The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03

Every morning they are out and at II.
and. when We get through with them.
they will b. tit to apply for commissions
In thc Officers Rcs"rv" Corps. Some
of them Will pass tho examinations and
enter above the ranks"
The Captain intends 10 give uniforms
so | hear. and to furnish the players
with rifles as soon rs they become Suf-
hclcntly proficient. He. himself. drills
every morning. and he deserves credit
for the success OF the idea. and perhaps
later along. We will BE- slipping him the
slap on the back for having held his
league together until fhe fall in the face
OF CONSUMPTION. AS | have said, Il very
far sighted man is Captain Huston. al
though. ii necessary. he would diSband
! his team and CLOSE his park ii he
Thought BY doing so he would help win
the war.
The Captain wants To go. himself. for
n" has behind HIM a distinguished TO.
cord in the Spa war In my opinion
1t will tax" some men lk" Colonel Thcn-
dore Roosevelt and Captain Huston 20
! stimulate recruiting. and II seems to
me that Colonel Roosevelt in Francs
would b. like u shot in the arm TO the
| Allied armies.
II Colonel Roosevelt raises his Divis-
ION. II will consist nt Il collection Of as
| tough lighting men as the old ChicaE"
t'uhS--and 4 picturesque gang. Now
that am foolish enough to hold out
that Jess Willard Is any better In this
European hattie than Il compactly built
shoe rlcrk-hut RoOsevelt's crowd
would bn L tonic both 10 this country
and The boys who have been in the
trenches for nearly three years.
I happen To know certain ball players
have asked tho Colonel to take them
along II he G"eS--hare written him sur.
r"ptitituISlv and Sncakcd out secretly 10
| mail II" letter as tho first love note
f. III. NJ,sI'
,ired men--cr"ry on" over six feet and II
fair poker player. However there is
! n" question AS "a who will have all tho
money in il weeks time--thc doughty
Kid.
This gathering would inspire patrio-
tiSm among IN" youth Then as T re-
rall my history. W" would be paying
hack the French people dollar for dollar
and man for man. Rochambeau and La
f"y"tie ~" iirSt mobiles of France. came
!" our aid III III" crisis OF tho fight for
freedom. We would return this by send
ing Il former President Of the United
states FIRST to Franc"--u worthy project
even If III" general staff don't rate the
batting average of IN" Roosevelt diris-
ion So high. Sometimes a good coacher
,, puts lots Of pep and courage into tho
work Of II baseball club
Tho only Stacker among tho American
League teams was the Rcd Sox the
champions Of TN" world refused TO drill
bat ! understand th"y Will take Il up
.rr: soon. BY tho standing of tho clubs
il, tbc An,criEan Lcag1in howernr CO.,
the Red Soy have NOT yet refuscd n win
ball games
-,
mere Is ON! orc ciup IN inc National
League which took up military drilling
ana S.ui@--th' hoS'on brav"s.
Mou'ah ne surprised 10 near that John
f'FfrS. tt"d smith. George StallinSs and
some more or 'hoS" boys had made ap-
rIlCntiDn 70 lcconDanS rho first IN
France.
t"Thryll want to he wherever thcre ia
= fight commented Il friend of. mine tho
other day in talking over the prepared
! ness plans OF the braves in the National.
Il should think it would be better for
StulIinqS n b.vc man Gov