Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1912 — PREDICT A SHORT SCHEDULE [ARTICLE]

PREDICT A SHORT SCHEDULE

injuries and Illness to Many Players Early in Season May Foros Leagues to Take Action. The fiber physical condition of many ball players in the major leagues caused by-the cold and damp weather early this season has resulted agitation to curtail the playing season. 'Weather conditions caused several club owners to declare there should be a radical reform in mafcfnF of schedules. Not only did the players feel the Hl effects from the weather, but records from the clubs show that the attendance figures fall below the mark of other years. ‘■ The playing form of the big league clubs was also below standard except in one or two eases. ’Ae Philadelphia National League Club and tbe New York American League club played many games with teams made up almost entirely of substitutes.