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Show SPORT GOSSIP .gggjg act Just aa the Yankees did, and wouldn't the courts uphold them? It has been done in almost every baseball case that has come 'nto court. It seems the so-called trust rocefves a fine kick In the midriff nearly every time It takes its squabbles before John V. Blackstone. And the "slaves of basel'ull" the players. play-ers. They have sensed the whole affair. Now they realize they can beat the mac-nates mac-nates if they care to take their artalrs to the courts. Just like the case of Ruth. Here a tho mightiest hitter baseball ever has known. 11 is admitted he saved the Ked Sox from ruin last season. He packe.l the parks with his terrific Int. uk. And now the owners are hesitating in jjrant-Inp jjrant-Inp demands for a boost In salary. KUtb'a profession Is baseball. If the Red Son- will not uccede to his dwnan is and the Cleveland club does. It is unfair to keep him out of tho game. And the courts are duo to uphold the plavors In the future Just as In tho past. It Is not likely, however, that Harry Prates will refuse to meet "llahe's" demands when the showdown comes. Frank Haker, noted for his home-run smacks of a few years ano. has come out with his annual yarn. Ho has announced that ho Is through With major league baseball forever, meaning until the time for spring training to bejrin. Baker has decided that farm Ufa is good enough for hlni. an.l that he will live the rest of his life at Trappe. Md. In the future he does not care to ho annoyed hy any offers from the major leagues tempting hint to come out of his "dugout." Of course, a fat contract may tempi the former ilunw to rnturn to the game. Retirement from the game Is an annunl stunt on the part of Bkker. and one of these days some magnate Is going to take him at iu;i word and leuvo him on the shelf. BtJw retired re-tired for one whole season, and was so inxtoui to get back inio the fame that ho signed tip with an Indopaltaent team. NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Alfred Goulet, ; one of the most popular Blx-day riders, signed a contract yesterday to start in the long grind which begins in the Garden on November 30. He was recently discharged dis-charged from the naval aviation service. This three-time winner of tho ruce has not been teamed up as yet. lie won with Fogler in 1913, with Greiida in 1914 and with Magln in 1917. Seven foreign riders have arrived here four from France: Brocco, Dupuy. Heyle and Thibergrcn, and three from Belgium: Artes, Spisens and Duyae. They came over In the steerage because of Inability to get other accommodations. They will train al the Shcepshcad Bay speedway. Brocco has been teamed up with VerrI, his partner in the 1913 race. Oscar Kgg Is expected to arrive today. CHICAGO, Nov. 23. In an article concerning con-cerning the announced intention of Charley Char-ley Comiskey of the Chicago Americans to build his own hostelry for tho training of his ball clubs, a Jwal critic goes a bit further than the Old Roman has gone, lie discusses the ad visit Milt y of making tho ball player follow strict training rules in eating, smoking, etc., as are required of tho col'ege athlete. Kays this critic: "In my twelve years' experience with ball teams in training camps I havo noticed no-ticed that the players havo- absolutely no regard for rules on how to prepare. Mnnv of them join tho club many pounds heavier than when the previous season closed. Most of then) do not make any special effort to remove t Mo greater part of this during the two weeks they are In camp. They continue their modi- of Uvlng th same ;is they did In the winter. Three big meals a day are consumed, along with a lot of water, other beverages, sweats and pastry. Weight does not come off as fast as they think it should, and they wonder why. "If tho (mining tablo system were adopted by all ball clubs in the major leagues there would be a faster grade of baseball, for the reason that the men would he In better physical condition. All sweets, pnstry. cream and food containing contain-ing fats would be eliminated. What would this do for the player? It would assist him In getting his wind in mueli better condition, and to realize that when he Is at his best the athlete Is ready to make a home run In almost nothing; but when he Is allowed to cat and sinoko as he pleases he does not get himself In the shape ho ought to be in to stand tho strain f running. Therefore, the training train-ing table idea 1m a gond one I am sure if It were once tried out by a bail club It would become general. "The argument Is put forth that the, training table system would cause a player play-er to grow stale In a hurry. True, If ho were to follow it all season, but he would not adhere to it throughout the campaign. He would be asked In tolerate It only for tho period of the spring trn Inlng, after which he could revert to his former mode ol living, of course, moderately." Ni;V YORK. Nov. 23 That the. old basdbal trust is in for a fine "razz" If bull pUtftri exercise their Ivory to the extent that some believe they can, is evident from the Carl Mays injunction mean. SUpPOte, for instance, that "Bubo" Ruth is not given a $20,000 salary next leaaon by the Boston Red box. And while yoll nre supi oslng. Just suppose Cleveland Offers the mightiest hitter In baseball n contract for ?2G,OnO. Might not Cleveland |