Cobbledick is doing most of the work in there. If he was Gordon Smith it wouldn't really provoke that reaction. But he was a really good sportswriter--I've come to be on the lookout for his work, and the name certainly makes that easier.
Great, it’s a five-parter! Talk about in-depth reporting; where did you get all of the photos of the featured players wearing the Brooklyn Safety Caps?! 🧢 (Still lol about the EWE cap; not sure about how crumbled cork would stop the impact of a baseball!) ⚾️
Bless you, Meg, for uttering words never spoken on the Internet before:
"Great, a five-parter!"
Because I've been invested in it all year I pulled out all the stops on this one. Several books, modern articles, many, many old articles, and even a few trips through the U.S. patent database! Along the way I found some photos and got pretty good at spotting the safety cap even when it wasn't being featured.
You are probably right about the cork, but consider this: Which is going to be easier to get in wartime America--cork from the local cork factory or custom-molded plastic inserts from (major military contractor) DuPont? We'll find out in Part Five!
Gordon Cobbledick? Really? This is why pseudonyms exist. Don’t be afraid to use them, people.
Cobbledick is doing most of the work in there. If he was Gordon Smith it wouldn't really provoke that reaction. But he was a really good sportswriter--I've come to be on the lookout for his work, and the name certainly makes that easier.
Great, it’s a five-parter! Talk about in-depth reporting; where did you get all of the photos of the featured players wearing the Brooklyn Safety Caps?! 🧢 (Still lol about the EWE cap; not sure about how crumbled cork would stop the impact of a baseball!) ⚾️
Bless you, Meg, for uttering words never spoken on the Internet before:
"Great, a five-parter!"
Because I've been invested in it all year I pulled out all the stops on this one. Several books, modern articles, many, many old articles, and even a few trips through the U.S. patent database! Along the way I found some photos and got pretty good at spotting the safety cap even when it wasn't being featured.
You are probably right about the cork, but consider this: Which is going to be easier to get in wartime America--cork from the local cork factory or custom-molded plastic inserts from (major military contractor) DuPont? We'll find out in Part Five!
Like a NY radio DJ used to say: “And the hits keep on coming”…
Seems to me helmets came just in time as pitchers were getting more aggressive.
Good thing!