Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-19
AMERICAN BASEBALL
ADOPTED BY ALLIES
Text Books for Fans" Now
Printed in French, Spanish
and Italian.

New York, Oct. ~. The popularity
of baseball among the allied nations
abroad is spreading so rapidly that there
is already demand for simple instructiona
and rules Of the game printed IN forerg
languages To meet these reulffeme nte
several expert baseball authorities are
collaborating in the preparation of a
baseball primer which will be distributed
in various sections of Europe.
The pamphlet, which will bc printed
in French, Italian, English and Spanish,
will carry the rules Of the game in the
simplest form In addition there will be
pages Of explanations and answers to
the question which arise among those
who arc playing their first contests
These questions and answers viii be
printed both in English and various
foreign languages in parallel columns
In order that when American and for
eign players or spectators meet, without
being able to speak the Language 0f
their opponents or neighbOrs in the stands,
there may be n medium Of comnuni-
cation nj hand 4 glossary ~ technical
and baseball terms in MI languages IS
also to be appended.
wan TIME CONTRACTS.
What ia probably one II the ldst Of the
spcinl baseball wartime contracts, which
star players insisted The inaguatcs should
sign in order 10 retain their services,
during the days when the Federal I4e gre
was rali'ng the major circuits vas spre d
before The public recently When Jake
Datibcft first baacman Of the Brooklyn
Nationals. carried his appeal to the
National Commission for the balance
of bis salary due under his Interpretation
Df his contract. the special articles in the
satne were announced ~ follows.
The Club agrees tn pay the player
for the season Of 1914. 1915, 1915, 1917
and 1918. beginning on or about Tho
/ fth day of April IN each of said year,
and ending on or about the 18th day oi
October, in ench of said wears, salary
1t the rate of Nine Thousand 5000 90
dollars per season In addition this
contract had eliminated from i the
paragraph known ~ the ten-day &
notice -of-release clause. and also had
inserted therein the following
1t is further understood and agreed
that the services of the party of the
second part shall not bc released assigned
traded nr transferred. without the consent
OF the party Of the second part
II il very doubtful according 10 the
baseball magnatcs, If contract contain.
ing similar clauses favoring the player
will receive the signature of club owners
for many years 10 come. An agreement
giving il sal ryof sf5,ptn - any athlete
for approximately thirty months work
with an annexation which makes Il
impossible ~ dispense with his services
without the consent of the player, il
gnng 70 be- a rarity. well worth framing
in the future, If the baseball club owner
arc ia be believed
SEINE SWIM cRFAT EvFET.
Sport and var we're strangely mingled
IN the recent Seine swim, the big sport
event III the ytar IN Paris The hero d
the race down the Seine through Paris
4 distance of about ~ miles vas not
the winner hut the man who finished last
Of the male competitors. Hc was Charles
Nungcsser the champion aviator, vhc
though still hampered hv wounds no'
vet completely healed his left leg II fart
became useless early n the race ,persevcrcd
TO the end and finished i'll ) hours and
43 minutes, receiving q greater welcome
from the thousands lining the banks than
even the winner
The French are not usually regarded
a. An athletic nation but this race.
organized every year attracted thirty
one entries, OF whom twentv-eight start co
and twenty-five l3 men and 9 women
finished without counting the veteran
George Paulus, aged -. the winner o.
this event IN 1905. who gave an exhibit
ion swim coming in sixth The winnei
Was George Michel. q gunner in he
heavy artillery whose time was ; hour,
) minutes The first woman to arrive
Suzanne Wurtz, came in sixth in ; hour,
70 minutes, followed by. Juliette Gardelle
IN 5 hours p mns. Women took The 18th
18th 18th. 20th and 2lst places, the las
but one being a little girl Henriette
Gardellc, only thirteen years old. VIC
with handicap OF half an hour, finished
in hours 43 minutes.