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Show rowdy fan has no place in baseball I J PRESIDENT JOHNSON SPONSORS LATEST REFORM PLAYERS ARE TO BE PROTECTED FROM ABUSE President Johnson of the American league, who has sponsored practically eery worthwhile reform in baseball. Is not content to rest on his laifrcls. The American league intends to enforce en-force a rule this year that will meet with the approval of every fair-minded fan. Incidentally women patrons of! the game will say "amen." The rules of baseball ordain tha. no spectator shall have the right toi ubuse either the home or visiting play-j sra Such a tirade la always annoy-' ing to tho fans who stand for fair) play. j Nothing is more tiresome to the I'-al fan tlv fellow who Is there four. : or five days a week, than the bolster-1 ous, troublesome fan. who, as a rule, gets very personal In both major leagues last season there were certain cities that suffered greatly from su- h a nuisance In two 01 three of the cities the abuse was usually fired at the lsltlng team I f'ften some thln-sklnneri player would be the target for a lot of personal 1 abuse with a hope that hl6 play would be affected. A number of players ln both major leagues havo seriousl) objected to the treatment accorded them In cer-1 tain cities. They have Insisted that; some consideration be given their ob- lections. It Is understood that both majori eagues will see that the boisterous.': aersonal fan will soon be extinct. The . . Ami rican league has already taken the 1119 Initiative Isl It is understood that the park and UVm regular police will co-operate with the smsI umpire In reniedylmr the evil. If present pres-ent plans carry It is the intention to 1?iii8 have some official whose duty will twi to spot the offenders Thev will first UUsl be DOlltel) asked to desist If the r. -fuse the management will tender them their admls.-ion fee with a request that tht j vs cats -I Baseball is not a parlor sport. It calls for wild rooting, partisan cheer- Lsfffl Ing. criticism when deserved and ap- BaB plause when merited. However, it has WbB no pluce for the enthusiast who seeks HUH to profit through personalities and HsU -ometimcs stronger abuse. Such in- fftiBa dlviduals are to get the gate. afftfl |