...kidded. Ever since someone snapped off the first curve - and there has been a century-old debate whether it was Candy Cummings or Fred Goldsmith - there has been discussion over exactly what the pitch does in flight. "There's something physical...By: Ben Walker|Date: Jun 7, 2009

...The Crooked Pitch: The Curveball in American Baseball History" (Algonquin Books, $9.95, paperback) lionizes Candy Cummings' elusive invention. Imagine an issue of The Sporting News, c. 1968, devoted just to major league pitching past...By: Mark Feeney, Globe Staff|Date: Jun 5, 1988

Candy Cummings From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Candy Cummings Pitcher Born: October 18, 1848...Veteran's Committee William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 16, 1924...

...Quabbin Reservoir. [edit] Notable residents Samuel Colt, raised in Ware, inventor of the repeating pistol Candy Cummings, born in Ware, major league baseball player, credited by some for inventing the curveball [1] David Ferguson...