The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-02

looking ana le1t-h1nded.
When she was q child, her parents
lived in Memphis, where one Of their
neighbors was Dazsy Vance, now
Brooklyn's pitching ace, but then q
member OF the Memphis team. He
took q fancy to the little girl next
door who seemed more interested in
boys games than In dolls, and taught
her to throw q baseball.
Then and there she decided to be
baseball's greatest lady pitcher" and
only once has she wavered in this
determination. When Amelia Ear
hart made her ocean flight, Jack" felt
for q time that she must become an
aviatrix and fly over seas and con-
tinents and set speed records. But
this was q fleeting ambition.
When her parents moved from
Memphis to Chattanooga, Jack" was
one Of the first members Of the
"Eneelettes," q girls baseball team,
managed by her father who once
played professional ball himself. The
"Engelettes'' planned at first to limit
their opponents to girls teams, but
easy victories spurred their ambition
until finally they met semi -pr0fes-
sional aggregation Of men. The game
was played at Copperhill. Tenn. and
the men won by Q slim margin.
Jack" pitched and held her oppon-
ents to 4 few scattered hits.
Uses Odd Delivery
She uses an odd, side-armed de-
livery, and puts both speed and curve
on the ball. Her greatest asset, how
ever, is control. She can place the
ball where she pleases, and her knack
ut guessing the weakness Of q batter
Is uncAnny. The fact that she has .
coed pitching arm Is proved by the
ease with which she recently threw
q baseball 2l5 feet by actual measure
ment. She also hits well and during
the past season had q batting per-
centaSe Of 400.
During the two weeks she spent
here at Kid Elberfelds baseball
school, she pitched frequently 1T bat
ting practice, and the Kids pupils
found the lady. pitcher" one of the
most puzzling southpaws they had
ever faced. She doesn't hope to en-
ter the big show this season. but she
believes that with careful training
she may soon be the first woman to
pitch In the big leagues. In that
event she sees no reason why she
shouldn't command as great q salary
as babe Ruth now draws.
Use New Methods
Kid Elherfeld'S baseball school held
its opening session in Atlanta three
years ago. The Kid, who Is q veteran
both Of the minor and the major
leagues and probably knows Is much
about baseball as any man alive.
started his baseball kindergarten
teaching small boys fundamentals OF
the game. At the close OF the three
weeks session, several Of the older
boys were hired by minor league
teams. Tho next year the school de-
veloped into q high school institu-
lion. and this spring 1t expanded Into
\ full. .fledged university, with several
professional league players enrolled as
Among these was Luke
Appling, formerly Of the Atlanta
kEam. who wanted to do little post
Rraduats work before reporting to the
White aox, and Jonah White
81 Beaumont, In the Texas league.
who spent several days st the school
befcre starting spring practice.
Assisting the Kid was = faculty
Of Tim Kelleher, frankie
Zoeller and Bernie McCay. all base
Ill veterans. Instead o1 diplomas.
contracts with various minor leagues
waited tho most successful studenSs
at the close of school.