Clipping:Cork balls
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Date | Saturday, July 24, 1869 |
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Text | The materials used in the composition of a base ball are now limited to rubber, yarn, and leather; yet, in defiance of the rule, cork is used in some instances, where a very elastic ball is required, and more rubber is wanted for the purpose. The variation in the weight of the rubber in a ball is from two to three ounces, the quantity of yarn, of course, being in proportion. As three ounces of rubber would not admit of a sufficient quantity of yarn to reach the limit of size, cork is introduced in the centre, to increase the size, without adding much to the weight; and this yields an exceedingly hard and elastic ball. |
Source | National Chronicle |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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