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Show FOSTER SUGGESTS KID mm New York Giants' Secretary Secre-tary Gives Pointers for Betterment of Game. N KV TOUK, Popt. DS. John H. Fos-U-v, foriniT veteran briobull writer, and now KtvrHnry of th Clinnti', vcnturof to nuike tome uggcslionH for the betterment better-ment of professional baseball in the, days wIomi peuco (fi'ttlct: down upon u war-torn world. (W .suts ii no "Malm to l"lm? u Mosfs. hul lio admit h that a be;; Inning liniM le mudo by Momeone. t "The km me ol b:iseliill," says Fofior. "must be made a spurt and be con -trolled by true sportsmen. In a .sport s-nnnllkp s-nnnllkp wuv. I'onimeri-lMltfJin of b;i5e-hall b;i5e-hall should In m.ido to talte a hack seat. Thore havo bei-n unreasonable playcrfj and there havo been unreasonable eluh owners. There should ho tea m work be-t be-t ween player and owner In the fui ure and a peiTeet understanding. This ran easllx he broulit about and will be. "There, should not bo any deal that, will even surest the stave "us between t In- player and owner. No player should een ba sold by one club In another an-other Willi the 'slave taint.' The player may be transferred, hut ther should bo no allele to the deal In whieh the player is run trea t ed with equity. "Many t inies in the past I ha ve been of Hie opinion that phivers did not have full knowledge of eases In which they were personally interested. The player should ha ve a thorough knwledo ul h ny slop he is asked to lake, a nd lif should be i n for in. -d consider:! t ely and cjircfiilly. sij Mint he rrniy ent-T into any trjiuaettOM that affects his futui'e as a i player with his eyes wide open. "The baseball public, should be taken into the ei.n fiiienee of club owners a nd pI.h ei's. The public pays the baseball freight, makev baseball possible, and is enlnu-cl to know what is fiotng on. Only i nu n who are fuMy cinefs::nt v. lih base- : ball a nd know it from A to Z thouid ; be made executive officials. i " gain. the bip leagues slinuld COn- duet their affairs indenendently of t ho 1 minor leagues. There are too many d;- ; e-- nt aiiKies betiveen the majors and , the minors for them to be in the same 1 , hodA" , ! ! |