further antedating of "screw ball" 1919

[Jim Parish]

Sam Clements wrote:
> As a side note, I wonder if Carl wasn't what was called in modern terms =
> a "submarine" pitcher?  Did he "really" pitch underhand?  I doubt it.

Bill James' _Historical Baseball Abstract_ says of Carl Mays: "Threw
underhand, real hard." This isn't decisive, but James is a Kansas City
fan, very fond of Dan Quisenberry, who was a submariner; I would
expect him to be precise on this matter.

Jim Parish