weevil Is not an exception.
The damage this season has been far
greater than usual. Nevertheless. ef-
forts in the past to lessen the ravages
Of the insect have been fairly success
ful wherever. applied. The misfortune
rests In the fact that the application
has not been on more extensive scale
In some instances, In srite OF the weevii
and the worm. the production to the
acre has increased-all due to good
management
or the various remedies employed an
insecticide composed Of arsenic and lime
lin the chemists cant calcium arsenate
- Is proved the most efficacious. The
calcium arsenate, ground to the limit OF
fineness, is blown in clouds Of dust upon
the growing cotton. Experience has
ehown that the applications mast be
made on large scale and that expen-
sive machine blowers must be employed
The cost OF busting varies from IS to
$40 an acre. and a fresh busting Is re-
quired after each shower of rain.
This expense Is altogether too great
for the owner or the tenant OF the
small plantation. The additional work
in the preparation Of the land is also
an expense. for after the cotton has
been picked the stalks must be uprooted
and burned This destroys some but not
all Of the insects: the few which survive
the winter are ready for business In tho
spring. The cotton planter Is getting
his lesson. however. and tho present dis
aster will be an incentive to better cul-
no one.
It Is doubtful II the boil weevi, can
ever be wholly eradicated by any method
now known. Perhaps In the future a
parasite may be found which win ac-
complish such a result.
J. w. RrpwAy.
MOUNT VERNON, September 81.
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San Carlo Company Sings "Rigoletto"
Miss Josephine Lucchese, Concert Singer, Heard in
the Role Of Cilda.

the concert to be given theirs tomorrow
night by the Marine Band for the bene-
At of the committees work. For all who
wish to hear tho Government band play
II will be merely a question OF first come
first served until the seats are exhausted.
The band will be heard under the leader
ship Of william II. Santelmann. who has
been Its conductor more than thirty
years. -. -
Mmc. MarSa-ets Matsenausr will be a
soloiHt. The box holders will include
Major-Gen. Robert Lee Bullard and
STAFF. Major-Gen. John J. Bradley and
stan. Capt. yogelsang. coirnlandant OF
the New York Navy Yard. and Mr.. Gas
ton Liebert. Gonsul-Gcnerai OF France.
The proceeds will be sent Immediately
to France to be used for the work of
the Child Hygien'c Committee in an en-
doavor to Offset some OF the consequences
of the very serious drought OF this
summer.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
An All Weather Game.

The ability to do big things under
adverse conditions counts in those
competitions which are fought to a
finish no matter what the weather
rnay be. IL Is the same with man or
beast-tho golfer playing for a cham
pionshlp over sodden course or the
thoroughbred racing through mud to
his fetlocks on the fiat or staggering
in steeplechase through a field rot
ten with rain.
Power Is the chief quality dc.
manded Of horse or human on such
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Lonely Tristan da Cunha,
No Means Of Transport for Clergy.
man to the Island.
Letter IN Mdnchcstsr GtorGior.

