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Show AfHEIH TO JOIN SOLDIERS H HE Plans to Recruit Two Clubs From Big League Material. CINCINNATI. May . -Christy M;l-thowson M;l-thowson of tho Cincinnati Xatloiuls will (0 to Franco If officials of the V. M. c . can convince him that his services there In Improving the morale of ihe Anlrrkan trOOPS would be indispensable. Mathewson made this declaration today ftr a prolonged conference with Gorge 0, fisher, international director of physical physi-cal Instructors of the . M. c. A. Dr. Hlher assured Mathewson he could convince con-vince Mm his services would ir in-vsluable. in-vsluable. Jdsthewson asserted that he thought veil of the idea of sending over two teams from the big leagues to play for the soldiers sol-diers behind the lines. He and President Presi-dent Herrmann will confer in Chieato Thursday with President Weeghman of the Chicago Nationals, and President Comlskey of the While Sm on the mailer. mai-ler. If trie teams are sent abroad Math-etrson Math-etrson will recruit the clutvs. Dr. Fisher said he would cable to the T. M. C. A. field leaders in Krance for tddltAfnal details of the desire of the sol-jtjjirfor sol-jtjjirfor Mathewson to join (hem. and jnat he probably would receive an answer W from General Pershing urging that Mattv make the sacrifice and go to Burope. Dr. Fisher discussed with Mathewson and with Augrjst Herrmann, chairman of the national commission the probability of staging a world's championship game In Bonne and also broached the subject of taking the 191S world's championship dub and putting it against a soldiers' team. The director told Mattv that he stood highest of all ball players in the affection of the American youth and that his presence was essential to the development devel-opment of athletics "over there." Mathewson suggested to Dr. Fisher that Hans Wagner was as popular and stood at high in the estimation of the American youth as he himself did. To that Dr. Fisher answered: "You alone can do more to build up the morale of the American armv by directing di-recting and developing baseball than any living man. Mechanically it could be done as well by someone else, but It is you thev want to see." |