Show WOULD BENEFIT WEAK TEAMS IN BASEBALL promising players must not be kept sitting on bench philadelphia writer suggests Su gaet wealthy clubs club be not allowed to retain rookie for period of more than two years year baseball clubs in the lower strata which la Is slung slang tar for the become division are always kicking that were akere Is no new which they ean can purchase writes gordon mackay in the ehla inquirer in fact this bunk has ha been peddled with religious insistence during the period since the war it still goes big in philadelphia one of the main yells la Is that the wealthier clubs grah grab all the talent th the cobbs speakers Horns bys and ruths ruth in the making leaving nothing for or the other clubs who are willing to spend a dollar or two and no more tw for playing placing material now let us its offer a suggestion let a rule be passed by both major leagues to the effect that no baseball dob can retain a player longer than two years who Is not a regular in other i words cords instead of keeping a val valuable liable rookie on the bench indefinitely in arlar that weak er clubs may not strengthen let the rule he be made that unless a man li is played pinned in tile the regular lineup after two years probation lie must be traded or sold to another club I 1 let et the same regulation prevail in this instance Ins tunce as obtains in the matter of calvers that the club lowest in in the race shall have the first option of 0 pai chaw or refusal to buy tn in this manner the big clubs would only be aiding in making their rivals decent opposition and baseball interest would mould be stirred and the box office stimulated by the hectic race that would ensue and make the price of these stars if they have not fulfilled their T 1 88 ion after two years the ame as aa it custa costs now to buy a player via vt the th waiver route this would make the tb marlous clubs look at matters a trifle d differently I 1 it Is barely possible too mat the tha local clubs would spend a at lit 0 clr more money and get a few ball placers P I 1 aal ayl |