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• W778966450 abstract "Following death of William Arthur Candy in 1924, The Sporting News passionately advocated for a monument to memorialize his contributions to baseball, writing, It is doubtful if there is any ball player's memory which deserves more to be commended and honored by such feeble tokens as man may devise... . There is no individual ball player in history of sport whose influence has been so great upon pitchers and pitching as that of Cummings.1 For many years, conventional wisdom held that curveball after visualizing possibility while arcing clamshells through air. This tidy story of a lone inventor's eureka moment undoubtedly helped Cummings' enshrinement in Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.Attitudes regarding have since changed considerably. In being labeled sole inventor of curve, likely received excessive credit; but pendulum has swung back so drastically that Cummings' accomplishments are now often minimized, if not outright ridiculed. Contemporary baseball books, websites, and chat forums not only question Cummings' contribution to development of curveball, but often deride his pitching achievements and label him most undeserving player in Hall of Fame.2The objective of this article is not to answer age-old question of who invented curve, roots of which extend to early 19th century, crossing boundary of baseball as we know it, to other bat-and-ball games such as cricket and Massachusetts game. Instead focus is Cummings' documented accomplishments in pitcher's box.A Successful Pitcher, Curve or NotLeaving aside question of curveball, Cummings' pitching achievements were significant. Born in Ware, Massachusetts, in 1848, played Massachusetts game, with its liberal pitching rules, prior to moving to Brooklyn with his family in his early teens.3In 1865 attended boarding school at Falley Seminary in Fulton, New York, pitching for Hercules club. Upon returning home he joined Star Juniors, a ball club of boys his own age. In 1866 was asked by catcher Joe Leggett to join famed Excelsiors as a junior member. Legget had often watched Junior Stars practice and had been impressed with play of and several of his teammates. 4 Shortly after joining Excelsiors, was given a chance to pitch for senior club due to absence of star pitcher Asa Brainard. This was quite an undertaking for a 17-year-old, 117-pound boy whose teammates were much older and bigger. The average age of Excelsiors was about 26, with veteran Brainard being 25 and Leggett 38. recalled that opponents often scoffed at sight of him in pitcher's box: My youthful appearance caused smiles of derision at first on faces of batsmen... .5In his debut for Excelsiors, was defeated by powerful New York Mutuals, 32-13. Despite lopsided loss, Brooklyn Eagle praised Cummings, writing, Cummings pitched; and if, as stated, this was his first senior match, he has only to keep on in way he has begun, and he will one day (not far distant) be ranked among best pitchers in country. The New York Sunday Mercury said Cummings, exceedingly well, and is undoubtedly a very promising young pitcher.6Two weeks later, senior Excelsiors again turned to when Brainard was unavailable. This time he led club to a surprising 24-12 victory over strong Eurekas of Newark. The Clipper observed, the pitching [was] accurate and effective on both sides, but especially that of young Cummings... .7Between games with Juniors, pitched five games for senior Excelsiors in 1866, winning three. The next season Cummings, just 18, became senior club's regular pitcher. Despite his youth, there was no decline in team's performance as pitched Excelsiors to an 11-5 record, largely comparable to previous year's 14-6 record when highly regarded Brainard handled pitching. …" @default.
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• W778966450 title "Return to Conventional Wisdom on Candy Cummings" @default.
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