The Washington times., 1915-08-18
Marines Are Heroes
OF Many Real Fights
Nine Battling for Amateur Title Numbers Players
Who Have Fought for Uncle Sam at Vera Cruz
Panama, Cuba, the Philippine Islands, and
Nicaragua.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Soldier and sailor. too" was said OF
the bluejackets known a. the Marines.
They might just as well have added
baseball players. had they been aware
of the proclivities Of the United States
Marine Corps baseball team. nghting
Gust as valiantly for the amateur cham
pionship Of the District. as its members
have for Uncle Sam in tho various en-
gagements at Vera Cruz, Cuba, the
Philippines, Nicaragua and Panama.
Few Of the fans who are watching the
fortunes Of the Marines In the post-sea-
son series are aware that many Of them
have been under hre in various quarters
of the globe In their regular duty for
Uncle Sam. Few know that the lads
managed by Charles B. Baylis were In
that memorable Vera Cruz conflict In
Mexico, April p q year ago. when Ad-
miral Frank Friday Fletcher got word
to go ahead into Vera Crus. and landed
the Marines to quiet the town. restore
order. stamp out the sniping. ana gen.
orally settle the difficulties.
1t was only yesterday that Paul Burns,
pinch. hitting for Wilbur Bruner. slashed
out q single scoring Fitzgerald and win
ming the game for the Marines from I'M
manuel. This same Burns and his team
mate, Bruner. both pitchers. were right
in the thick Of the battling In Mexico.
With them was Clyde Walbridge. who
plays center for the Marines. and.
strange to say, so insistent was the de-
sire to play baseball that when things
were we'll regulated in Vera Cruz. Wal
bridge and Bruner organized teams
among the Marines and sailors and
fought out a regular schedule on a dia-
mond right In the city Of Vera Cruz
The teams played lively games every
day. almost between engagements with
the Mexicans.
Corporal Jasper L. Jenkins, as he is
known at the Marine Barracks, is the
first sacker, All Of the fans know this
handed and Is generally out in front
team to the front. jenkins is not in
the regular games at present as he has
eoa setssr player Jenkins ~Ak has 50 % grand
record in the Vera Cruz fighting.
Ager Goodwin. another Marine. was
on the New Jersey at Vera Cruz and
cans. At the Navy Department they
call these battles engagements. and
Goodwin, Jenkins, Burns, Bruner and
Walbridge were all there and in Cuba.
NiCaragua, Inc Tnlilppllles anu an
anna when there was rioting insurrec-
tion or disorder Of any sort to put
down by force Of arms.
Henry p. Wyssynski. who plays In the
field, is what is known as a dynamite
expert among the Marines. "Wiz1ieu -
as he Is referred to- is a quiet unass
suming chap but a ball player of eX-
ceptional ability. All of these Marines
play we'll. Individually they rank with
the best in the city and 1t Is in team.
work only that they fail to measure up
All service teams are prone to dc
fancy work In the field and all service
| teams. strange TO relate. are weak or
| hooks. The curve ball pitchers gener'
| ally have the Marines hanging in the
air. failing at the breaks and generally
| looking foolish except when 1t come.
| to hitting pure speed, and there 1.
| where they shine.
Much has been said OF Manager Bay.
les, and II would be unfair to. leave
/ the subject of the Marines without
reference to the pilot who has gotten
the team out in front Of the Govern
ment League. and is now scrapping fol
the post season honor. Bayles has lost
| no less than twenty-five pounds In his
mad scramble for the amateur title
/ Although his clothes At him in a Chap
linesque manner. he 10 still able to take
his regular feed and sleep. but he
/ opines that going after titles Is more
| than strenuous work.
1 With the Marines are two more
celebrities. Sam April, Times news