“Umpire Becomes Sleuth. Discovers ‘Emery Ball’”. (Headline). Chicago Tribune, September 13, 1914, pIII2
Previous earliest use (Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009):
1ST USE. 1914 (New York Tribune, Sept. 20; Edward J. Nichols).
Earliest uses of baseball terms
“Umpire Becomes Sleuth. Discovers ‘Emery Ball’”. (Headline). Chicago Tribune, September 13, 1914, pIII2
Previous earliest use (Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009):
1ST USE. 1914 (New York Tribune, Sept. 20; Edward J. Nichols).
