Show WOULD PENSION ALL PLAYERS iN r ARMY AN AND NAVY I I I io j Comiskey Booster of Pl Plan 1 k tI Intended to Put Baseball in I I Front as War ar Helper v 1 GAME CAN BECOME IE BECOMEr l i r AID TO UN UNCLE LE SAT SAM t 1 f Players Who ho Will ill Not Go to toWar toi toi i i War Will Have Chance to toI 1 I Boost Good Thing Along e I t 1 BY GEORGE S. S ROBBINS v I CHICAGO Ill IH Feb O. O This D.-This This is pov po- po v in inar to be pre eminently a military mili- mili t tai tary year c r in baseball Its It's a a. boost for baseball to keep the sport going and its it's to be an aid to Uncle Sam t in in his little scrap with the l kaiser I Magnates who fail to f fall ll in line for fort j activity calculated to boost hoost tho tim goI gov- gov t I eminent in its ils gigantic undertaking l certainly have hae not nol the best besl interests of baseball at nt heart I Tho The attitude of ot Charles A A. Comiskey j president anti and nd owner of ot the thc White hUo Sox ox champions champion should hould be followed rD n y all ll the th club s. owners Comiskey says san r 11 I j the t-Ie country wants baseball but he f. I fa-I a- a t Ivors vors every plan that will cause caus baseI base- base all to boost booDt the cause of oC the United t I States States rates at nt war of at players Plans PIani f for r partial payment who voluntarily enlisted or were draft- draft 1 d for tor the tho duration of or tho the war var are fa- fa i by tho the Old Roman That these players players' families should be helped by bya byn J a n fund for tor or this purpose would bo be n. n pronounced pronounced pro pro- to the thc game gamo ho thinks I t I This Idea may finally be bo approved ed by byI byall I all the magnates In a a. modified form torm It Jt 1 might be bo a ft good plan to have tho the players play play- er ers era participate In gathering this fund 1 1 Some orno plan O whereby magnate and player u t I may snare share alike in lii this patriotic move f 1 may be evolved Doing III HI His Share Captain Jim Tim Scott who left tho the White Whitt Sox ox last Jast soa season on and Joined tho officers officers' i reserve corps at the Presidio In Calli Call Call- i i received cd his salary In full for tor 1 1 ithe- ithe of ot 1917 1911 He also was cut cutI I f in n on a a. full share of ot the winners winner's split pf ot tho worlds world's series melon c. c The The- White Sox will play several cx- cx 1 games sZ with service teams In p the south Contests also will bo arf arI ar ar- ar J f I ranged with the soldiers at al Camp Grant and ind 1 tho the at the Great r Lakes 1 Frequent nt military days at Comiskey park will be ls put on the tho schedule as last season to help rouse the patriot patriot- H sm of or the fans President Comiskey will continue continuo to give 10 per pcr cent of oC the Kato Kate receipts at his park to the Red fled Redl l t. t Cross I. 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I There here is every reason to b believe the tho I 1 American league learue will continue to drill Its men In military tactics and the Nat NaI Na Na- t I league teams would do well to toi i follow tollow suit A military tournament i this fi also is Js in prospect It Itts Is Is the duty of ot every ver American citizen dUzen to do his bit to aid the tho govern govern- 1 mentin in Its big battle battlo sald said President before boarding a a. train with Mrs lIra Comiskey for tor the south Baseball Baseball Baseball Base ball Is the national gamo game and its it's goIng goIng going go- go Ing to b bo be a a. factor In winning this war for tor our r government Tho The President of ot the United States wants wanta b baseball to continue and he wants athletics to be spread l throughout the arm army and navy na SrO Vo must be In iii tho the business of ot providing provid- provid I ing ng ng moro more athletically trained men forr for r our army and Lud we certainly can best do that b by keeping baseball going At At our parks we must do all In our i I power to boost the tho cause caUSa of tho the soldier I i and sailor I believe e that most of ot tho the i I 1 5 clubs dubs will pI play games with camp teams I tins this spring pring These games amel will vilI stimulate I 1 late Interest In tho the sport and be bo of or ini in- in j i I estimable benefit to tho soldier This I i- i I world war is going going- to spread baseball I 11 to to the four tour of th tim the tho corners cornels globe globe- The ft f. f boys are going to carry It over to tov I V v i 1 France Fr noe where Whore men from every nation Vi TI I tiro battling We Ve must continue our j- j ii efforts to boost bost the equipment fund r r- Jackie Jackle Strong for lor R Rowland t h.- h. This 18 IB a n small world v after all Take I y f the experience of or Clarence Rowland for tor I I instance Little more moro than three years ago go this name flame Rowland was WIlS practically II i. i unknown In tho the big big- cities s. s Few basei base base- i h ball boll fans of or Chicago had hader ever er heard of or him and the world wa was startled when Comiskey announced him as manager Ii 1 This week the Writer and Hugh t- t tr r a Q wool the baseball I fan accompanied Rowland on en ona ena a tour of ot the Great Lako n naval training sta sta- U k tion Rowland was Wu hailed on all side i by the 8 up there Many called j i J I him by his fIrst name tind nd not one sug- sug J t stion of ot tho the busher buher was wasAI A V AI i forthcoming tr 1 Hello Clarence What are aro you OU doIng do- do t 1 lug Ing up here borer horer asked a a. Jacky in tho the ath ath- t letic hUe office It Felix i if c f was Chouinard 1 who u used ed to play ball with the White Sox i d f Je come como up to o challenge h the tho i i I to a a. game gamo or of ball replied Rows Row- Row s I III land laid d t I. I Youre on replied Chouinard Tho frame anae ante will be played and were we're out to t i beat you rr I has charge of ot bowling at 41 v the Great Lakes and IB Is assisted b by Joe ji f t I Leonard ono one no of or Clark Griffiths Griffith's boys j i who rec recently Joined the navy Y Choul- Choul 1 nard rard also has charge of ot baseball and f i 1 Is h forming a 3 team tc-am composed largely of ot 1 Iri lormer former big lea league e players r This Thle Journey of or Rowland through h the f mammoth cantonment on the tho north ii horo hore proved an on eye eyo It showed i the large larse number of ot men from the c j. j ranks of ot baseball who have havo Joined the tho colors Former minor league and mar ma- ma 1 r league players came camo forward to I the manager of the worlds world's chars cham- plona plon on this short snort tour |