Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-08-31 | Page 11 | Homerun King Admits He's Done as Regular

1 A King Admits tHes tHe's I Hes He's Done as Regular e 8 Wont Won't Stand Pace Babe Ruth Says Outlook for fort 1 t Next Year Appears Uncertain May lay Be Traded to Another Major Club E V YORK Aug 31 UP-Babe UP U ii long and glamorous career as iO d during which he climbed jo a t niche che higher than any other oc oc- fed ed by a baseball hero en ends with U s year years year's at s season r W t tore r mighty has b been kin king g ot of swat vat who hc here een defiant in face of ot reports re re- ports his playing days is hes he's were over ad through His words mere merely axed what his wobbly legs and I lowness s afield have foretold The legs wont won't stand it ft iV Ruth ex ex- today may I might n liP p. p t the as well hang e r spike Im I'm through t AT INTER INTERVALS VALE VALEbat bat tt Oi Of t will wUl course the the crack ra of hIs mighty flabe be will not be bc entirely rely silenced The S out V return at intervals to pound roar r a o over long g S-ne S one for lor the thc bleachers bluchers to toe He a. a e may be bc In ln the role of pager of some major league or or y club to Perhaps just in n an exhibition game he thousands thousand in towns never heard the roar ot of thep the a she stepped to the p The plate Possibilities of Ruth face a t s are arc rev re- e- e bU his contract with the he Yan Yan- traded Unconditional release or being to Tat some other club club- U It is ad that with Ruth to stand lIS as a regular Colonel Jacob a t could not afford to resign U Ruth at his present salary Whether Babe would accept less Jess is debatable as he is financially independent inde lode pendent largely through prudent investments in vestments and savings In n the last few years An unconditional release would pern permit t Ruth to go bargaining among other major league clubs as a man mann ager He has been mentioned in that role with the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers An alternative to toa a managerial job would be barnstorming barnstorm barnstorm- ing big trips perhaps with semipro teams PROVES PROBLEM 1 Should Ruppert decide to trade Ruth he might find a berth as a utility first baseman and pinch hitter adding the strength of ot his war club to that teams team's offense The Babe philosophical about the whole situation admits with a boyish grin he might take a vacation for tor a n year and let things work themselves out He has no illusions about a regular berth with the Yankees next yea year But until the thc curtain falls taUs on the 1933 season the great man of baseball still sUll will be bc swinging his bat in a mighty sweep to countless bleacher fans stretching forth to-rth their bands hands to grasp Babe Rutha home run