Clipping:Games take too long

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Date Friday, May 7, 1880
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The public which supports base-ball doesn't like to be late at its evening meal, and there is no good reason why it should be kept late if the players will show a disposition to play the game rapidly. A great deal of unnecessary time is wasted in taking position at bat. It should be the duty of each Captain and his assistant to see that every player who is next at bat has his bat in hand, and that he runs to the plate and gets ready for striking. A good way to secure this would be to fine a few of the laggards who keep the spectators waiting on their laziness. Patrons of ball games have a right to demand promptness in this matter, and it is the duty of the resp3ective Captains to require their men to respect this demand.

Source Chicago Tribune
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Submitted by Richard Hershberger
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