Clipping:Cutting the ball
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| Date | Sunday, September 16, 1888 |
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| Text | When Holbert was last in town he told a story...about Tom Deasley, the truth of which is been gravely suspected. Here it is in Holbert's own words: “In 1886, you know, when Deasley was with New York he would catch a game occasionally. It has noticed that a new ball would have to be put in play after every half inning that Tom would catch. The old ball would be completely torn to pieces. It would be as soft as jelly and the covering would be torn up and ripped and full of holes. The thing got to be very expensive you know that they began to look into it and in one game the umpires, (I don't remember who he was) got an idea that he would look at Tom's glove. When he went to get the glove it was nowhere to be found. The next time New York went out he stopped play and examined Deasley's glove, but it was the regulation mitten and all right. Well nobody could account for the way the ball got beaten up and finally the umpire noticed in a later inning that Deasley always kept the palm of his hand away and he walked up to him and made him show up the glove. This he did after some talk and what do you think the glove was? Can't imagine, eh? Well, sir, it had a piece of sheet lead on it for a palm, with dull-pointed steel spikes on it that Tome had put on it—what, don't you believe it? Well, ask Tom.” St. |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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