Show TH THE MA IVAY Y BE HEARD NO NOMORE NOMORE MORE ON DIAMOND Baseball Lords to Protect Officials Spitball May MayBe MayBe MayBe Be Eliminated Ya big stiff stift ya Kill m kill m I Fa Fathead thead Robber All these and similar epithets hurled at atthe atthe atthe the must stop In the opinion of or ome of the big bil league magnates and as asa asa asa a result when the lords of baseball meet for their annual In New York December 12 a new rule may be adopted to prevent players from venting their wrath on the referees Umpire baiting however is not the only subject that will wm come up for dJs dis dis- dis There is a movement on for elimination of the spitball for tor one thing The question of or raising the player limit complaints regarding regarding- short fences and bleacher walls wall and John McGraws McGraw's fall from grace are others Governor Tener of ot Pennsylvania president president president dent of the National league la Is one of those who believe in the elimination of I the spitball and Its variations A pitcher Governor Tener believes should have no need for outside agencies and the cleanliness clean clean- liness linese of the game has something to do I with his opinion He believes along with a great many others that the SPitball spitball spitball spit- spit ball is jg just Juat a wee bit Indecent and re re- re The change in the player limit has found many champions and It Is Js one of or orthe the things that magnates and critics alike expect will wm be doctored Clubs have suffered suffered suf sut because they didn't have an adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate number of substitutes to carry carryon on their games |