Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
CHIEF MEYERS is NOW
100 PER CENT u. S. MARINE
Veteran Giant Catcher RrfusinE Com
mission In Another branch Goes
In Private,


sport lover IN America today is pay
I'm ,Ton, S, g INC E.,i Ara determina,
NeW YORK Giant catcher. one OF the
"rlEhtcst stars in the baseball tirma-
h'"t, and one who gittterod longer than
fnos, OF the men whose names were
inR the h"yIay OF the national pas
ttiuc. chief Mc:cra is now Private
John ! Meyers. JiIitcd States Marine
Corps. NJ Paris Island. s g. where
H.. rs rec.ivinS The thorough and rigid
there il no recruit the island try
ing harror - be loo per cent marine
Chief Moycrs,s enlistment into tho
marine CORPS and tho spIcndid manner
IA which he is pcrs"rverinE TO uphold
the traditions OF that famous body OF
land and sea soldiers In itself Is an
accomplishment that entities him 10
22i'h ',hoy.- TBS. howcTer. stand. the
Tact mat Chief Meyers could have
mac NJ rntr! !ntr the military If.
IN offer OF commission in :, technical
hrhnch Tor service in thia country. cI-
81 aruyity and was anxious TO start
- at the bottom and work his way
WITHOUT previous announcement and
~ YOU indklnG p'a% for the press
nS:ntins that would have surely at
t9"nael SGch m hnnouNccmcn' the
wife, turu-d over the management Of
M coy hitlc farm in New Canaan
Conn. To a Tired man. packed his grip
aud madc application for enlistment n.
inc marine corps at the Naw YORK Re-
crniiing station. 10 was accepted
mtcting the strict physical require
ments Of the marin" corps, and on
ana ,r, 81 Vas sW9r" IN" me service
take up his boot" rrecruit) training
~ arriyai AZ tho training cam? vas
MhiIfd Win great Itce b. his fellow
he
quarters III wh:cA hc was located TO
nave Hook-see' at The famous vet
'rsn Giant catcher. The smiling Indian
appeared 10 appreciate tho ovation ana
rodestly answered tho countless cues
lions. eAp!a ming how the Giants Won so
iAanE remnants and the thousand and
,,@,ris,ies of John Mccraw, He!nmie
Zimmerman. Christy Mathcwson and
other brilliant teammates with whom
ne had played for Eears. Soon after
was pressed 10 take part in a friendly
game Of hall between two companies
i vas s"rry DAY tor the ou,flclders
drill ground. Thereafter opposing
riiCAsrs either strained their arms 20
t"ol the old timer or wisely let him
rriva'o Meyers from The very he
S Sigydn y, Of liz Ms r"srgii training dis;
ihat marked his rise IN tho baseball
same from the Harrisburg. Pa, team
q
in 1906. Hard work also brought him
success while pla wing with the New
YORK Giants from 100? 70 1915. in which
year he went TO the Brooklyn Nationals
and remained until The latter hal. OF
~. isi season when he fniahed with
enter baseball last spring on account
OF nc war. but devoted his energies to
successful When he departed fnr
Paris Island he had the feeling that he
was Just as good farmer as he had
hecN u h"sehail player. hut that he
marine.
Recognition for hard work has al.
r,onadT come TO Private Meyers who
his Friyate's Manual lie has been
advanced 10 squad leader. which placed
bun IN line for furthcr promotion.
And 1t ts generally known that pro-
motion In inc marines means that the
chief" Meyers is cnth,,sja sir -,
we'll as ambitious and expressed tho
belief that military life is jus, about
no fnest thing, that ever came down
Military lif" can he compsrrd with
baseball IL several different ways one
Of which is that in baseball a fellow
must I'M, MINK x, ana act quickly: and it's
can't DO these things he'll very soon
learn how down here. We work hard
Yet everything is so interesting and
Instructive that a fellow forgets ali
too When the fellows get ,oae, rnm
then the fur flies. Tho Spirit or Dc.
mocfacN prevails and wherever you
the kind we have down here and "a ~,
glad to he among them"