Show VAR TAR WOULD PUT END TO S WOULD NOT TOLERATE GAMES IF F MEN WERE NEEDED To Tie proximity of war with the tho pos possibility of volunteer service and land even I II I l final result conscription n naturally turay suggests the effect it would have on t i. i War conditions in America could not vary much from those in fn the tho European countries and taking the these thebe e as an example amateur and pro pro- lonal ional sport would practically be bo until the tho end of or tho the war in In case se of conscription athletes amateur and professional between 18 13 and rould be bc drafted into tho the s service r This would practically take every athlete in all aU branches ot of sport Even Evon should they escape conscription the idea of a lot of husky the to to men engaging in baseball or like amusements would 5 so 10 unpopular that that that-it it would not be tolerated to tolerated to s say v nothing of patron- patron td cd There are aro practically no American precedents to g SQ b by In con considering the tho sUon stion During the civil JI war warS the major sports ports had not reached the prom prom- re e the they hold toda today t. t was practically unknown football was not in Iii I vented until several years later Inter golf olt and amI tennis had not ll matches wei were few ie ew and ml frowned on by law or Of course there ia fa tho precedent of the Spanish war var but t tat at war was over In a rOW few months and waa v-ai not generally general taken very seriously It If war should come corne patriotism n would sweep baseball I football and md kindred sports sport before it Already Aready t baseball is preparing for such uch an event eventuality In Jn some of the minor l leagues magnates are arc already planning to close their parks parcs JO JOa for a season eason in C case of war v and arid Ban Johnson president of the American league i is ta now mapping out a course should there thoro be a call to the colors color Also In such a u. contingency It will bo ho Interesting to watch tho rise in the popularity of boxing with its is Us ts Bailouts its and its other patriotic representatives On tho the other hand Indications early point to o a general enlistment of ot college athletes athlete Princeton was the first to th the front with the tho announcement that military companies would bo ho formed there thon for br active duty lUty Little Wabash college colleSe in iii In Indiana has agreed to t send nd a company Many schools havo have compulsory train train- In for first and year second 1 students These would their sho their quotas |