Show SLAPS PLAYER limi LIMIT T mcgraw blames rule nule for def defeat eat of giants last year twenty one na men are enough for all practical purposes says pittsburgh scribe magnates Magn ateo are all satisfied john mcgraw oft of the new york giants never tires of attacking the 21 player limit which is in force in the national league ho he laid upon athe it the blame for the giants failure to win laut last season no sooner had his men chopped a couple of games this spring than he come came out with another attack attach upon it lie he claims that the american league managers have a big advantage over the national because becaas they are allowed to carry 26 25 meo men mcgraw might as well qu quit whining and yelping tor for tho the chances are that never again hlll a national league club carry more players than are allowed it at present writes ralph S mavis in the pa pittsburgh press twenty one men are enough for all practical purposes especially in view of the fact that the league allows a suspension list on which may be carried all incapacitated players the phillies Phil lles did not complain last lasi season about the number of men they carried and mcgraw would not have opened his mouth against tho the rule had his men won the pennant instead of being a dismal failure a failure bel bo 1 cause of the policy followed by the new york club in dealing with its men during war time rather than because of af the player limit rule so far as the advantage of the american league clubs is concerned it might bo be pointed out that most of the clubs in the johnson circuit c cut ut their squads below 25 last summer and bev several of of them went alon along g on 21 men the magnates are perfectly satisfied with the present rule and they have tho the flu final alsay say lit in such matters mcgraw stands practically alone in his bis contention and he cant accomplish much single handed it is not ampro improbable bable that a similar regulation will be ado adopted by the Ameil american can league aliis at its ne next t annual meeting the day of indolent idleness tor for the ball player is past time was when a halt half dozen men decorated the bench of 0 each major league club throughout the summer doing nothing for their sal gal arles aries except to lead an occasional out break against the umpires the magnates came to the conclusion that money paid for uch such purposes was a wilful waste ayd they cut it out opt it to is not likely fc to be restored |