Show mcgraw advocates eyeglasses limn was a time not so many years ago either when a fellow nr spectacles was considered virtually disqualified from participation in sports particularly professional activities now y we annl no jess an authority and lender than john mcgraw ii monaei af pf the isea ork glints advocating eyeglasses for major V league baseball plairs this in attitude Is as as it ts great teays aim oils sports editor of the live and dealer yet why an athlete use if his sight Is improved thereby why ahn t it reasons ei to suppose that some of our baars might shine ath even greater ss when defects in are corrected through the of classes it sounds to say tle tl e least benr of possible injury undoubtedly has been the principal A alon to in the case of h isebell there Is ff reason fur dodging adoption of i henters to of tile loys earning elins on alie dl wearing of las seii be c nn of fallone anaf if there Is one tiling in the athole world alie do not want their to think it Is that anre their baseball usefulness they sooner would arke y a chance on not hitting quite as well without the aid of optical decora tiodos ahat seems foolish to some but obviously no player Is to take ruih a unless forced to it by nature some major have found the awe necessary the latest tn ng 1 of tile st I 1 auls Is acry prompt in ahn a bibe ball now loos to him than ever before HP devir has hada A much seeing it before judging by his batting records aseer p he has J ned alie ranks of the few in risking loss of prestige wibb the magnates y come to think of it spectacles are becoming less ot a curiosity sports each year beally there Is no great reason why they should V not be worn in any branch of athletic not culling for bodily i t and basket ball come under the contact cl 1 but e en in t 0 sp arts glasses are not wholly unknown special leather and steel guards being used to prevent bre lk iffe i large numbers of gaiters goiters beai glasses on the links just as aliey do on the street and aliey seem to bec handicapped in no way unless it Is by the inconvenience of wiping off drops of rain or w alch bother Is more thin offset by the minimizing of the glare of the san st rays tennis placers too retain their specs while on the court and appear to find them an asset rather than a liability many and squash addicts likewise keep on their glasses while indulging ina their pet pastime 4 As nearly as we can figure j about the only spoils in which spacia cles would be entirely am possible are boxing and wrestling protective devices could not evenso be used in those innocent ring 9 frolics as such guards would unfairly handicap an opponents opponent 0 liMl gaSa aa for four esl I 1 baseball and other sports though why not |