Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
AMERICAN BASEBALL
AMAzES THE BR|TON
Yankees Go From Trenches to
Diamond, Says London Times;
Calls Game a Necessity.

The United States Forces have crossed
the Atlantic 90 help win the war They
have no secondary obiect But IL on
their return with victory enthroned IN
the colours they could claim also 10
have converted~Great britain To base
ball the delight of America would be
the more complete Our visitors dream
Of future IN which British teams shall
ga 10 the States and American teams
come to England to play for the base
ball championship This ideal and the
zeal with which it is pursued though
from afar form q curious illustration Of
the way 81 the English-spraking races.
They leave their sports only 10 ~ into
battle and as coon ar the Sighting Is over
turn again 10 bais and balls
BASEBALL NEC CEssfTi.
Footballs were desired bv our Con
temptlbles even IN the early most
tragic days Of the var We did not
imagine then sp0rt5 organization as
comprehensive as that undertaken bg
the American y. NJ g. A which from
centre IN London dispatchcs equip
mcnt for many kinds of recreation 70
American camps everywhere On TINS
eide Recently if paid - biI of so 900
for baseball apparatus alone There were
5000 bats aud 5000 balls, together
with gloves. masks, &c
mother Indication that baseball j.
not luxury. bnt nere-sits 20 the
American may b. found N The diligence
pith which this Y. ~ G. s centre
wires TO every camp IN England ireland
and Scotland q daily record of the r.
suits Of matches IL the american and
National Leagues the two combinations
which control the best baseball in the
l'nited states The cump- are providc3
with permanent scoring-boards on Which
the progress ri the daily struggle Il
marked m
MISSIONARY EFFORTS.
Some ~ the equipment which arrives
in huge IGads. goes 70 British camps
and barracks Il may be called Amer
can baseball propaganda Canadians 81
about 20 camps nave 5eeu provided
with bats and balls, but they of course
do not require conve+ing- having per
formed the operation long ago 'or them
seives Tie soldier Who II IN home II
England requires more careful attention
and he americans are most proud ~
their success ~ London barracks. NOTABLY
knightsbridge and Regents PARK
The teachers they have -cnf 10 Knight
bridge Barrack- have found many apt
pupils These Engljshmcn say one
teacher. piav remarkably well ~on-
sidering what little time they have
spent ~ the bah game They pun of
some things HAT are mighty me II S
a treat 10 ns rs SEE the way they take II
Four baseha 7 teams have been established
at knight-bridge forming u small lragln
Of herr own. and anw they are looking
for games with outside combinations III
sInlar quality
rRfTt-H WATCH 54ML
Near hnightsbridce I}arrack- lies the
piece 0f HYDE Park IN which hc Amer-
cans plav their matche~ IN Wednesday
afternoons II haS been B lov To the
baseball missionary - ser ne number
Of English spectators who gather here.
He has keen eye for the children ana
young people, but whas surprises hln
most and gratifes him hardly less IS the
grevhalred elderly men and women VINO
rome week alter week and show q verv
Lveiv interest Id the american game
These meetings of PLAYERS from the
American camps have undoubtedly done
much 10 make baseball really familiar 10
this country.
When ne are toid. however. the
number 81 American teams uoEv IL Eng
land reaches 100 We .au hare ao -cep-
tIclSm ~ 10 shc extent ul rht propaganda.
\0I that he m4ln ann Is CONVERSION
II L. obviously, 81 give the american
soldier the opportunity ae most lies res
Of recreation and exercise The Lond0l
Times.