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Show VETERAN OF PIRATES IS LEADING PITCHER "Babe" Adams of Pittsburgh Takes Care of Himself. . Han't Any Special Rules far Keeping j Himself In Shape, but Goes Along J Smoothly About His Work , Loves Baseball. "I'ltchers may come and pitchers may go, but I go on forever." Tlmt might well be the slogan of Bube Adams, veteran Pirate hurler who is one of the leading National league stars and who is largely responsible re-sponsible for keeping the Pirates ia the pennant race. " CSl1 i?.JE2Ty- Yor years he has been feeding feni over ia the big league, and for nine years before that he was In the minors. "I haven't any special rules for keeping In Bliape," he says. 1 eat what I want, but regularly, and I get plenty of sleep. I have always taken good care of myself, and it has mighty well repaid me. When other fellows j S3a5 "Babe" Adams. with whom 1 started are all In, their physical powers burned up, I go along feeling like a youngster. "I love baseball, and I'm going to keep on playing ns long as the old wing wilt stand for It "I don't know why my arm holds up so well unless It's the way I grip the ball. Most pitchers, you know, grip the bull as tightly as possible, thinking they can get more break on It that way. "I always have made It a practice to hold the ball loosely. I believe It gives me better control, and It certainly certain-ly Is easier on the arm." |