Show WOULD INCREASE BASE HIT Joe Suggests a Plan Which Cantlon He Ec Believes Is Needed Neede to Give More Battin Batting Just Juat one more mor Dlan has be been n evolved I which is Intended to solve the tho is cuss cussed d problem o of to brIng being about more increasing the playing U time to any extent I Joe of the St aul club In the American association ton tion Is the tho author of the tho latest pla plan One of the beauties of his selie scheme me Is that It It Is In no wis wise radical and for this roson reason wf invite Idea Is merely to amend the pre present foul strike rule so that al all foul balls baUs that dru drou behind 0 a line drawn across neroy the home ulsee ee at angles to D this the lne line front from the Ditche b boa anKe shall bal not be called strikes Al Alt balls that drop in front cle of DC taut line Une and without the old established foul lines shall be governed b by time the present foul strike rule in other r words any batted bal bali that rues oe behInd the t shall l 1 not be called a strike t That there e Is an h unmistakable It demand t I for more bit hitting tn In baseball Is apparent to al all students of the sport sport and that sooner onor or later hater a faUn falling oft off of public interest wilt wUI be notiCeable It is the conclusion don sion that man many baseball men have ar an rived tat at at and many hour hours of thought have haver been 6 devoted t to ways and means Wh W rali I r to accomplish this Without disturbing t I the established rules Suggestions Wi without Rumber time have been offered front from time to I |