Show MATHEWSON CAN BE PATRIOTIC RIGHT HOME Has Fourteen Years of I Hurling Behind Him im but ut I Still Delivers Goods By United Press NEW YORK May 27 There There wa was no nu cry of when Christy j Mathewson manager of ehe abe Reds told the theY I Y M I. I C C. A A. that he believed he could do more for the government in this country j I than by going to Franco Franca to leash teah ballplayers ballplayers ball ballplayers players the intricacies of ot the national game The reason is apparent Soldiers in France peed no one from the civilian ranks ranis of ot baseball to show them how to perform in baseball uniforms There are baseball players of at ability In the national nations army and there are plenty of ot others who shortly will be across the seas taking part in the fight on Kaiser Bill Lieutenant Marty McHale formerly an American league pitcher had something to say not long ago which fits the case quite aptly When Matty declined to tomake tomake tomake make uP up his mind all at once on the subject subject sub sub- Subject McHale was given some consideration tion by the Y M M. C. C A A. as as a a. possible alternative for Matty Ill Ill I'll go to France for them and Ill I'll take tale along a g. couple of ball clubs to play bah balo for tor them If them if they'll give me full military authority over these players put them in uniforms and give them rifles to carry McHale remarked It was far back in 1876 that Cincinnati had a really good baseball club Since then the National league has been afflicted af at- with rather a poor sister In the city by the Ohio Mathewson has built builL builta builLa a 5 real club there now He lie has a pennant nen- nen pen pen- nant contender Matty is married hag la extensive business interests and is deeply interested tn in his work There are many I ball slayers players who could easily break away from the things holding their attention now and could wield Just as much in influence in- in fluence with soldiers in France But But But-as as McHale puts It why tt-why why send r civilian soldier across to France to i imen I men in uniform how to play baseball I |