Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
Reached o. S. December 80.

Street sailed from Bordeaux, France,
December Is last, landed at Newport
News, Va. December 80, and subse-
quently was sent to Camp Dix, where
he received his discharge. While
abroad he met many prominent ball
players who are in the service, among
them Mike Menosky and Grover Alex
ander. He also saw Capt. Eddie Grant
the former National League star, who
made the supreme sacrifice while lead
ing unit of the 18th Division into
battle. He was talking to Grant but
a few hours before the fatal drive.
Street was one of the most capa-
BILE catchers in the American League
garded as the only backstop capable
of holding Walter Johnson's speed.
till Ainsmith jumped in and showed
he could do it. In addition to the
publicity he gained as Johnson's
working mate Street earned undying
fame by catching ball thrown from
the top of the Washington Monument.
He was as hard as nails and a regu-
lar horse for work, as his record in
the four years he was with the local
club, from 1908 to 1911, inclusive, when
he caught total of 527 games. Illus
trateS.
Street, landed in the Southern
League shortly after winding UP his
career here and with the Nashville
club performed notable comeback
for a player supposed to be on the
down grade. the sunny south prov
ing beneficial in relieving him of the
rheumatism which slowed him up to-
ward the end of his service in big
league company.
Enlisted in November, 1917.
Enlisting at Fort Slocum, N. Y, in
November, 1917. Street was sent to
Fort Myer for training, and January
| II. 1918. sailed with the LIST Gas Regi-
ment for France. From Brest, where
| he landed, his organization was or
dered to Armentieres, where he saw
| his first real action in the German
offensive which started March 81.
After assisting in stopping the enemy
short of Amiens in that notable en-
gagement his regiment was ordered
to an experimental station near Chau-
mont and then to Najo, near Lune-
| willie. for gas show" as he terms
an attack.
Another show" was put on at Lii
/ lfvier in the advance in the general
direction of Strasbourg. and by Sep
| TENDER his organization was in the
St Mihiei district, where preparation
was made for the famous Argonne
forest drive, starting September 26. 1t
| was in this engagement that Street
| got his" Action there had continued
fourteen days when he was shot
J through the nose WIN machine gun
/ bullet and shot through the intestines
with piece OF shrapnel He lay on
! the field fourteen hours before the
Observation-Disclosures reached him. and
while helpless the enemy put over a
gas attack, the effects of which are
Idiscernible on his neck and chin. which
he no longer has to shave. From an
levacuation hospital he was removed to
| two different base hospitals and had
only gotten fairly on the road to re-
covery when the armistice was signed.
.tGabby" Street is a living refnta-
/ ton of the charge that ball players
are slackers. Like Gowdy, Grant and
the others, he answered the call of
his country. He considered it his
duty to give up his life, if need be,
( to preserve it's ideals. Fortunately
he has returned, and with all his
1 faculties and limbs. but two-thirds
of the regiment he sailed with was
| wiped out OF those of the command
he was identified with, eighty receiy-
ed the croix de guerte. twenty were
awarded distinguished service crosses
! and eighteen officers were recon-
mended for distinguished service
medals Hail Charley Street-an men