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inside being wrapped in tissue paper and tinfoil. The price of the league bail is (1.50.The same house also has the “Boys’ League'9 ball, which is made in the same manner and exactly like the official hall, except that it is smaller and weighs but four ounces.Tuis Chicago house also furnish an “As-socia'iop Ball” and announce it as similar to the regular hail used by those clubs, the price being $1.25 'I ho “Professional Dead’9 and the “Amateur Dead” are very popular and cost $1.75. The “Amateur Lively** is white in color and, unlike the ’ dead” varieties, will bound more readily and is,therefore, mlt; re pleasing io young amateurs.For boys there is the “King of the Diamond” and the “Boy’s Professional’’ at 50cents, the “Boy’s Favorite”and the “Junior League” at 1*5 cents. A 20 cent hall is known as the “Kuroka.” and there are the “Battler * and the “Bov’s Dead” at 10 cents, their list closing with “The Boss,” the ’Dandy,” and similar catching titles, at live cents.A Philadelphia manufacturing companyBtmakes the otticial “Association Ball,” beingthe one used by tho American Association ot professional ba 1 clubs in their championship games on the diamonds in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore,Cleveland, Kansas City, Louis and Louisville. The Reachball is also used by the Southern and other minor organizations of professional players. Like their competitor* the Philadelphia house lias its “Junior Association,9’“Boy’s Favorite.” “Amateur Dead.” “Professional Dead.” “Amateur Lively.” “King Ball.” “Boy’s Prolessional ” Dandy,” “Little Hock,” “Chicago,” “Boston.” “New York.” etc.During a single season the consumption of base balls is cnoimous, it being estimated by experts that o.ooo.oOO pass into the hands of tin players of all ages. The 5 and lOcent balls aie made by machinery of scrap leather, w hich is first shredded and then soaked, after w inch the pulp-like mass go s through a stamping or moulding machine, which foims a solid leather ball.I he cover is also put on by machinery. In the hands of a bov this ball will be serviceable for a week or two. The demand for these cheap balls is already so great that ono of the firms named reports that they are 1000 gross shoi t of their orders. There are 3,000.000 5-ceut and 1,000,000 10-eent balls manufactured and sold every year.The higher grades of balls are made almost entirely by hand and of material according to price. I p to 50 cents cottonyarn and leather scrap cores aroused, tho next grade having rubber cores wrapped with cheap woollen yarn. The utmost care is taken in profe s;onaI grades, for they must be able to sustain the hardest usage and retain their shape and good qualities whether wet or dry. Thor * are 4,000.000 balls costing less than 50 cents consumed every season and 1,000,000 of the more expensive classes. The extent and value of the base ball trade can bo best shown bv giving theaggregate sum expended by the publ c Theboys’ five and 10-eent 1 alls cost them $250,-ooo. while in tho higher grades the amount runs up into tho millions. Ful'y 2000 men and women earn a living making these balls, their collective earnings being nearly $1,-000.000.A MIDSUMMER NIGHT.Acourin SuwhieusedkuotAnYorkbrnhto $ 1sideweekAttol,thoyounplaintwoeAneotiShillbornplactchilewere A 1givei clot IAnotwerewithwhitThdgy.ponySruitfromon tl and 1ThrodooSUHSlt;wiltandwealAnlead!ad vo York vertimad i large any lt;A 1beenTomfU86(thin]bail.wonfuseA i yoke was iter, t on tldisatill illprice him iAt worn from “Rea quite eii I at home hermemYlt;vour
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Boston Weekly Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Aug 01, 1888
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