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Here's what James says, which doesn't contradict what you said (it's in the article on Ken Williams, LF#50):
Ken Williams is the first player I know of to have used a corked bat. Apparently, if I'm reading the source material right, it wasn't strictly illegal when Williams did it, because it was unknown before then. American League President Ban Johnson in 1923 issues a policy prohibiting "trick bats" after Babe Ruth was caught using a bat which consisted of four pieces of wood glued together... (more stuff about Ken Williams and George Sisler using trick bats).
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