Letter w Md1cDc6feT sGk0TCtQr.
Tristan da Cunha, with It's i20 Brit
ish occupants living In isolation In the
very centre of the South Atlantic Ocean
exercises spell over the minds of many
and when the Rev. II. M. Rogers, in
answer to the appeal for q Clergyman
schoolmaster. volunteered for three
years service on the island with his
wife his offer became the subject OF
interest and appreciation.
When the appeal was made the diff
culties to be faced were apparent
Twelve years effort had failed to dig
cover successor to the Rev. J. G. Bar
row. When Mr.. Rogers's offer was re-
celved the Admiralty were approached
and they replied that no visit of any
of his Majcsty's ships was then in con-
temptation, and that no possible oppor-
tunity should be lost Of taking pas
sage BY other means. Acting on this
suggestion every endeavor has been
made to find the means Of passage
among privately owned vessels and 50
entirely without success have these en-.
deavors been that the conclusion is be-
Ing forced upon US that In seeking a
passage to Tristan da Cunha we are
seeking the impossible.
Ships engaged in commerce canno,
be taken into calculation. for a call al
Tristan implies a deviation from course
and trouble with shippers and under.
writer's IL anything goes wrong. Still
ships going south tend 10 take a course
that brings them in the neighborhood
Of the island. but there arc few SAIL
Ing ships now and none has been found
available for this purpose.
The possibilities Of passage by whaler
from the Cape. too, have been explored.
but without result. for the offer made
by Lever Brothers Of passage from
Durham in January next has been with
drawn owing TO changes In the sailing
arrangements OF their transport vessels
and inquiries of owners Of other whal.
ers have been fruitless.
Hopes were raised on the announce.
ment that Sir Ernest Shackleton would
call at Tristan, and the remarkable con.
junction of events OF his sailing Jus;
when the long sought priest had beer
found seemed almost providential. Blu,
he states that he is unable to find room
Events, therefore, seem to conspirt
against Mr.. Rogers's passage.
A warship visited the island in Ar-
,ust, 1919. and another In October, 1920
and there were grounds for the beliei
that the visits. which were made annu-
ally up to the time OF the Boer war
were definitely resumed. But this year
when the authorities have it In theii
power to bestow on the inhabitants the
special benefit for which they have sc
long asked. the Admiralty have decided
not to send.
Mr.. Rogers's offer cannot remain open
indefinitely, and with delay crcum.
stances may arise that may necessitate
its withdrawal. It would be q thousand
pitles IL this should happen, for tho
Government once wrote to the inhabi.
tants dcploring tho want OF any pros.
pect of ever being able to send a
clergyman to stay on the island" and
now an opportunity offers and Il Is be.
ing allowed to pass.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Flat Futlnty.

Up and down,
All over town,
Cunning for a fiat.
Twist and twirl
And head a-whirl,
Don't know where you're at.
Lease.to-lcts,
And kitchenettes.
Foyers. lovely tiles.
Block too old
And new ones sold e.
Travel miles and miles.
This too big and so Is that,
Here she cannot keep her cat.
'Tother really had no hall.
There snc heard baby squat,
Here no guarantee of heat,
There they had no window scat
In that one at ninetv-four
Didn't like the Janitor,
No place here for Sarouk rug,
Horrors! there a waterbug.
Up and down.
Around the town,
Hunting for fiat.
Twirl and twist,
Head IN mist,
Don's know this from that.
Bedroom ceiling
Paper peeling,
Kitchen wallis in mourning.
"I'm all in"
"Well. well begin
Again tomorrow morning"
MAURICE MonNrs.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Food Prices Still Up.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Three
years since the close OF the world war
and food prices have not come down!
Meat Is just as high as ever. Bread
is ten cents loaf. worth 1--WE. Even
the candy manufacturers are charging
war prices and tho price OF sugar is
about AZ cents pound. Mrs. PRrM.
NEW YORK, September c7.
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AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Special Correspondence TO THE Nrw fosn
HEliIr.

Special Correspondence 10 AE NEW No--
HERALD.
PAnre, Sept. 12.--The following Ameri-
cans nro registered at the office OF inc
Nc,p York Herald of Pdris:
From New York: J. Il. Lithauer, Mrs.
Rose Cohen, Mrs. Alice Hanauer, Mrs.
Julia Osterweil, Miss Viola Ostcrwcil.
Mrs. Ella Coldsticker, Miss Goldsticker,
Mrs. Matilda Lehman. Mrs. s. Arthur
Rent. Miss Mildred Bent. DR.. s. a.
Dobcr. Frank Mcdonald. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander J. Ma-cuse. Mrs. Frank $.
Ober. Julius Ciechanow, Saul NJ. Aror-
con Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Meyerowitz.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Scharman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Bullown. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Pincus. Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart II. Frank,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. wheaton. q
From philadelphia: Mira. Hannah
Strouss. Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Bacharach,
Miss Florence Bacharach, Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitweli w. Coke. Mrs. Alexander M.
Fox. Jr.
From other places: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph c. Davis, Pittsburgh Mrs. Teresa
r.. O'Hare, Cleveland: Mrs. Frank J.
Mccormick. Dayton: Mrs. Henry Stan
ford Brooks. Miss Margaret Vail Brooks.
Mr.. Henry Vail Brooks. Mr.. Thomas
Vail Brooks, Master Gordon Vail Brooks,
Ardsley on Hudson: w. B. Sieberbcrr,
Los Angeles: Miss Nellie. NJ. Stack,
Syracuse: Miss Madge Il. Stack. Bing-
hnmton Mr.. and Mrs o. q. Goodhand,
Miss Katherine Goodhand. New Ro-
chclia: the Rev. James i. Kennedy.
G. NJ. Brooklyn: Dr. S. Rosenblun. Chi
cago.
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The Normal Nap.

