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Show ! BASEBALL GAME G0ING.T0 DOGS Chicago, Oct 0. A. G. Spalding, candidate for United States senator from California and a veteran of tho liaseball game, called at the headquarters head-quarters of the Chicago National league team for the purpose of congratulating con-gratulating Manager Frank Chance, President C. M. Murphy and members of the West Side team for winning the VA0 pennant. : . - During his visit, Mr. Spalding was presented with the baseball he pitched forty years ago this summer, when the Chicago White Sox defeated defeat-ed the Forest City team at Rockford. Mr. Spalding expressed the opinion that the baseball season should be shortened. "I am heartily in accord with tho stand taken by President Johnson of the American league, and to niv notion no-tion the ideal baseball Beason should start late In April and end October 1." said Mr. Spalding. "Then the worlds series, the greatest event of the baseball ear. would be started i nder perfect weather conditions. Mark my words, the game is going to the dogs unles ssomo radical changes I arc made along these lines." .. j |