Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-11
PROPOSED USE
OF Resin BALL IS
CAUSING PROTEST
lBv The Associated Press


New ork, Dec. 1O.-(AP)-John A.
Heydler's proposal to curb the waste
in basebaIls by permitting pitchers
to use resin not only has drawn
decided mo" from the American
League magnates, but also mas
caused many a manager to shake
his head negatively.
The National League president OF.
fered his proposition at the annual
meeting of his circuit on Tuesday
together with a statement that the
National had used lore than 3OOO
lozer balls in the past season. He
argued that resin would give the
pitcher a firmer grip on the ball and
that a boxman would not have to
call for a new sphere so often.
One well known manager, who re-
uuested that his name be withheld,
declared that adoption of the Heyd-
Ter suggestion would bring return
to old conditions.
II used to be a pitcher myself"
he said. you know there are sew
eral kinds Of pitchers. For instance,
/ have a man on my team who could
make a resined ball do sensational
things and / would fear for the bat
ters. Remember, all pitchers can
not use resin effectively, and many
would cast it away and stick to the
plain baseball.
Therefore, we would have lot
of winning pitchers-the masters OF
the resined ball. And the other lads,
Just as good with a plain sphere
would be left behind. Pitchers are
specialists. One can use resin, an
other saliva, third just plain dirt
and fourth the shine the last
hon On
part of the uniform until the grip
ping space is like. glass.
There are other ways too. / re-
call when some of the boys went
out there with their hip pockets fill
ed with a substance believed to be
resin. It was not resin; don't know
as could say what It was, but when
YOU stood up against one of those
boys the ball took some strange
twists.
IT don't want to see resin come
back into the pitching box, even un-
der the umpire's direction. The
game is pretty good as 1t is.
"But II resin Is coming back
want to see every other method OF
tampering with baseball come back
too, so that it will be fair for the
fellows who can't use resin. When
T.
change Just to save baseballs think
he is playing with dynamite. And,
anyway, IL q pitcher roughens the
cover Of q ball with resin, the UNI
pire can send 1t out of the game. !
don't see where It is going to save
any baseballs.
After all, the price Of baseballs
for the National. League could be
heavier"
The matter Of resin, . disagree
ment as to awarding Of holiday dates
and the question as to the number
Of players to be sent out on option
may yet bring the major leagues to
hostilities.
Commissioner Lands. presiding ut
the joint session today. Is very like
~ to be called upon to do . lot of
arbitrating. The ball matter, II 1t
high minor league circuits, could be
passed, but the schedule Is some
thing for the majors themselves to
thresh out. The American League
has voted to end its play September
26 next season. the details tof the
schedule to be arranged at b meet
ing in Washington In February.
A move to extend the optional
player limit from eight to Is is ex-
pected to come before the joint
meeting. This, of course, will bring
an attack from the minors Of high
classification and, If passed, would
be likely to result in many major
league performers going to Glass A
circuits for further seasoning.
Genuine surprise featured the
Americans session yesterday when
the salary of Ban Johnson was rails