South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-29
WAR TRAINING FOR
A. A. THIS YEAR
PreS't Hendricks Announces
Players Will Get Mill
tary Instructions.

CHICAGO. Jan. 20. - Military
training OF baseball players viii be
carried out in the American assoc
citation next season Thomas j.
Hickey. president OF the lea-ue. has
announced. Efforts probably viii
bc made 20 have the war depart
ment detail military instructors with
each OF the eight clubs. These de
tails viii be mapped out at the
schedule meeting Of the association
10 oe held in Milwaukee next month.
Pres't Hickey saiJ the association
faces every prospect If success
lul season despite the war but at
the same time, '-wiiI always Doe
ready and only TOO willing 90 be
governed by the wishes o. the gov
eminent and its needs
I'VE look forward 10 good
year" ne said. The people nave
become so accustomed 20 baseball
that L think they would be los-
without IL. The 1917 season wGs
good considering all conditions.
Naturally. after war was declared,
the excitement following. occasion
ed BY the efforts towards enlist
ments. diverted the attention of the
people from their regular channels.
causing them temporarily TO forget
amusements and recreation.
Must Have Amusement.
people must have some kind of
outdoor amusements. Some play
golf. some tennis. others motor But
the masses enjoy baseball. II is
truly the American game. The fed
eral administration has approved
the game. We drilled our players
I'm military tactics last season and
wiz do il again next season"
As an argument that people want
baseball as a wartime sport, Pres't
Hickey referred TO the situation in
Toronto. Can. which last season
won the international league pen
nant.
Toronto has the best year in its
history" he said. Gin face of the
fact that Canada has been deeply
i'm the war for more than three
years and the fact that ten per
cent of Toronto's population is in
the military service. mis- shows
plainly that the people want recrea-
tion-and that baseball is the kind
they like.
I'VE will start the 1913 season
with as strong an organization as
ever and will. maintain the usual
high standard of the game as long
as the people want It."
Legislation barring the spit
balF and other freak deliveries was
step toward improving the game,
Pres't Hickey believes.
VIII Increase Batting.
The ball was made to use rs ii
is not to be doctored. and we are
going 10 prevent it's being changed
finn any way" he said. This viii
increase the batting and as the peo-
Die like lots of free hitting il un-
doubtedly will add interest to the
game"
with the signing of Edward r.
s'NeJ" Egan as pilot of the Mil
waukee club. the managerial roster
of the association is complete with
the exception of indianapolis. James
a.. McGiu. owner of the club. has
several leaders under consideration
to succeed Jack Hendricks. who is
To- manage the st. Louis Nationals.
Larry Lajoie, the former Cleve-
land star. who managed the pen
nant winning Toronto club Of the
international league, is mentioned
as Hendricks possible successor.
The name of Frank Chance. man
ager of the old-time Cub machine.
also is included i'm the lost. Others
are Charlie Carr. Herman Bronkie
and Jimmy Burke.
William Clymer viii again oe
back at his old stand as manager of
the Louisville club. and st. Paul
will have Mike Kelly. John Camel
Will continue 10 direct the Kansas
City club. ROGER Bresnashan viii
remain at the helm at Toledo and
Joe Tinker viii stick as the big boss
at Columbus.