The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-02
HALF OF LEAGUE STARS ENTERED
 ARMY OR NAVY
Baseball Men Did Their Bit In Late War For
 Democracy.

More than one-half of the baseball layers who composed the eight clubs { the National League for greater art of the championship season of s18 are, or were up to the time the var ended, with the colors, Some aw actual fighting, two were killed in Uncle Sa1tn's service, and the men were represented in pretty much ev- ry branch of the service.
 There were considerably more than alf with the colors-a fraction over per cent, to be explicit. Data which John Heydler, acting presi- ent of the National League, has just nished gathering, show that 103 of s players were in the service. This entirely apart from those who went nto essential work. It means men in ctUal service with The Army or Navy. The total number of players reserv- d for the season of 1918 was 257, 5hlch number, incidentally, has been educed to 158 for 1919. From May 5 to the end of the 1918 season the fight National League clubs carried 1T oFCA oSO O4 HUH 1bb lO IOV PlGSy |. rs. One hundred and three-the lumber in the service-is 64 and a raction per cent. of 16O, the extreme init of men carried from May 1 on. There is nothing whatever in these gures suggestive of stacker as ap- lied to professional baseball players class. On the contrary, the howing Is an excellent one and a redit to the game. The players of he National League did their share ully as lighting men. The statistics how that. "The facts probably are" " avs Acting President Heydler, who s given to conservative statements that baseball gave as great if not ;reater per cent. of its employees than ny. other occupation"
 A half a dozen men or so jumped 0 shipyard and steel leagues, but wenty times that number were, or re, to be found in Army camps, in Tavy yards, on fighting ships or in he armies abroad.
 The 103 men in the service were pportioned as follows: Army (draft- d), AZ; Army (volunteered,) 22; Navy Volunteered 32; aviation (vol. nteered), '. Sixty-one of the 1O9 layers--59 per cent.-volunteered nd before the draft law became ef- ective.
 The 103 were mostly players who ook part In National League cham ionship games in 1917 or 1918. Ot he twenty who didn't play in either he 1917 or 1918 championship cam aigns eighteen had joined their re- pective clubs. They were full edged members; they were on the eyroll.
 ='here is no getting at the percent ge of men who were overseas. Two Jational League players were killed n duty. The first was Marcus Mill an, 8 young pitcher obtained by thu 'itt5burgh club from Birmingham filed in an aeroplane accident. Tht ther was Captain Edward Grant rho, while acting major, fell at tht cad of his battalion in the Argonne Te was carried on the voluntary re red list of the New York club.
 Several players were reported rounded. Pitcher Ponder, an avia r pr, won the French Cross for valor i: Tenk Gowdy, the Braves catcher : vRs the first major league player t j. olunteer. Christy Mathewson, Gin Innati manager, was made captai the gas and flame division an snt to France, and from the execu i've department of the league -Perc raughton, of Boston, and Branc r. Hickey, of St. Louis received thei commissions as majors in the gas an f. anne division and. also were ser i, verseas.
 In addition to those in active SCI z Ice more than 100 players foun ( ssential employment either during ( |: lst after the pennant season, in ort ]. ance, in nitrate and steel work I hlpyards, aeroplane factories or 0 !: lrms. They became directly produt we in various ways and more tha ne received the oommendation of h ;, mployer for diligence and intell j. ence in his job. Some were prt |: loted. They brought adaptabilit sarned on the ball field, to the 'ork.
 Appended is a list of the players I le service:
 Aldridge, Victor, Chicago,
 Alexander, Grover, Chicago,
 Allen, Nick. Cincinnati,
 Anderson. Fred. New York.
 Bailey, Fred M., Boston.
 Bailey. 4. l.. Chicago.
 Bressler, l.. D., Cincinnati.
 Barnes, Jesse, New York.
 Benton, J. C., New York.
 Baird, A. w.. New York.
 Brandell, E.. Philadelphia. Bigbee, Carson, Pittsburgh.
 Blackwell, Fred. Pittsburgh. BoeokeI, N., Pittsburgh.
 Brottsm, Tony, St. Louis.
 Baird, Douglas, St. Louis.
 Conway, R. D., Boston.
 Canavan, Hugh E., Boston.
 Cadore, Leon, Brooklyn.
 Caton. J. H., Pittsburgh.
 Carlson, Harold, Pittsburgh.
 Cruise, Walton. St. Louis.
 Currio, Murphy. St. Louis.
 Burning. R. K. Brooklyn.
 DFisooll, John, Chicago.
 Diilhoefsr, ". M, Philadelphia.
 Davis, F. T.. Philadelphia.
 Elliott, Harold, Chicago.
 Evans, Wm. J., Pittsburgh.
 FiIiingin, Dana, Boston.
 Fltzsimmons. T, w., Brooklyn,
 Gowdy, Hank, Boston.
 Grimes, Burleigh, Brooklyn,
 Grant, Edw, L., (killed) New To
 Goodwin, Marvin, St Louis.
 Hickman, D. J., Brooklyn.
 Heitman, H., Brooklyn,
 Hamilton. Earl. Pittshgrsh.
 HorstmaA, oscar, St. Louis.
 Hit, Bruce, St. Louis.
 Hsathcote, Clifton, St. Louis.
 James, ", L., Boston.
 Jones John F., New York.
 Jenkins, Roy, St. Louis,
 Kelly, Jos. H., Boston.
 Yr1Lagar Ernest. Brooklyn.