April 12, 2007 -- Special Trivia

OK. This one's going to be a bit special...

TRIVIA QUESTION:

What special thing did Lena Blackburne discover along the Delaware River in the 1930's?

A) Special Water
B) Special Grass
C) Special Feathers
D) Special Mud


TRIVIA ANSWER:

Special Mud.

Above is a photo of Lena Blackburne (center) with Eddie Collins (left) and Ty Cobb (right).

Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, has been removing the sheen from baseballs for just about every professional baseball team in the country.

Any knowledgeable baseball fan will tell you that the big league baseball teams never use brand new baseballs in a game. They're too shiny to play with. So, what do umpires use to prep the balls and dull the shine? New Jersey mud.


Blackburne made an unusual and valuable contribution to baseball when he discovered a special use for the clay from the Delaware River to take the shine off of baseballs before each game.

For a lot more on Rubbing Mud, go their web site at http://baseballrubbingmud.com/main.htm where you can buy your very own jar of mud for just $17.25 for the 8 ounce Personal Size!

Now here's the list of folks that checked into our net along with their answers. Congrats to many of you who said "mud" aka Mud People.

>>>>>>>> NET CHECK IN's <<<<<<<<

* WB6A - Pat - Feathers
* KE6CZH - Robert - Mud
* KG6DBL - Bill - Mud
* K6FCC - Khalil - "I'm Stumped"
* N6HY - Ernie - Mud
* KB6IS - Madeline - Mud
* N6KAS - Andy - No Answer
* KG6KTC - Leon - Mud
* NY6L - Jay - Grass
* K6LMN - Roger - Mud
* KE6MSS - Thomas - Mud
* N6NGU - Lee - Feathers
* KD6NIW - Oliver - Grass
* W6NVY - Gary - Mud
* KG6NWJ - Barry - Grass
* KD6OBM - Jason - Mud
* KF6PIH - Scott - Mud
* K6QVZ - Joe - Mud
* KG6RDA - Sidney - Checked in by KF6ZQM
* KG6TRR - Bob - Mud
* AD6UP - Louie - Mud
* WA6USL - Murray - Feathers
* KF6YBM - Henry - Mud
* KF6ZQM - Harry - Mud
* N6ZZK - Theo - "The last honest politician floating in the river"
* W6CWM - Jim - Mud
* KI6DCY - Jeff - Mud

73. de N6CIZ.