Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-22
HISTORIC ATHLETIC MEET FOR GETTYSBURG ON MAY 30 BY
WAR BOOSTS THE
NATIONAL GAME
Dozens of Veterans Come
Back to Big Leagues as
Baseball Regains Favor

The tremendous boost given to
baseball by its adoption in Europe
during the war has convinced sage
athletic experts it will be the uni
aersal game, and one man suggests
that all international disputes be
mond. This would result in The
Hague Tribunal being turned into
great baseball college where all
nations could keep training pick
ed team and thus be ready to hook
up when any dispute arises. The
sudden widespread popularity has
brought back dozens of veteran ball
players who have taken such good
care of themselves and are so in
spired that they are now doing
splendid service.
Bill McKechnie, for example, has
filled in very nicely at third base
for Pittsburgh thus far, and his hit
ting, in particular, has been. sur
prisingly good.
Chuck Deal has served a term in
the minors since he was sent out of
the majors as a player who had
seen his best days. but the game he
put up for the Cubs at the hot cor
ner IN Inelr recent series mere lelI
nothing to be desired.
These two Williamsburg citizens
form only a small part of the come
back brigade.
In addition to McKechnie, Pitts
burgh has two others in Catcher
Jimmy Archer and Pitcher Bob Har-
nor. Archer's baseball work last
year was confined to a little scout
ing duty for the Cubs, and Harmon
was out of the sport Altogether.
Few fans expected Larry Doyle
to amount to much in his return to
the Giants, but until he became i'll
recently the larruping second sack
er was one of the big factors in New
York's sensational spring winning
streak. He batted .426 while in the
game. jeff Tesreau is another who
has been showing a surprising re-
covery of form for the Giants.
Cincinnati was on the point of
casting Sherwood Magee adrift, but
when talent became scarce the Red
management decided to retain him.
He has been a valuable man to the
club ever since the season opened,
and particularly since an injury put
Hal Chase on the shelf. Mathew
son is obtaining the same good re-
suits from Lee Magee, who was dis
Browns within the past year. and he
is also thinking of picking up Joe
Birmingham.
Old Leon Ames is pitching classy
ball for the Cardinals and Jack
Coombs and Rube Marquard are
two of the most serviceable fingers
on Brooklyn's staff. Recently the
Dodger officials took another chance
on ancient timber by signing up the
veteran shortstop, Mike Doolan
who looked so unpromising for fur
ther service that he was allowed
to become a free agent.
The Phillies had planned to drop
Gravy Cravath, but circumstances
forced them to kepe him and he still
features many a game with his long
clouts. Pat Moran also figured that
Dode Paskert was close to the jump
ing-off place and traded him to Chi
cago, but Dode's work for the Cubs
has been as good as any he ever put
up.
= In the American League. Terry
Turner, though he is 40 years old,
looks even better at third base for
Cleveland than he has looked in any
recent season, and the same club
even pressed Herman Schaefer into
service at second base in the game
of April 25.
Rube Oldring has returned to