Show L s ONE OVER I ALEXANDER lam ant Lincoln Lincon Bailey BaHe 1 s by Just One Score j 4 1 1 STOPPED HIS HIS HIS' AYING G LAST YEAR e e in ill Box for Cubs Cuba I. I luring J Conlin Coming Coining rr 1 Season pa J the tIe fans Cans ans know little about ah m Lincoln Bailey Baller though s1 know now o a lot Jot about Mr tr Grod Gro Grover r ti d Alexander tho thc other e ex- named pitcher of ot t the Cubs writes James S ilc Jago eo sport scribe But this 4 truth about It Both belong leong elon 1 Cube Cuba ami all Indications Indications' point t them being with the club clubS S aon on resent both are arc In France In Ina InS Ina S a a bunch or of American sol sol- R rought forth another bunch ot oC u n soldiers for or a ball same game In Innot Innot I. I not far tar from front Paris Paris- Grover Gro I id d Alexander was pitcher r for tOl forIK IK 1 w an and Abraham Lincoln Dailey for tor the other The A. A Lincoln S Jeam team won the game b by a 1 ot of one run In tn a n combat that thata id d a upon the pitching pitching- Of or course tans know how Grover r Clove Clove- xander can pitch so o thc they mus must lizo that this Abraham Lincoln r person pelSon must inuit have pitched some Border order to win S ruth of or It i Is that President and ander andr er r Mitchell of oC the Cubs Cuba has for tor- tort a t long long- longtime time time- this Bailey boy boyI I cn eh However el he did not learn n I centI that the tho lad hail hall b beaten aten I S ler er and that he was to from France In time to ha c with the Cubs lie e tall fall o of 01 1917 Mr rr A. A Lincoln Si came anic to Cubs park parI and applied Job ob It was morning morning- batting and Mitchell sent him mm to tho the was a a tall taIl and swarthy lad Ind been doing doing- things thinS's with the thc I. I working working- for foi tho the n alloy alley pitched to tho the Cub le reg- reg Ith Mitchell standing behind The he youngster OU was hurling a a. aast a act ast t ball with a L hop to It that the re regular Cub batters Isee see you ou hook a a. curve cur over o I this fellow said Mitchell as the best hitters of or tho club d up for tor his turn 1 If Hooked O Ocr Over cr Curve Cun hooked over o a curve itter made a terrific swing swint and Ithe ball a foot toot tS L' all right spoke up Mitchell sing hit his feelings Como Come on one onie I ie e office when yoUve yoU've had hadU U u app tho the office later her tel tet a 3 talk with tho the north si siere sid Per ere er signed a a. contract for the thc I ng year U war r grew intense and Bailey Bane with thousands of or others was Into tho the service sOI Mitchell has hasas tn n as him since Binco he hooked that er er on one onG of the good north Here but he never tor forgot ot him elated that he Is likely to be bc 5 fact that the youngster turned t ok of at trimming Alexander in a aS S ver In France wasn't a a. surprise fellow it-fellow t. t t. t fellow ellow can pitch the kind lelnd oCe ot oC otso I S so e a showed me ou out t there hes he's hesto hesto to beat any of them Usually I fellow has a a. great fast ball ban he of or a curve but this big haf both said the Cub leader ol 10 e recent letter received ed by bya a mother ho stated he lie now about pounds and Is feeling his Cuts wae war written after aUer the sign sign- t the armistice Ho Is in the thery thet fry t ry over there an and Indicated that i to lo be transported home I I alley weighs that much he ho will tout out out t e biggest ball p player r- r 1 in n th the theal e al 11 league and If Ie he hc i is the tho kind beat Alexander Alexandcr in a a. close and nd nd throw the kind of oC a n. curve twit t Mitchell sa saw a w P a 11 year eal ago ngo last I els' els almost euro suro to be bo a National l Player next nen season |