Between the flnly curtain creeps
A hint OF early dawn,
The cold, gray light thSt makes th'
world
Look haegard. old and drawn,
view It with a drowsy eye
And cuddle to repose
Among my downy pillows there
Once more to dream and doze.
sunbeam glds the window pane,
hear the nilkmans Ford. ~
Its clatter has no power to break
Sweet slumber's silver cord.
For Time is running true again
Upon its regular track,
And I can take my morning snooze--
The clocks have been turned back.
MIENA IRvINol
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

Nr. James J.. Cydrls, City.
DEAR Mr. CLARK: Thanks for your
thoughtfulness in sending me the en-
closed "Leonainie." Yes. ! know all
about this poem. It was written twenty
years ago by James Whitcomb Riley as
hoax and is about the best imitation
OF Poe every perpetrated. In later years.
when Mr.. Riley became famous. he ex-
planned the whole business. He imi-
tated Poe's writing on the flyleaf Of an
old dictionary, which was offered for
sale to book collectors and submitted
70 me for an opinion as to Its genuine
ness. OF this I expressed my doubts
although struck by the cleverness OF
the imitation. Very truly yours,
u. c. SrEDMAN.
NEW YORK, November 8, 1907.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Edgar Allan Poe.

The Kokomo, Ind. Dispatch Of the I'd inst.
publishes the following as a posthumous
poem OF Edgar Allan Poe. It IL accompan.
led by a cIrcumstantiaI account OF its dis
covery on flyleaf OF book in an old
tavern near Richmond, Va. and Ia declared
70 be undoubtedly a genuine poem Of the
erratic author. written In youth. It's sen
tirnent. melody and construction ore inf.
nitcly more In the manner OF Poe than any.
thing OF similar purport published since his
SaaYh.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

Fer Eastern New York - Unsettled.
with probably showers to-day: to-mor-
row fair and somewhat warmers mod
crate to fresh south and southwest
Winds
For New Jerssy-Par,y cloudy to-day ana
For Northern New England Unsettled With
probably local showers to-day; fair TO-
morrow. somewhat warmer: moderate to
fresh south and southwest winds.
For Southern New Bnsland-Unsestied with
probably local showers to-day; fair to-
morrow. somewhat warmer; moderate TO
fresh south and southwest winds.
Gay and Tomorrow; mild tempsratnrc: fresn
westerly winds.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 27.-Pressurc 10 low
1long the northern border. with centres Of
and over siberia. and IL Is high o.s the At.
lantic coast and over Oregon. There have
Sear. Il IKE soah M'hn a.ssd ss last ad ..s S
states. Tennessee and the Ohio, Valley And
on the north Pacific coast. Fair weather
Temperatures continue above the normal
generally over the United States. and since
temperature In the region of the great iakes
the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys and
the northern Rocky Mountain rogion. Ths
California.
N New england and New York tho weather
VII w, pe uhsettieu, WIN possibly light local
with mild temperature. In the middle At
lantic States the weather win be generally
overcast Tomorrow and fair Thursday, with
q cniii!nnation OF mild temperature. In the
south Atlantic and east Gulf States the
weather VIII be, unsettled tomorrow and
Thursoay. with local showers and no ma
terial change In temperature In Tennessee
the Ohio Valley and the region OF the sreat
iakes the weather will be generally fair To-
temperature.
Observations NJ IYnttad st,t~. ur..sa-
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The Hero OF tho Hub.

To THE NLw YORK HERALD: The man
who spcsks the most correct English In
Boston Is janitor. a. II. ID.
BOSTON, Mass, September 20.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

become a fixture in the world of
sport il Mr.. JAMEs's example is fol-
lowed by owners Of other big and
little boats who have time to spare
in the winter for cruising at sea.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
GIFT TO AID FRANCE.
Anonymous Donor Nakcs Man!
Seats Free at Garden Concert.

