Clipping:A seamless ball to discourage curve pitching

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Date	Wednesday, January 2, 1889
Text	Al. Reach believes that the only way to bring about more batting is to handicap the pitchers with a ball they cannot curve or command as well as the present one. It is a well-known fact that the pitchers can curve a ball with a rough seam better than one with a smooth edge. By gripping the ball tightly with the front of his fingers and imbedding their nails into the seams they can put more of a twist to it and consequently there will be a shoot or a curve to the ball. Mr. Reach does not believe the pitchers can put much of a twist to the new seamless ball which he has invented and which will probably be given a trial by the Association in the spring games. It is the opinion of all who have seen it that the new ball cannot well be curved and if this proves to be the case there will be lots of batting when the pitchers are forced to throw straight balls over the plate.
Source	Sporting Life
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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