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I could find no reference to all this stuff about Nepal, Tibet, enlightenmnet, etc. Can a source be given, please? Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 19:51, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

In my search, I was able to find an earlier forkball reference and his use by Roy Face. According to an October 23, 2000 article in Sports Illustrated, Face learned the forkball from Joe Page, the former Yankee reliever. Page was attempting a comeback with the Pirates in 1954 and showed the pitch to Face during Spring Training of that year. But I was not able (or willing) to find anything to substantiate this mystic stuff posted by user 69.137.66.118 [1]. MusiCitizen 07:53, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)

Yes, that was all that I could find. I think that it was vandalism, and can safely be deleted whenever it reappears. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 11:55, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I add my opinion that the Tibet/Nepal stuff is B.S. I was in college in 1960, living in Pittsburgh, and Elroy was a hero. After he left baseball, he became a carpenter and maintenance man for a local mental institution. A down to earth guy, not a philosopher, is my picture of him. Lou Sander 22:22, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I've deleted the section, which I also suspected was nonsense posted by an anon user. (I moved the mention of the forkball and Page higher up.) The only websites I found featuring Roy Face and Tibet were copied from this article; I also couldn't find any relevant references in print reference works. If someone finds an appropriate reference, feel free to re-add the section. MisfitToys 22:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)