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Show Changing Weights Is Not New in Various Sports The Idea of changing weights Is not new in sport, although, as far as we know It has never been tried In football foot-ball before, writes H. G. Salsinger, in the Detroit News. Years ago when Ty Cobb was creating cre-ating base-running records he would have h,s shoes "leaded" before the start of the training season. A piece of lead or iron, was fitted Into the soleof the shoe to give it added Cobb trained In this manner. As soon s the playing season started he discarded the lead and the e i mb nation of the extra weight resuite '"creased speed and easier going ' Cobb always maintained that the eaded" shoes u.d in traini,,- ! a'one helped his speed but S, ?. ' ened the leg muscles. '""Vh-Kor '""Vh-Kor the same reason Cobb swuno ree bats while awaiting ,s UK- P'-t'e. He was the first i. ;h -er did thi., 1V "J" Players do It now. When he 'r r m,;b St "''" --Pier to handle the a f. "(;'v-v f""11 uniforms f,,r " "ce five davs In the u-,.,,i- , 1 nc unilorms f . p.lv Is . , Ul;l" Hie Cobb blea. J S " tl'-'v"l"..ne, of |