Through tbs generosity Of a patron OF
the American Committee for Devastated
France. who stipulated that his or her
name should not be revealed, ell seats
In the Madison Square Garden except
those In two sections will be free for
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

Policemen being too honest to try to
evade the tax collector, It is easy to
understand now why New York city
heads the list as the largest provider
OF Government revenue.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

Tho Associated Press ~ exclusively entitled
70 tho ure for republication OF all news dcs-
patches credited TO II or not otherwise
All rights OF republication Of special des-
patches herein are also reeevve4-
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

The German reparations question
comes down to one Of taking the pound
OF flesh. but not OF taking it from q
point too close to the heart.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28

Architects OF future police stations
will please gee to 1t that the inspec-
tors Office has room for stock ticker.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
school nnrns in Arlansa. :.

From The Nashviiie Times.
This "a the seaEo, OF the year tho small
boys fancy lightly turns to thoughts OF who
the divii invented arithmetic.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
"Leonainie." /"
An Imitation Of Poe Written BY
James Whitcomb Riley as q Hoax.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In look
ing over the late Mr.. Clark's papers
which he left to me by his will came
across the within. THE NEW YORK
HERALD can make what use, II any. It
pleases with 1t. CHARLES BRosMAN.
NEW YORK, September 81.
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Stating His Preference.
Ern,n thc snhcthn ffrrnla,

From The HGhrthd Hrrnla
II we over go 10 jail. we hope Il viii be
In Beatrice, Ncb. That town has n swell
jail, looking out on a beautiful park IN the
centre OF which h the city library.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

HIGress teYnperature, ts, w ~
Lowest temperature. 90, at 2:@O a.
Average temperature. 6S.
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THE Nrw YcvN flrnNar wNs founded BY
James Gordon Bennctt IN 1895 II remained
The sole property OF It's founder until his
death, n 1872. when bis son. also James
ef the paper. which remained In his hands
,,-.i ~ Asa.h ~ fcts Tur HrrArD be-
came the property OF Frank a. Munsey. its
present owner. IN 1920.
The New York herald., 1921-09-28
The Golden Docks.

WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER rs. 1921
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
WASHINGTON BRAVES GIVE
GOOSE EGGS TO BROOKLYN

Washington Braves shut out the
Brooklyn slides, 4 to o. at American
League Park yesterday in a colored
Professional League game. The
pitching OF Albritton and the hitting
Of Barber brought homo the bacon
for the Braves.
Albritton famed nine and allowed
three hits. Barber made two singles
and one double. each with runners on.
The score by innings: r. H. Z.
Brooklyn. % o O o o o o 90 3 .
Wash.ton o o o o . o OK Z q
womack and Grant, Albritton and
Barber.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-29
W|UMOT SEEKS ALL
CREDIT FOR FIND
Former 0utfieIder Says He Dis
covered Elmer Stricklett,
SpitbaIIer.

Walter Wilmot. who was great
outnelder in the days Of Pop Arson
and Ad Gumbert, was stopping In Hot
Springs while the Pirates were thsre
and was discussing the history OF the
spitball one evening in the lobby OF
the Hotel Eastman.
Tho man who originated the spit
ball." said Wilmot. was Elmer strick-
lett. Back In 1906 ! had a team up
in Montana and picked Stricklett up
for a trial on the recommendation OF
a friend. He had accidentally hit upon
the spitball one day while hurting
ball which had become slightly moist
from the wet grass.
by experimenting he discovered
that he could make the ball do all
sorts of things when moist, and 1t
was while pitching in semi-pro
game that my friend noticed him.
took him on and discovered that he
was using what he called a spitball
TT worked wonders in the warm
weather, but when cold Strick'ett
could not make 1t perform. He was
a warm-weather pitcher.
managing tho White Sox at the time,
and told him of the young phenom
He agreed to give him a trial. but
unfortunately he disregarded my In
structions about working Elmer in
warm weather only, picking the cold
est day in the season for him to start
OF course, he blew up, and Callahan
released him Immediately. He then
went over to Brooklyn, where he gain
ed fame as the FIRST spitball pitcher
l was the man who discovered him."