Show McGraw Leads Protest I Against Player 21 Limit Giants' Giants Manager Thinks Rule a Detriment to National League I and There Is Likely to Be BeI I Trouble If It J isn't nt Abolished at Annual Meeting Next Week I By Ra- Tb Iel Telegram taO Sos Newl coI vita Sea I I F the National league at It Us its annual T meeting this week does dOe not rescind I IF I H Us its rule limiting the teams to twenty twenty- 1 one players payers there will be an nn upheaval amen the tho managers such auch as the tho old circuit b has baa not seen In many year yea years And leader of the J protesting managers managers man man- agers in Is John J. J McGraW which in Is inte in- in i lew of the fact that never te- te in view attention at- at before has he paid any r particular I to the the-so winter meetings meeting of mag mag- McGraw has been nates In the past pact content to run the tho ho ball club and that alone But they have decided to ask the Giant manager some questions about hU lii now famous utterances about thelast thelast the thelast last two important games in Brooklyn and h he thinks it a II good Rood time to bring u up the subject He Tie has his given his views to President Hempstead and thc they willbe willbe will willbe be presented with vigor while din dle- Mind you iou said McGraw H It the limit wilt will not in ins on one way Vay or the other during the tha coming coining I season leason because my toy team 1 lao III complete and there thero will 1 be lie little roon for Tor But I think this th twenty one player layer limit a detriment to the league It gives he The American league with Ith Us its twentY five limit decided a wold s advantage Over ver us s In the tte worlds world's series perils The rule also prevents a manager from keep keeping ng young oung players development Th They w on the euc benen for must either show themselves ready for or th the major 1 league Ue the very ery first year or go baCk to tho The National lea league ue will lose many prom prom- II Jung stars by the enforCement rule ot of tnt tint With Uh McGraw In this move are I g George Callahan tailings Joe Tinker and kiJ Pat Wilbert f Moran a Robinson II The They point out that many such as T Ty Cobb George Burns Ferdie chupp r ad EddIe Collins would du ge geeb never have 1 been in the limelight had thc they eb been r a of ot the opportunity of ot sitting am cm t the bench and taking observations for tor a Q se S Ion eon or so eo C. C Another Important thing for or which Jh ih magnates mUst prepare are themselves s id 15 tho Jie plan plait or of the PlaYers PlaYers' layers fraternity to prevent players from m signing their 1917 contracts contract t 11 unless their Ir demands especially e minor rei leagues ei are E granted Titers r o is e no d doubt bt that h the owne owners sh had hadiT d considered iT a general ral cutting of salaries now that I the wartime contracts Kava i ri ir but this s threat may maV ota e hand t The hearing hearing- of ot the charges al agali alln again ln r I Craw Graw will wilt not be serious lIe He J ec pressed a n. willingness to repeat Si JI ci 10 1 said and to explain what he bc meat 1111 th they y know l pretty rell well what Ii tI i Jt lie did not acu accuse his men o down don Of but 0 h he still Insists t t. played the kind l of or careless ball ha him b |