Show Baseball Players Take Readily to War Drill Dy Special News Service LOS A S. LES March 20 The O.-The The American Amer Amer- ican lived up to the fourteen Courteen letters letters let let- of Its namo name when military schooling was officially adopted as ns part of the 1917 pring training training- work Reports from tho the Southern camps Indicate Indicate Indi Indi- cate that tho ball ban players have taken to military work worl with IU n. n gr groat qt t show of or willingness will- will and enthusiasm No ono one single ball player has hung hun back from shouldering shoulder shoulder- ina ing this branch of or training President Ban Dan Johnson has hall encouraged d this patriotic plan by offering offering- a prize prise 0 of 00 in in ingold gold to o the club best m to military lj tactics and an added d prize of oC OO to tho the sergeant who drills tho winning team teara The award ard will bo ho made b by a 1 board of army anny officers when tho baseball bas baH baH- sol jol- are reviewed In n July Jub While no official action of ot this sort Fort was taken by tho the Pacific Coast league tho Los j Angeles magnates John magnates John P. P Powers Power Frank Lt L. Chance Chanco Thomas J. J Darmody anI and a George Stovall all alI all orto have o gone gono on record cord as favoring military training Patriotism Patriotism Is 13 not licking lacking among amons tho base se ba ball 1 men |