The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-28
Captain Huston, Halt Gunner
OF Gotham Team, Optimistic
Believes That II the Draft Should Catch Any Of Best Ball
Players, General CrOwder Would Give Owners Same
Fair Treatment as Other Businesses,

rhf burning question IL. Will ,uu civilians
H' luWr hold out Stick q I|u here luu
folks ai home Dln do H multiplicity Oi
things 90 hslp fellow nght over here.
Sunday benefit games on some equitable
basis should bo played In the big cities
of tho east A. doubthssly public ssntl-
ment has now CryBtaiiGed In favor OF such
benefits. the mayors will cheerfully defer
t0 H. Battles aru fought men die and
suffer ON sunday. Why should not folks
10 something 10 help them on that dal
Proceeds of these games should preferably
60 20 the He'd CtoHH or 7 NJ g. A.
The small percentage N the proceeds
NJ thr world series donated was fldlcu-
lDuH and really insuliing 20 the nation
A. leHst 25 percent should ~ fnr patriotic
purposes This would tend 10 take tho
tad taste always lOft by this annual base
hall financial orEio which Il fast becom
lug menace IN tho llfo Of tho national
game. for n not Ahated, some fatal scan
dnl Ia bound 10 occur sooner or later
There have already been some close
Lack OF spirit Disgrace.
The lack NJ patriotism shown In base
hall circles In n disgrace Very few big
league players volunteered. We have
Hank G0WdyH picture drapod In a silk
American flag donated hy pr. Jonss,
consul general az -H--) stuck up on
our Company A. bulletin board hope 90
personally greet him whom he arrives over
here Not q person connected With tho
business end OF baseball hiss volunteered.
Ye Gods, what moftIfylnG and shame
fu spectacle
IL IL fair 10 note. however. that a play
er who drops out Of the game q year or
Ho seldom comes huCk' when he re-
joins 30. volunteering for year or 80
In moro serious to ball player than To
perhaps any other class ~ citizen There
a no excuse though for tho miserable
spirit shown by the s. Louis players who
won the $500 prize given hy han Johnson
10 tho nest drilled team. II was suggest
ed that they give tho prise 20 tho Rcd
Cross They refused, and each individual
pocketcd tho luCre. Let us take OFF our
hats high and bow low 10 Hank Gowdy
Rabbit Maranyinc. and their like
Possibly tho baseball magnate 10 Al q
loss 10 know how hls services could be
utilized. ! viii here pick out Jobs for two
uf them Robert Bacon, former assistant
secretary. Of war and ambassador 10
France. IS doing great work here as what
tho French call town mayor" In addi.
tion 10 other duties. he trgnsactH all tho
business between the military and civil
ian officials Tho Job seems not commen-
surnte with his abilities and experience
but he is content to serve his country In
any way no can. and " really OF gres;
service,
Governor Tener. by ability. experience
nd bearing iT qualified TO serve similarly
His acquaintance with high government
officials would make II easy Tor him TO
receive consideration. Amuremonts be
hind the lines such as baseball, is strong
~ encouraged by General Pershing, on
tho grounds that what Rmuses and en-
tertAins keeps tho soldiers contented, and
consequently tends to keep him we'll.
Many Players In Army.
There will he many professional ball
players among tho drafted soldiers who
will come here. The Y NJ. C. A will
attempt to organize huge military base
hall league They need a master hand.
Ban Johnson TX the man for the job.
Baseball may be made the sport Of all
nations before this war is over. Ban can
serve his country no better than 10 help
make this possible and 90 advance this
great American idea" Baseball follows
the flag though II is very probable. that
these gentlemen can be more valuable AZ
home
Gentlemen, baseball will waG along n
year or two without you. Just like thou
sands Of families arc doing without the
husband and futher-so fall In. II Gary
Hermann or others 20 desire, I'll fix
him up also.
While government at Washington stlll
lives 80 will the great national game.
Both will survive the grievous hard times
Immediately nj hand and both will be the
better for It. Notwithstanding all the
criticism herein hurled at baseball. the
fact stands out claar and triumphant that
honest, and believe they Will rise TO this
occasion when they once wake up.
But men OF baseball. reveille sounded
for you long ago. II YOU are deaf to that
call. the nation will sound taps for you,
and YOU will hear H.