Show AMATEUR BASEBALL I IHAS' IHAS HAS HAS' BIG FUTURE Amateur baseball as a national Institution institution tion Is sure to take a great spurt after the war according to officers of the Na National NM Baseball federation one of the or orl which now controls amateur baseball and which Is now working to toward to-j to ward a reconciliation with the National tOJ I Amateur Ba Baseball association which In nj eludes the organizations In several clUeS cities clUed Friends of amateur baseball see e an Increased ln In I creased interest rest In th the sport on the part of returned soldiers who are arc being keyed up to all sorts of athletic activities in the training camps These The soldiers will w not give up their lr sports when the war is over and will turn to baseball cr creating a big new In Interest Interest interest in- in terest In the national p If the war continues long it is not likely like like- ly by that many of the big leaguers In the I army will po go o back bacle to their clubs Big 1 league baseball Is st Se fast that even en a ayears ayears years year's absence in any other line of or en endea endeavor en- en I dea deavor vor usually slows up a player so much that he is ts unable to pIa play up to his former standard again S Scores ores of these pla players will either go goback goback goback back to the minors or enter some business business business busi busi- ness or profession In the latter case they will play amateur or ball The amalgamation of the two national organizations would be bf a great help to toI I the amateur game The two organIzations organizations organizations have been quarreling for more than two wY years when er the e National W n f federation I grew Out of a rump c convention held durIng during dur- dur Ing the convention of the national asso asso- I II I elation at Louisville I I The result was that the territory was I 1 divided between n two central bodies when it ft have e been very well manage managed by one Many cities clUes left heft both organizations because of the miniature war These Cities would undoubtedly return to a central central central cen cen- organization |