Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 25 | Crusade on Spikes Will Have Hearing

CRUSADE ON SPIKES WILL HAVE HEARING New York Nov 20 A proposition to do away with the wearing of spiked a oes by b ball baU players will be consid considered considered ered e red by the magnates of the National and ard American leagues when they the meet ere next month So many players pla ers i ae been Injured by b being spiked that action is isi I deemed necessary One plan Is to substitute leather cleats or rubber balls on the soles of I layers shoes Many players sty say S this 18 s impractical The Tue other remedy sug suggested suggested ested by Secretary Barnard of at the Cleveland leveland Americans is to adopt a rule prohibiting players from sliding feet first Into a base