Show to Dope IS I Babe Ruth parsing piU from the spotlight as I. I one of baseball greatest players play en Is the famous slugger doomed for the nInor What hat are his chances to regain honors with the Yankees These and other questions pour Into the sports department dally daily Billy lilly Evans E national sports ports sportswriter sportswriter writer and contributor to the tho col cot columns columns of this paper U Ie t one of or the best men qualified to lo tell lell of ot Ruth's Ruths chances His opinion tot fol follows lows lows- Babe Ruth Bulb Is 11 ra r through rough as IS 41 a player all reports report to the contrary In all probability the th flab Babe has hu passed the peak of ot oc his hie r me but f ft w long as he lie can wallop the ball he lee will III ihl bo be one o of baseballs baseball's great great- greatest greatest est eat cards Cl STILL PACKS PUNCH In other departments of play Ruth nuth will begin to slow show up before he hc loses his punch at the bat Ruth's Ruths legs lege he has small un up- underpinnings underpinnings for so huge 11 a torso v will handicap his Work much I sooner than han falling tailing eyesight eye Ruth's Ruths recent retirement from the game ganie was due simply to a n condition caused by re resuming re- re resuming suming play perhaps a month be before be- be fore he should The spring reverses suffered suf red by bythe bythe bythe the Yankees the failure of or tho the club to strike e Its Ita stride caused Ruth Huth to lo re-enter re tho ho game ganee when ho he should hould have hav stilt still been In let the hospital I. I I GS WA En I 1 am told that when elton Ruth re rejoined re- re rejoined rejoined joined tho thea Yanks two iYo i Yo Incisions as IlS thee the result of a I. I major operation Were Vero stIlt still unhealed Ruth fleith however 1101 ever insisted d that he was able to play and aa as the club was wa going poorly his hla return to the lineup was waa welcomed even eyen though he was WM not In fit lit condi condi- condition condition tion lIon to deliver lad Had Ruth rested for tor a month mont more moro and during that time taken take road work such as III Indulged In by fighters to strengthen the leg mus mu muscles muscles cles des his hll hI second second retirement from the th game would not pot have oc oc- The present physical PhYS condition of oC Ruth nuth should 1 serve Berve as a a great object lesson lason I ISO 1 to him Whether Wh ther it will Is U a 0 question Despite hU hi hI wonderful physique he fennel that It Il soon gave way under the strain to tP which he subjected ted It It The Tle Ill Babe Babo Ba o should profit as nS the result of ol his Illness of this spring He tic should pay some attention to his diet cont watch his weight weight- Fat Is going to to be the thins thin that will eventually put Ruth Butte out of the tho running Ono One of or those daya daa his legs aro arc going to quit on him hint under the weight of a a. much Increased waist waist- line lino Buttes Rutha battle Is not so 80 much outguessing the opposing opposing- pitchers and making home runs as a battle bat bat- battle tle the with Yo Ith excess weight weicht If It major league ball clubs climbs had lead hada leada a training table after the style stylo used in 11 conditioning conditioning- college ath ath- athletes athletes letes somo attention could be given en rn Hobos Babes menu by the trainer However such a 0 system Is not regarded d r with favor tavor In It a gruelling campaign extending over ak l l months Certain 8 as to diet IlIc must be he In let order to keep kelp the t players from going stale en 14 at nt that Ruth Huth lIkes to ea eat so well that he would probably appease lse his appetite regard lets of oC the training t table and regula regula- regulations llon Ruth nuth U Is such a a. great asset to baseball It Is to be hoped he lee has hils lea learned a lesson leeson Too loo 00 much food has ruined more moro athletes than any other form of or dissipation |