The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-28
TIGERS IN FAVOR
OF NO SCOUTING
Also Will Urge Harvard and
Yale to Number Their
Football Players.
TALK WITH BABE RUTH
Thinks He Can Make Fifty
four Homers Again Next
Year-Gossip.
TALK WITH BABE RUTH
By WILLIAM b. HANNA.

The men who direct the football poll
c;es of Princeton-and that makes 1t
g.inceton--are very much in earnest In
gseir advocacy of two things-the num-
terng of players on the field and the
ontinuance OF scouting. They have
hesa making earnest efforts to have
gsrvard and Yale take their view re-
sarling these two practices, which view
xtey believe to be the best for all con-
csretd SO far they have not had sue
cess in their efforts at conversion, but
they purpose keeping right on.
Princeton has been in favor of num-
haging since the practice originated and
las practised what she preached. The
Tigers believe the educational feature OF
the custom, the opportunity It gives
patrons to enjoy and learn football. is
worthy of the utmost consideration and
: should be one OF the chief actuating
motives. They do not say so. but others
do, and a great ~ icrity of football fol-
lowers win aEree taat not TO number Is
e continue selfish and narrow policy
ara supported hy nc motives as big and
broad as those that acfuate numbering.
y-he Tigers VIII tinue to urge the
SORT TO Harvard Ard Yale and do what
fEfy CAL 70 persuade tne latter Two "
Is number players. Yale one year did
number Harvard never. The feeling
at Princeton is rather strong on this
4 subject as it also is against scouting.
!, Not only does Princeton favor a gentle
Z mans agreement whereby none of the
3 three shall scout" but will make a
A vigorous effort to have 1t forbidden by
the rules. In any event the Tigers Will
9 continue numbering. recognizing that 1t
Is the public's just due. and contending.
as well. that it places them at disad-
vantage TO do so when their rivals do
VOC r squeeze blood out OF a
.a.rs.,p or square circle, and it's a
p. -ssy tough Job % is.-erview Babe Ruth,
MOI cry IS the Babe nan of affairs.
bit h. s,eals largely IN words OF one
syi.ebls. IN un5enlable virtue II the
words wsren' ESQ few and with such long
s!lences bet4rehr he sat in an up
town hotel yes, erday waiting for the
cab which was to take him 10 the train
which was to take him to Key West.
"when are you coming back from
Cuba ?" he was asked.
Silence, even stiffness, then: Don't
know"
think you'll stay there long?"
Cant say. Depends on how like II.
'Nlce climate there. Maybe you'll
like it,
$50 I'VE heard"
~.s Conversation punctuated by aching
evoads, hiatuses and barren wastes.
"TIow about vodeveel? They say
you're going into II when you get back
Haven't decided"
VI "Going to California. maybe?'
Maybe" :,
Then silence fell between them
broken by:
Think you'll make ntty-iour ho'he
runs next year,
The austere eye kindled a bit at this,
ana the garulous one made answer
Yes. / think So"
Not so sure about It. eh?'
"No: II depends on how often they
walk me. Great deal depends on that.
How many of your ffty-four this
year were made OFF bad ballsv
No answer. and the question was re-
arranged in this form:
81 "Think half OF your homers this year
were made off bad balls?''
"All of that"
Thirty of them?'
Easy"
''Do you mind telling us, Mr. Ruth
seeing that we've had many inquiries 10
that effect. what nationality you sprang
from, your forebears were?"
"German."
Douglas Baird. the inielder. has been
released outright TO the Indianapolis
iuh Manager McGraw did the releas-
Ing
Az a gathering of football enthusiasts
On ~ew York this week the talk included
the subject Of clipping. the abominanl'
md vicious trick Of the gridiron. when
thanks TO the efforts Of George Foste
sanford., have fallen into evil repute
said one OF those present 1t WASH
until the descriptive phraseology OF tn'
practice was changed from cutting tneii
down from behind to clipping tnat
was declared illegal
Xybich left his hearers wondering