Show adopt sh n guards it Is a rd richer aher remarkable tact fact that two of the toughest catchers in the major leagues roger bresnahan and nig clarke should be the first to adopt the shihi guards both are the hardiest sort of players and wid look as it they would be able to stand a whole lot ot of banging the reason for their adoption of the protectors might be found however in the fact that both are the hardest sort of workers the are after everything and are always placing playing fighting baseball for this reason reabon they are more likely to be in aured than many of their less active contemporaries the only possible objection to the guards is that the 1 time used in taking them off and put ting them on sometimes delays the game a trifle otherwise they look like sensible innovations |