Show f Is Confident of 1 I L Staging Regular Comeback By BILLY T EVANS Will George ever play ball again Ho How serious is the condition of the tho 1 player flayer voted the most moISt vail able athlete in the American league last 7 After a n long chat with the bill bri llant star of the Browns duric durin IllY recent visit to St Louis Lous I an a convinced that Staler Is not through as many of the crItics havo have insisted The Tho case Se of George Is the tragedy of baseball One of the greatest players In the thc history of the game gomo a man of high intelli- intelli intelligence gence unquestionably one of ot the finest characters connected with the tho sport ho was stricken down dow at a time when he had reached the very ery height of a most sensational sensation I career on Oil the diamond the tho clean lhing w well well- wel U- U nigh perfect athlete the player judged Juda-cd the most moat valuable man In inthe I the American league was r rendered almost an Invalid overnight leading batter balter of or the tl American I league ague the player play tl who last season hit safely In 41 4 i SIler the tho hat hat- hattar ba l- l consecutive games ter tar with the perfect eye was IlS as sud- sud suddenly bat I denly rendered use useless I es from abas a bas baseball ball standpoint by o vision for or three months has been bee boc and suffering and and still Is from a paralyzed optic nerve condition was as created by sinus trou- trou trouble trouble Iron ble Me Early Darly in hIs Ills youth sus- sus sui tamed a broken bro nose noe that w was wa s never properly set This u of the nose has bother bothered d for r years and I Is h said by s who havo have diagnosed the case tv tu t tiac u hac ha ia c been largely responsible for tor forthe to r the present trouble The paral paralyzed zed optic nen none e for a 0 time imo so affected on one of the eyes s that It II made mado It seem seeni that r was eyed cross In addition It eau cd to 10 have bave a a double vision He would see objects t-C t It t Is a Sery e y easy matter to o how how serious such a condition woul would b be for tor the games game's i batsman Shier told me that one ono day last la summer he ho suffered the first it symptom of his present trouble It ita a ore off oft in a few do da s da s a however how and md he paid paid l no attention to tho rho thoI I matter malter believing that perhaps ns ni stomach was a trifle upset there there- thereby I by affecting his vision Athletes ore tre often otten so affected particularly v 1 I I t V I C 7 M i fA i eh i tt I ie GEORGE GEOUGE the ball bali player wh uses his eyes ey a to such a great extent While I chatted with he h wore d dirk dark glasses but I could rould sea se that the affected eye had J itself r and both looked l perfectly normal It I Is a It rather interesting fact that there thero is little that can be bo done to remedy the trouble oth- oth other othor cr or than exercising the tho eyes Bach evening SIler puts the eyes ey through 30 SO minutes of exercise pre pre- prescribed pre pr scribed by his specialist to 0 strengthen the optic n nerve I told how badly I ret felt fc t about the happening and kne v y that I spoke for the entire bas ball world orld in suds such an nn i I l He was nas deeply touched dd I a moment then said ad he received i d i hundreds of kindly letters each I day tom opt the tho fans tans offering I and good wishes I j jou ou ou can tell lell 11 the baseball fans fan for tor ne that they ha ent seen sen th the thelast last of me ml despite tho the fact that tha I some of the have havo counted me out I will be ball again ani 1101 I hope as well nell as ever I hope to tobe tobe be back in the game in a few fei months possibly sooner Should l conditions develop that would keeme kelp keep me out UI longer I 1 will wilt of course bJ be i I greatly greally disappointed 1 I must however be bc bUl guided by b y I those handling hand my case ease The mo- mo moI moment I spent ment they thy tell me I am ready I will don tho old uniform It If per per- perchance chance I should not play this year ear earI I vil will be back nith Ith a vengeance next season I |