Show Writers Asked To Back Drill Of Players Plan Head of Ball Scribes' Scribes Association Association Association Asso Asso- Says It Will Stir Up Patriotism n inn nTh Th TM f W tf Nm Ic DETROIT Feb 21 Joseph Joseph S. S Jackson of or Detroit president of ot tho the Baseball Dueball Writers Writers' association has le- le Is Issued sued a statement asking askin tho the baseball writers of or the tho country to support the recently announced plan for tor military drill for major majo l league ball players baseball men believe belleva that success or failure allure of the plan rests with th the tho support it recel o from the writers Jackson rays aS aSHla Ills His statement follows Both President Johnson and CapUT Capt T T. L. L Huston author of th the plan tars for tor military rY drill for tor major league league ball ballPlayers ballplayers players and of the resolution advocating ado cating Institution of or the tho same are of or orthe the opinion that or failure of the effort la s in the tho hands of ot the tho b La baseball ball writers of the country countr At- At of ot the newspapers the they the believe belle will wll largely decide tho fe feeling Ung of the players Payers and tho the manner In which the public will r receive tho the suggestion or r e r xa nB the president of or the tho Baseball Writers Writers' association ha hart half agreed I to call for support by the the- membership The baseball 11 authorities authorities ties wl wish h the writers to efface the tho wron wrong impression that there is an attempt or a hope to raise raUe Immediately Imme- Imme dl a fighting force lorce from the ranks of t th the he bILl ball I players They are arc striving for a moral ob ob- ob- ob to to have have- haveth th the ball players en who are ore tho the and In some cases caes the the- Ideals Js of or the youth of the country set lIet an nn example that will be followed by those on whom It must depend In Incase Incase case of ot war It is K tto therefore ur urged that baseball writers do nothing to lo discourage a 0 Continued on I page 4 I. WRITERS ASK from Irem puce c. c 3 1 fair air lr- lr treatment of or the tb pUn plan but f. f rather rath r er r. r raMy raNy T lo to 0 lh the tha rt t ef or a mot P p 4 meat t a appeal J to is any I I person wh who Lea baa at heart hAArt tb lb Ibe fatur u ef of hie hh r I t i I a spot 0 ota W W. W n. af saw M- him do I b bw l t fILa par pUy J t ball tJI u You r-You Tea win IL WA 4 lf Jf o I ae a tIC feel H laud 11 player Jr IA Orly MU Meen tte tn to I lh the AIH Ira Ila T i n nest t bird WId W Octa l Je a. a tO J u tt Lee t t. t telex a Threw a t c 4 j oes ei Mm fn tt I w 4 K be a M iii WY w yeses r To Yea Y o to l- l lf f I tad U t lost l. l cant can't t b i wa R Cant W. w tt At ate ale tn a t test a It test FlA n. n-n. M. k-M. W rases s Is CJ cena u ta In Oct Oct- r sad M 4 I tom aa as u. u If It P ry r y X lw t b t i i knotted t tas k U than aa a j wt t I M I t tea r f estee e say ay y nc tr tn he to Ik IX w vela Yanks TA ees a pen t r Scat JI neat lute Mt always rw I the I Met nr slim tt Dt U r-U t U I. I at a l la they tx r w t Mat a u. u ta f 1 r n. n app Of 4 was WU 4 to stage uc a k Yee T. s. win Tea Deme 1 T. T 1 I a ame me u 4 yea |