Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-29
WORLD'S SERIES IN
 FRANLE ID RE EVENT
 OF PtRSHING'S GREW
Picked Men of Former Ma jor Clubs to Compose
 the Teams.

be no visit to the American cXpedi- ticnaly Forces by any all-star team of Liz leaguers from the States. something better is in store for
 Pershing's host of real baseball fans if present plans of the Knights of Columbus and Y. ,M. C. A. are car 1jeu through to success. Arrange lnents are now under way to form picked team from former big league stars now in service "ovor here,' ara definite announcement of it's luakeup may be forthcoming any day.
 General Headquarters, at the re- quest of the K. of C. officials, IS e,deavoring to arrange it so that tho men chosen can be realeased from their units on detached service for the duration of tour through the A. E. F. The probable personnel of t;e team is as follows:
 Catchers-Color Sergeant Hank Gowdy, and Began, exCincinnati. Pitchers-Corp. Grover Cleveland Alexander, Sherrod Smith, Leon Ca dore. Lambeth of Cleveland and Moves of the Athletics.
 First 'basc-Dots Miller. of St. Louis.
 Second tase-Johnny Evers, K. of c. athletic director.
 Third base-Cy Bates, Athletics.
 Shortstop-Chuck Ward, Brooklyn. Cutfield -Menoskey and Rice, of Washington; Miller, of Cleveland, and { Lee Magee, of Cincinnati, r.. NJ. C.. A. athletic directors.
 It is believed that practically all !! these men can be released temporar- arily for the project, and, to display the democratic principle, two officers probably will serve as utility men: Lieut.. Eddie Grant, ,i3rmer short stop of the Giants, and Lieut., Moose Mccormick, once famed pinch hitter of the same club.
 Miller, the former Clevclnd out fielder, has seen more real action than any others of the array named. He wears n D. S. C. over his heart , and has been wounded twice, but is we'll enough to help in mapping out tho details of the tour and probably will 'be atle to play when the call is given to play ball."
 The scheme is to have the stars go the rounds of divisional teams, ! hospital staff hines and other ag-
 .regations, flor the benefit of the service" Particular attention would be paid to stops in hospital towns, so that the wounded and convalesc- erts may have plenty of chance to see the games. The opening coN- test probably will be played in Paris against an all-star team picked from the Paris league.
 The Knights of Columbus have Of- fered to outfit he touring toams, uniforms and all, even to the pro- viGing of two regular umpires, Hank Towne of the Western league, and Lee Donnelly of the American asso- citation.
 Charles Rigler, former National league umpire, has joined the Y. M. C. A. forces as physical director, and if he arrives here in time, is likely that he will be made umpire in-chief of all the games.
 The Y. !M. c. A. is to see to it
 that all the teams which go up against the all-stars will have plenty ot equipment One recent shipment of sporting goods by the "" includ
 ed 1320.00Q baseballs, 24,000 bats, 1aCOO catchers' masks. 250O catchers' mitts. 15,00O fielders' gloves and quantities of miscellaneous para phernalia, such as chest protectors, 'bases and home plates.
 Any doubt as to the attitude O. the American soldiers toward the professional ball players not yet in the service is removed by this edi- tcrial comment in Stars and Stripes, the official publication of the A. E.. F.