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Show Too Many Pinch Hitters in Clubs According to Herr-I Herr-I mann and Johnson. CHICAGO, Dec. 3. More than a few I aspiring young minor league ball I players are going to have their path- way to the majors made moro difficult I next spring if plans discussed at a I conference hero today between Garry Herrmann, president of the National commission and Ban Johnson, presi-n presi-n dent of the American league, mature. Although baseball in general came II in for discussion, a lot of time was us.ed up in consideration of a plan to reduce the major league player limit" I for each club to eighteen men, in 1918. j. Statements made by Herrmann indi- ' cated he favored the plan, but Johnson I refused to reveal his attitude. "There are too many pinch hitters burdening the pay roll of major league clubs," Hen-man said. It is understood National league of-1 of-1 ficials have gone on record as favor- ing the elghteon-man player limit as n a war time measure, but are unwilling to adopt the scheme unless the American Ameri-can league agrees to similar action. |