Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
WEIGHT OF NEXT DRAFT
TO Be FELT BY MAJORS
Most OF Regulars on All Big League
Clubs Subject to Duty In
National Army.
TEAMS NOT HARD HIT AS YET
Cleveland Indians Lead Other Clubs
in Number OF Men Wearing Khaki.
Red SoN Rank Second-Many
Players Enlisting.

Baseball will probably feel the
weight Of the draft when the next call
for men for the National Army comes
So far. although there has hecn
scattering OF players taken from the
ma1er leagues. 10 club has lost heavily
in tho matte. Of IeGulars.
Many of the regulars on all Of tho
sixteen big League teams are subject
TO draft. hut Fair per cent OF them
are married, and il Uncle Sam follows
tho policy announced some 'imc ago
OF takins single men '!,si. biz per
cent of the regulars on all teams may
escape the second call.
The Cleveland Indians lead all other
teams in tho matter OF representatives
wearing khaki. Lee Fohi has lost
seven men, and in all seventeen mem
'hcrs OF tho team were subject TO the
draft. Tie seven now wearing khaki
ere First Bascman Harris. Pitcher
klerfer. Outnel6er Elmer Smith, firs,
Basr.nan Guisto. pitcher pickeTson,
Pitcher Torklcson and lnflc!drr Evans.
Catcher DeBcrry may enlist in the
navy. IL is said.
Roston's Red SoS rank second In
representatives. who ere doing their
bit; Manager Barry. Oui:ieldeTs Lewis
and shorten. Pitcher Shore and lnils!der
McNally are in some branch VI The
service. First Bsseman Iioblitze! may
cil;s,. The Boston Braves lost their
first rlayer when Hank Gowdy sot
The pace for the ma ior leasuers by be-
ing the first one To enlist. Schreiber,
IN ;niielder from Lawrence, Mass. has
been drafted
The phiilies. Senators and Reds had
escaped the loss OF players Nh 10 No
vamhcr 10. though Mayer and Stock
If tho Fhill!cs, were called and rS.
emptcd. Rice. Judge. Henry Foster and
,Ayrea Of The Senators. have also been
exempted while ruNe OF Matty's play
'csss wcS drafted.
The Athletics have four men en-
rolled IN the service in Third R3semGn
Ray Bates. Pitchers Noyea and Nay!or
and Uu;ficld.r Jack Sharman, secured
from the Texas League. VIII" enlisted
at Cincinnati u short time aSo.
No Hea,: Losses Vet.
'!he cubs and White SoN have not
suffered any heavy losses to date. Jim
Scott. Of the Sox. enlisted III the Of
ficers' reserve corps. and Joe Jenkins,
a catcher. was drafted. schhlk, weaver
ancl jackson were AL called 6nd en-
en,rted. Leslie hiann. of the Cubs. is
engaged in Y. N. g. \. work. The rest
have escaped so far.
Up to the middle ~ November none
rt ia" regulars rf either New York
.viuh had become soldier or sailor.
Eotcr;so n and Anderson, of the Giants.
were called and both claimed eHeTp-
ton ci.crse Kelly IL i'll n san Fran
..'.sru regiment. End anderson was or
,ivrsd 10 rSpor, .or service. fobcrt-
son. 4: Is believed. wtll also be called
ritchor .ima!iwcod. Of the ranks. is
now IN tho aria%. and outhcider Gil
!:ooiey. it is believed will he called
uut Slinwksy, Hendricks. Miller. Love
and Wa!,era have .heen exempted.
s-.rnanGo Ma"aan. mag and MAJ not
he tthor la til" cuban draft. as lie ~
wiui"rirE il iav"na.
/. Tom Fit&sihmcns Of the Dodgers
li,>ttG. Leon Galore ard Pitcher
. Linz werc DIRE tied, and l'fetf.r. Sher-
rod. Smith Hickman. Steng@l and
-, rene Mitchell. secured b. the
pndgtrA from Cincinnati are al
eligible. Mitchell WAS recently called
but his status Was not determined AT
thi' writing.
ou,fcldcr Vale Sloan and Baby Doll
Jacobson, OF the Browns, are in the
navy hy enlistment. but neither HAS
! hcen called. Pitcher F'incher recalled
by the Browns from Portland. Is At
camp pike. AK. Jack Miller was the
"u'Y members az the Cards TO lie
,..llcd. up 10 q few days ago. and he
rut IN : claim for exemption ON ac-
Gown. % d"pcndcnts.
Tao Tigers lost TirS: Tasc,Eau
George Rurns in the DRAFT. lie was
called and passed the examinat ton. and
sis auaitiuG: orders. Pitcher Willie
( Mitch ll..tris-l to get into tho officers
training corps and failed. Warner, OF
The Pirates. Is d member or the military
police III Texas. while Ward anu Carl
son haNe been called out in the draft,
at. Grimes, Evans and Schmidt have
heen exempted.
Cleveland. hit hardest OF al! clubs
could pu, UP a very strong team in
= the field despite the men Tho have
heen taken, and all other clubs can I've
sized un in tho same manner. After
the second draft however, a good many
more OF the regulars may be taken.