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Show PUCE JOE JACKSON 1 DRAFTCLASS 1 White Sox Slugger Likely to Be Called for Service at Oace. GREENWOOD. S. C, May 1. Joe Jackson, outfielder of the Chicago Americans, Amer-icans, has been placed in class 1, the district draft board for the western district dis-trict of South Carolina announced today. He had been in class 4. Jackson registered regis-tered at Greenville. S. C. To Play Sunday Ball. By International News Service. NEW YORK, May 1. In spite of the protest of the new International league officials, it was announced today that the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will play a scheduled game at the old Federal league park at Harrison, N. J., next Sunday. President John H. Far-rell Far-rell has appealed to the national commission com-mission for a ruling prohibiting the major ma-jor league teams from playing in the Newark territory. The International league season opens May 8. President Tener of the National league and a member of the national commission, commis-sion, said today that the statement of President John H. Farrell of the new International In-ternational league that the debts of $9900 against International league territory had been paid, would not change the plans of the major leagues to have Sunday games at Harrison during the season. Service Men Free. By International News Service. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 1. In addition ad-dition to giving the use of Shibe park for Sunday baseball games between different dif-ferent military teams, the Philadelphia American league management announced that they will admit all men In service uniform free except for the payment of the war tax to one game In each series. The war camp community service has accepted the offer in behalf of the soldiers sol-diers and sailors. Wheat Back Today. By International News Service. NEW YORK. May 1. Zack Wheat, mafnstay of the Dodgers' batting offensive, offen-sive, will be back with the team tomorrow, tomor-row, it was. announced today. Wheat, who stood second in the National league batting average list last year, has been a holdout this season. He demanded $500 Increase In salary, which Colonel Ebbets has now agreed to pay him, in addition to making up the time that he has lost by not joining the team when the season started. |