Show and Speaker Never ever Again Aga to Tread Diamol d Great Veterans Absolutely Serious in Intent to Retire From Game I By HENRY L. L FARRELL United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK PORK Dec Vec 14 Ty 14 Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker probably were serious serious- when they announced that they were through with baseball for good Cobb Stepping out of the management man man- of the Tigers said he was tired thed and wanted to rest He Ile has money enous h to do it lt as hp hip is reputed to to be o one e of tl the richet riches rich rich- es et t men in baseball 1 f Speaker giving up his job with the Cleveland Indians said he was going into other business Speaker isn't as well fixed a as Cobb financially fi- fi but he doesn't have to to labor Pew fans think that Cobb and dud Speaker stars for f r twenty years be because because because be- be cause they lov loved d baseball will beable Leable be Le beable able to stay away from the gamo permanently Art Shafer was vas one of the few players who retired from baseball in his s prime S Ind nd stayed retired lie Ile was perhaps the only star player Who quit the game before he ha had even reached readied his prime I Cobb and Speaker reached the age would have to quit baseball III in a short time but there are other posts in baseball ll where slowed up legs are arc not an impediment It was was singular and singular and it goes to prove the point that point that Just when Cobb and Speaker quit baseball Bin Bill Carrigan cane canie back after alter having having hav hav- ing been In retirement for ten years ears Last year the o old td id lure of the game brought l red Clarke back to the Pittsburg Pirates th that t he had managed managed managed man man- aged as champions Clarke and Carrigan quit the game to go Into other business and they were so successful that they didn't have to come back to the game for a living They were wealthy it was the appeal appeal of pf the gal game e that brought them back In In these days of of- tremendous football and golf frenzies It is argued that baseball Is losing its hold bold on the public and that It is no longer the national pastime Perhaps the public is not supporting supporting sup sup- porting baseball In the same proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion to the Increased interest In other sports but the game apparently apparently has the same appeal to themen the themen themen men engaged d In it ISome J I Some of the younger college boys coming up haven't the old spirit todo to todo todo do and die for tor the game but the boys who are learning their baseball baseball baseball base base- ball on the sand lots will keep the game going And the sand lots are ale more snore fertile for the production of players than the college campus But It is quite certain that a as a business baseball Is not In a had bad way Otherwise the club own owners rs would not be putting so much money into the game g-ame in new stands and expensive players Eddie liddle Collins was relieved of the management of ot the Chicago White Sox because his Ills salar salary was loo too large for a n manager who could not play and the same reason was backof back backof backof of the retirement of Cobb f The action of the he Chicago and Detroit clubs in looking for tor less expensive managers doesn't necessarily necessarily neCE-B- neCE mean that baseball is being I forced to stringent economies No o business man wants to pay his help more than is necessary necessary e and anda a a. baseball player is on on tile the basis of ofa a carpenter an iron t worker Orlier or a bookkeeper ills His pa pay depends upon what he Is able to do o. o Considering that the White hite Sox Sox- will have to pay nn another ther second baseman to to lal take e Collins Collins' place and nd hire another manager managers managers' the club ma may not ma make e a big sa saving saIng Ing in thelong the thelong thelong long run The same condition prevails prevails pre pre- re- re vails valls in Detroit and it must be remembered too that he retirement retirement retirement retire retire- ment of ot the two stars stars may mean the loss of some business There will be a big argument if It Babe Ruth goes to the mat with will the New York Yankees about a nsw flaw contract The Babe could point out that it would be sounder business to stick more on his contract than to lose a couple hundred thousand in business of of In and It cant can't be he denied th that t still parks packs them In |