Show AMERICAN LEAGUE ATTENDANCE snows A MARKED INCREASE Ban Johnson Suggests New Scheme for Future Worlds World's Series CHICAGO Nov 1 Nearly I.-Nearly Nearly a third of ot a million moro more persons paid to a attend at attend tend American league ball games last year th than n did in 1912 to a a. a statement today b by bf President Johnson JOInson I of the league Up to within the tho last month of the season the tho American league figures were more than ahead of thep season seaBon but attendance at at- fell tell of off sharply at the late games President Johnson has a now plan planor for or post season games ames that will provide pro vide vido action for the three leaders in each league He lie wOl would d have havo a a. series of games ames between the tho three leaders of each league This plan he be said would provide a greater stimulation or for lor ball clubs climbs which could not make first place and would keep interest in tho the games game alive to tho the ond end of or tho season Ho JIo said ho he believed a n. post East season series between clubs finishing second and third would prove nearly nearly- as ns interesting in in- as those between the iho first place clubs The Tho league president also lot let it be bo known that tho Pittsburg series this year oar cost the tho national commission commission com mission monO money Ho He said eaid tho the commissions commission's commissions commission's commis commis- sion's 10 per cent of tho the receipts was wa-j not quite quito enough h to pay salaries and expenses of the tho umpires Pro President Johnson indicate indicated that in in the lie future futuro the the commission would take tako chi r charge e of all po post t season series to prevent pro a repetition of at the St St St. Louis series |