Show I DIAMOND OUTFIT GOES TO FRONT Autographed Baseballs Bats Masks and Unies Will Be BeSent BeSent BeSent Sent to Soldiers Chicago May IR 20 The O.-The The most famous ball players of ot the American n league will be ask asked d to autograph some somo of or the tho baseballs which President Johnson will wiil forward among other paraphernalia to tho the Canadian soldiers In France who want to while awa away the Intermission between battles In playing the American American Ameri Amen can national game President Johnson said today he would ask the players to contribute signed baseballs baseball to the collection of or material m he will provide which will Include In the first consignment five live gross of ot balls tIt fifty bats six masks and six Ix catchers' catchers protectors with six sets of oC new uniforms to go later The American l league this afternoon sent enl the following telegram to Mayor layor T. T L. L Church of at Toronto An appeal ha has been made to me to provide a t big assortment of or baseball paraphernalia for tor use of ot the Canadian soldiers in Franco France The American league lague club owners and find players cheerfully cheerfully cheer cheer- rull fully will make the tho contribution Kindly Kindly Kind Kind- ly h Instruct me to whom I will send this shipment If It It Is wanted Reports reaching Chicago from France Indicate that baseball Introduced Introduced introduced Intro Intro- among the French and British soldiers b by Canadian troops troop who learned the theo game Bame at home Is tal taking a firm foothold back of or th the trenches |