Show Are Wh Wholesale Home Runs Spoiling Baseball Sport Telegram N NEA A to Take Poll of Readers Readers' Opinions V A Fans Urged i to Vote Vote- Mail Ballot to Sports E Editor I What's Your Opinion of Present D Day y Slugging Slugging Slugging Slug Slug- ging Bees Bee The home run has divided baseball baseball base base- ball bail followers follower into 0 two camps One of at these the factions cU ms de deplores l res tho the increase of at home run hitting g T They y point out that even left handed d pitchers have have- started pounding the ball ball- oyer over oyer the th fence Zenee and that there are ire are no more stirring pitchers pitchers' bat bat- tIes les Another army of baseball f followers follow follow- ers ers era take gor glory in the increased number number number num num- ber of ot homo runs a a. new record for all time having been established by DY bytho he tho big bib leagues this season in the total otal of or base tour wallops These tans fans ans still sUII hold the home run is a thrill with just as much meaning now as in the old days when horn hom- ers era rs were as scarce as hens hen's teeth teeth and scores of or many ball bail games were 1 TOO MANY WALLOPS I This ThI division lon of ot opinion extends widely among the ranks of oC the baseball writers and the pla players themselves Even Eyen the presidents presidents' 01 of the two major majoL leagues are reported to o bo be at odds on the thc popularity of the tho homer Prex exy Barney Barnard Barnard Bar- Bar nard lard of or the American league sue thinks too many h home mc runs funs will hurt the game same John 1 head of oe th the older circuit declares tho fans like to o see plenty of or hits hils especially homo home runs A A. regiment nt of at baseball writers vow OW ow that the ban ball has lias been needled making it easy casy for mediocre batsmen bats bats- men to smack it j a p. p couple of at blocks On the other sIde sido of at the argument are uro battalions of ot scribes who lay layhe laythe a the he increased home run hitting to a different stance and a swing from hitters of at that hat used by choke e other days das Pla Players ers influenced by Babe Babo Ruths Ruth's glory glor and earning Power Power- kayo have copied his batting form torm and ind take tako a a full tull swing at the the ban ball std striking out often orten but knocking the 1111 far Car n. n away ay when the they connect Managers also hold different opinions though most of them have adjusted adjust cd their teams to the tho new or or or- of oC timings things John J. J McGraw of or orthe the he Giants continually the act fact that tho the lively ball has changed the he game amo into a slugfest Only recently re re- Billy Evans former Cormer umpire who vho i ti hi now nov general manager of or the Cleveland Indians removed part o of the he high right field wall In order to lo o give tho the fans Cans a ha chance hancq c to toIS to C moi moro o homo borne runs WHAT DO YOU THINK In interest of ot of finding out just Jus how v io tho the fans stand on tho the lous dous ous In In home lun run hitting The Tele Telegram rani cooperating nationally nationally nation nation- ally with NEA Service Is conducing conductIng conduct conduct- ct Ini Ing ng a u. to find rind out what h ml think about the homer bonier On this page pago L L' Is printed a coupon Cut It out put vrle down yo your r opinion ini n nand and send It in to Ix Io h Richardson sports ports editor of at The Telegram |