Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 10 | Johnson Has Plan to Shorten Average Game by 15 Minutes

JOHNSON HAS PLAN TO SHORTEN AVERAGE GAME BY 15 MINUTES Chicago Apt AprIl 11 11 In In tho the matter of at speeding up ball bail games In the American Ameri Anion can league President pJ Ban Johnson has hasa a 0 plan calculated among other things to lo Inflate the pride of oft at t least two boys at every overy game Johnson announced the plan on his return n here hero from Cleveland toh today with the prophesy that it would shorten the average game about fifteen minutes A ne new ball ban will bo bl put Into play pia evel very every time a foul Is hit even if It does docs not go over o tho the fence or Into the he stands This Is where tho the boys bOS come comeIn In In If It It Is 18 a a. four toul which the tho fielder cannot catch he will return to hI his po posItIon position po- po immediately so 80 that the game ame ma may proceed while the small bo boy re retrieves re- re trieves the ball Whether hether th these e assistants assist aist- ants shall be In uniform has haa not b been cn determined