Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-25
BAMBINO TO have
BANNER SEASON IS
WORD OF TRAINER

New York, Dec. 24.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press)-Babe Ruth, not only
. will stage a comeback next season.
! but also will enjoy one Of the great
est years he ever has had on the dia-
nond, in the opinion of Arthur Nc
Govern, veteran physical instructor.
at whose gymnasium the big Yankee
slugger has started his training bat
tie for 1926.
Two weeks of faithful and perspir-
. ing exercise have borne results worth
while. Ruth's 222 pounds may not
seem exactly sylph- like, but THIS rep
resents q loss of eight pounds. BESIDES
which the royal waist me has u wt,n
reduced more than four incnes; sas
Babe is dieting conscientlousy ~
;,,sr from all stimulants and the prog
80. he, has made so far toward ger
tine into condition, convinces NC
SsoIern that the big fellow VIII win
his strenuous battle.
Most of baseball fandom is watch-
Ing Ruth's comeback efforts. wa
.nmething of a national CALAMITY IN
AZ minds OF baseball fans, when the
Raba collapsed last spring from tne
ss~acts ~ the "fu'' and his subse-
(. event slump. after returning 10 tne
an,a was a hard blow to the game
=. well as to. the Yankees. Inns
si,,,,,r however, was not due 70 loss
/. - his batting eye, for when ne was
4 ,,hrsicaJlv At to play his best. ne Was
Ringing the ball over the fence VAN
his customary abandon.
Ir this connection McGovern *
9rressed the opinion That Wneh tne
Rahe gets out Of condition. wnIcn ns
does very easily. It Is not because ".
any form OF dissipation wnicn ne mne
heen continually accused OF. put si III.
: NV because he has let up on n,e
!. I: exercise, which he has to keep UP o.
ali times to stay IN conaitaosn
Temptation to shirk the .u uIuus ths+
Of hard training 10 the snns serr,
,, ASSsSorsrn pointed out. It IL espec-
q ss,iv 40 In Ruth's case because OF
~. unusual PROPORTIONS. He REQUIRES
e 80 ,sast an hours workout daily 70
81 aroid taking on fat and having us
= rnnsclA, become soft and napoy. a,
truth can gain as much as -
,n,,nds in "a hours" McGovern saio,
ssrhis NAV seem exaggerated put
!. .hsvs known pugilists who weieneo
INV nix pounds on the day OF the
on,test Init that weighed 125 POUNDS
ms following day. 1t Is generany
rnorn fart that Johnny Dundee VINO
has held several boxing titles. chang
I ns IL rounds In "a hours. or course
{. s,,.h wasn't fluctuations are mostly
hndv liouid because If we were 70
shstain from liauid for two days We
would vary from three 70 'en
pounds" p,,.t, has
lost the equivalent Of about TWO anu
one-half tons in weight more s"d ~
any other athlete who - IoIceu -
train consistently, McGovern nsua e.
This Is based on an estima.e , saa
!. Babe loses an everase 81 ia
pounds daily during the Ia a ~ s a
playing seasons. ABOUT ,ou - saT,
year. At this rate, a loss :" 80 20
f,,ourds yearly, Ruth's ten year az
{ csrsgafe is 5,400 pounds. -
R,,fl,'s training course during tne
,sst two weeks under McGovern
Ss,raction, has consisted Of two hours
~ varied exercise daily. tossing tne
q ,redicine ball, playing handnaH anu
nrorrarn until about Feb. 10. wlen
hayIre He expects to keep up Ills
he will 20 south to complete MS con-
tiitioning. 49, nscrsovern
). ~ ona If the fastest big men ne
hos ever trained. This speed mas
tfreanentlv enabled him to outlast TWO
.r,nnents At baseball. Boxing 10 one
- The nig fellows hobbies and NC
Govern believes he would have mac
4 good ring record had ne. cnosen
that same instead of baseball;
$ 'n af5e is one Of the shiftiest big men
~ hsva ever worked with and peing
naturally left handed, he has = very
srannv left jab" McGovern SAID.