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Show About the Ball Player, JjH Whnt becomes ut all tho baseball JjH players after the season closes? Where 41 do theso heroes ot tho diamond hlhcp HH nato? Do they go to their homes 01 l9 do thoy pass the winter month. In the 49J cities In which their teams aref 1H Thero aro thousands ot player., und Sl many ot them never aro heard ot after tho ball and bat are laid away. It's ? only tho "stars" whose name, got ln 'SIB print between seasons. These play tjjH ors, who give tho fans so much enter H talument from April to October, 1 un- I derstoud, come from all parts Of the HU country. Often they mako a repntu tfl tlon In little country towns and vll !l lages. and are "discovered" by- big league scouts und developed Idto stars. iM When u player Is "brought out" In tho JH big louguos and ho duos not "mako jRH good" at onco he Is sent to tho minor ' loaguo. for moro "seasoning." Thcit jjj ', -n",T5'.!w j-.. mjui'l, "fravtr'n'iTTTrfir'"' ' 'jjH the bill satisfactorily- The baseball t&M buslnoss frqrn a humble beginning JLH has grown enormously, and the rivalry JH Is so keen that tho clubs aro forced ILfl to Invest heavily every year In now - InH (notorial to keep the teams keyed up "'H for tho pennant roce. New York ! Press. ' |