Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1915 — FOX WANTED SOME SIGNALS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOX WANTED SOME SIGNALS

Atlanta First Baseman Just a Trifle Peeved at Curves and Spitters Thrown by Russell Ford. This story comes from Rebel Oakes, manager of the Pittsburgh Feds: “Russell Ford, now with the Buffalo Feds, pftched for Atlanta in the Southern league in his early days. Jim Fox, possessing a large quantity of dry wit, played first base. “One day Ford, in attempting to catch a runner napping, threw to first. The ball took a wide curve as it neared Fox. He wasn’t expecting it, but made a gallant lunge and caught the

twister on the shin. Fox recovered the bail and returned it to Ford without comment. “A few innings later Ford was Just about to wind up to throw a spit ball when he saw another runner take a big lead off first. Ford whirled around and threw a “spitter” to Fox. The ball took a funny twist and hit Fox on the elbow. “Fox got the ball and carried it over to Ford. “Say, Russ, as long as you are going to pitch spitters and curves to first base, don’t you sort of think we ought to have signals?”

Russell Ford.