Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-15
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Home Run Talk

big league csstoff now playing with
the Orioles in the international
League, has surpassed Babe Ruth's
mark OF 60 homers for the season
Down south, Jim Poole, who also
had his fling in the big leagues. has
been betting them right and left.
Hack Wilson comes forward In the
National League with a grand ef-
fort 70 pass Babes record.
IN both major leagues new home
run totals have been reached. The
National. as usual, still leads in the
matter OF four-base blows.
Fans lave started "a ask a thou
sand questions. Every time two
fans get together. there Is an argu-
ment. Maybe the National League
pitchers are net up 70 the class OF
those in the American. Maybe the
sluggers in the National are more
vicious than the batSnen IN the
other league. The ball may be O
trifle ~livelier in the National
League than that used by the
American.
Deny Ball Is Hoped Up
The Shibes Of Philadelphia, who
make both American and National
League balls In what they say Is
exactly the same method, even on
thf same machines deny the ball
Sony l~ivelier. But whether or not
tneAball has been cooked up. the
fact Is that baseball play has
changed radically IN the last 10
years.
Seldom these days do you see IN
fielders playing close in in the effort
TO cut off a run at the plate. One
or two runs at the plate do not
mean much any more. Besides,
DID YOU KNOW THAT
During that batting slump suf-
fered by Bill Terry recently. the
Giants first baseman lost 10
pounds. The bleachers will re-
tail at one buck per seat in the
world series. The football sea-
son Is warming up as three Uni
versity Of Chicago linemen we're
declared ineligible the other day
Bobby Jones will plav + no
winter tournaments in California
NA4Ao NGdA UGAA D4LhCOI. lAlG
vEuropean promoter. who owns a
block Of stock in Primo Camera.
went to the coast recently TO
talk things over with Commits
sioner Charley Traung Tom
Laird. noted coast sports writer.
comments as follows: Dickson is
Traung's very good friend and
Camera can't fight IN New York
until California reinstates him.
Who Is In a better position TO
reinstate Camera than Traung?r
Think 1t over.
there is the liability OF being killed
by a batted ball.
The answer is hard TO find. but
the fact is that home runs ave
increased TO a point where they
are the common topic Of discussion
among the fans.
Larry Doyle. who led the Ma
tional League in batting IS years
ago with a mark Of 800. lays the
increased hitting to the frequency
with which brand new balls are
put into the game by the umpires
Every time a foul Is struck. a new
bail goes into the game. S0iled or
dis5sfored balls are inspected fire.
quently during the course OF a game
and thrown out The batter usual
~ has a nice white shiny target to
swing at.
Stand I'd Deliveries
Another cause for the increase
OF hitting that many OF the old
timers give Is the absence now
adays Of freak deliveries and doc
tored balls. The spitball has been
banned. Tampering with the ball
Is forbidden. Roughening of the
sides to give the ball more wind
resistance and cause Il 10 take q
peculiar curve also has been ruled
out.
Perhaps all these causes combine
toward the abundance or healthy
hits. I have heard many fans and
writer's express the wish 70 see ar
old-time, alright game. Others say
that Is all for the books. and base
ball Is more thrilling now than
ever by eason OF the ir--o1sed hit
ting. Certainly this latter group
has baseball attendance figures 10
back the claim. Some dav the game
may become home run or no count.
CHANGING at the steadily mounting
totals on the sports page, you might
think SO.
OGOOFTY just wishes % remind
Gabby Street that he's taking an
awful chance. Managers OF the St
Louis Cardinals who win pennants
usually are sent 10 Rochester or
traded TO the New York Giants.
JOHN McGRAW HAS SIGNED
TOR FIVE YEARS. WHICH
LEAVES NO STORIES AT ALL
FOR THE ROYS TO WRITE ON
THESE RAINY AFTERNOONS.
well have a good team at :
Notre Dame this year" says :
sKnute Rockne. Knute never :
csaB make page one with a story :
Ike that. :
Once Babe Ruth became famous
by seeking 20 home runs in a sea-
son. A dozen big league batters
have passed that figure this year.
No. the ball isn't livelier.