Evening journal., 1918-09-18
LEAGUE BASEBALL
FOR OLD ENGLAND.
Anglo-American Associa-
ton Will Play First
Schedule Next Year
SOLDIER STARS
IN THE LINE UPS

Baseball. under the splendid manage
ment OF the Anglo-American League
has taken such flrm hold on the Brit
ish public that plans already have been
made for the operation Of an eight
club major league in Great Britain
Just as soon as the war is over The
new organization will take in London
Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham
Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Not
only the English but the Scotch as we'll
have become great baseball fans. Ac-
cording to a letter which we received
Yesterday from II. r. Booker, manag-
ing director Of the league in London,
game between the American naval
team and a Canadian nine drew more
than 2s,O00 persons at Glasgow on Au-
gust 10. The game at Stamford Bridge
on July a, which was attended by the
King. attracted more than 10000.
Booker, who is an American from
California and who some years ago
raced a stable. hopes that we soon will
have a real worlds series between the
big series winner here and the pennant
winner Of the Anglo-American League.
He states that his league intends to
send the winning club TO France to
play mines of American soldiers. He
also sent the league standing, which
shows the American army leading,
with the American navy second. Book
ers letter, which is intensely interest
ing even TO those who have no par
ticular interest in American baseball,
follows:
II take pleasure in enclosing you
herewith the standing OF the league TO
date.
"Our season comes 10 a close here on
next Saturday in, so far as the league
is concerned, but we are playing sun
day baseball throughout September un-
iii the 29th OF that month. Our league
opens next year in the middle Of May.
AS a source Of news ! might mem
tion that baseball is growing in popu-
larity here very rapidly. So far this
season we have played about $50 games
and this includes games played in Scot
land. and by the tine this letter
reaches you, in Ireland also.
I'VE are endeavoring to make ar
rangements for the winning team OF
The league to visit France about the
middle Of September TO play different
teams throughout the camps against
teams composed Of American enlisted
men. Every team in the league has
al least four or five professional play
ers. The United states Navy team has
Pennock Egan. Hayes. McNally, and
tha United states Army team has
Laftle. formerly Of Detroit: Batholomy,
Tobin and similar men in each OF the
Canadian teams Of the league.
Three weeks ago last Saturday we
PLAYED at Glasgow with the Naval team
from headquarters and the Canadian
team from Sunningdale. which drew
2s.0o0 people. Our attendance locally
for Saturday games varies from 5000
TO 10000.
THE league has more than paid its
way and at the end Of the next month
we hope to he in a position 10 turn
over 10 the three charities Of the
league from $4,000 10 $4,000 These
charities are st. Dunstan's Blind In
stitution. the British Red Cross and the
Canadian Red Cross At the start OF
the league we were going TO divide the
profits between the American and the
British Red Gross, but Gen. Biddle
voted against this and said that we
were here TO give and not to receive.
The British press thought that this
was very generous view TO take. The
brand Of baseball that we are playing
is FIRST class and we have had many
games scoring . to and TO ?.
AT the beginning Of the league we
PLAYED three out OF four games win
an innings Of eleven. We have thous-
ands Of rudimentary rules Of baseball,
each with a diagram OF the diamond
al the back. which are given out to the
British portion Of the public. This en-
,bles them 10 grasp the rough facts OF
he game. and where we started at first
With people leaving before the finish OF
he games they are now quite as en-
husiastic as the American portion OF
he public.
II am enclosing you herewith souve-
ir OF the league and also one or our !
Programs. Until the war is -oyer the !
ntire profits Of the league are devoted 1
o the above mentioned charities, but
Iirectly the war is over we will start
IN eight team league composed OF no
ioubt the following cities- Birming-
lam, Leeds. Sheffield. Manchester, Glas-
gov, Edinburg and London. The play
ers viii be obtained from the profess
slonsi BAH players who are willing to
sign a contract TO stay here for at least
one season after the war. These will
ne supplemented by PLAYERS from
MINOR or 'B' leagues in the States.
The people who are back Of the league
are ihlrty Of the most prominent
Americans at present in Great Britain.
both socially and financially. Our vice.
president is w A. Parsons. Of Coney
Island, New York
The official umpire Of the league is
Ariie Latham, formerly Of the ST Louis
Browns, one of Americas most famous
ball players in his day. 7 might men
tion here that he holds the record as
far as athletes are concerned OF hold |
Ing the longest conversation with His
Majesty the King Of England at one of
our league matches held at Stamford
Bridge grounds on the Fourth Of July.
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