The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-01
BASEBALL BOOM
ON lover THERE"
Navy Man Writes That Game
Is favored>by tackles.
GREAT RIVALRY exists
First and Second Sq0adrons
Represent the Big Leagues.

Baseball win bs the national ssms q
Fance after the American troops ksvs
passed one summer In that land, socos1-
lhs 10 Commander Lamar n Lsshy. ~
a United States squadron plying 'ssms.
whsfe In the Atlantic" The naval a.
lcsr makes this assertion In Q psrsoasl
lsilsf 10 President ban Johnson, u the
American league. thanking him for the
offer Of baseball equipment for the
squadron.
Commander Ieahy had charge Of the
first squadron the United States seat
10 Europe after this country had declared
war on Gewany Hs has BEEN Of the
business Of submarine chaaipa ever
since, but finds time 10 keep In touch
with home conditions and 10 ksenly Ia
tsresisd In baseball doings.
Keep q tOSeh fairly well With .whst
low y6lir, moysmanls rather J~cioss)y,"
wrote Commander Lsahy TO President
isssbsn hs, been receiving . usss
deal Of attention. In FRANCE since the
saSi..io". fsssIVy.'1s ,..b.,I 'n lam. ;:.,': s.d p;
emons tls, various units. w kcps "
have good ball teams at the naval kaseo
and the ships are all preparing for IT,
Most OF the ships have er.coless play1v
s,s on board. 90 We ought to have seuhs
There 10 irsmsndogs rivalry bstwses
the first end second OF our naval eqved-
t2ns IN these waters. am attaehS4 v
tho pionesr. squadron and 10 psopqssA
kh,s We ,Ral rsIf.ssn, re ,A.Ss!.ss
ner against the squadron that left the
states Bt q later date.
The ships Of our squadron ere quite
well equipped with players, and Nis ~
conviction that we will be able 70 u.
erouA offer TO outfit. us and tho nss VII
appreciate Immensely the squlpmeat, 10 I
viii lend 20 the affair q .kssnsf lAtseopS
and am SURF. that our teams yin. NJ,
iRes' .Ios'ss a.! srsats Mm.tan Isssts
In my mind there d no deyb( ~
after. one summer In France. besseau
VIII be tho national. cams In that great
nation, ~ II Ia IN Amsrios-
as u.usl-pIsnty WI y worn s w%" pssnts
German submarines 10 look ansr oar
first mlsslon, OF course, 10 10 sseh 6a1
destroy the submarine. and our second
duty ? successfully 10 escort our ships
through the zone. !.
THE ship which I. command has had
rls snFnssmehI with. submarines, an1
one that was auocessfui, we are CREDITED
with thu. daytrurtion OF one OF the enc.
my'H undersba boats.
u suppose a great many OF your play
ers have deserted baseball and loIneA
The colofs. From tims 10 time ] -
that some notable membef Of the ba0s-
ball profession has become 4 private In
he army, or something along tboss lines.
admire their patriotism and willing
ness TO do their hit, but II mems too
bad that. these working organizations
have 10 be temporarily broken up, II
shows, nevertheless, the caiIber n the
men that 90 In for p~rofeasIlnsi BASEBALL
men who take life seriously, and are will
wsi as they pIyy ihsir own"
The commander assured the Americas
league chief that the sailors wifi appge.
anything the league may % 10
help baseball on the coast Of France,
President Johnson's answer 10 this 70.
luest was prompt ana 10 tbs effect that
The American league will coNnplatsly
equlp the eisht ships Of Commander
.eAhy's squadron with baseball outfits,
,ihsr paraphernaiis'' fhs s%su,pnasn,' v
% sent as quickly a. the requirements
" the men ara known.
-----w. s.e----
Some Of u must fight. All Of 10
must work and all Of DIS must ssvs.
Guy War, Sayings Stamps.