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Show Junior World's Series for Boys' Ball Teams Holding of a junior world's series for boys' baseball teams throughout the country under the auspices of the American Legion will be proposed at the national convention of the Legion at Omaha from October 5 to 9 by the national Americanism commission. Decision to this effect was reached following a recent conference between Legion officials and Maj. John L. Griffith, Grif-fith, commissioner of the Western conference, con-ference, who offered his assistance in working out the idea. Recent developments portend success suc-cess for the plan, if it Is approved at the national convention. Kenesaw M. Landis, high commissioner commis-sioner of baseball, placed his stamp of approval on the plan to form the boys' league. J. A. r.utler. a member of the staff of the National Amateur Athletic association, as-sociation, and Allan Waters, of the Legion's community and civic betterment better-ment bureau, are co-operating in working work-ing out the details of the plan. Mr. Waters conceived and worked out the details of the plan of the junior baseball base-ball league for possible sponsorship by the Legion. The present intention Is to promote the organization of baseball leagues for boys of fourteen to seventeen in i all parts of the country, according to Frank Clay Cross, director of the Americanism commission. Championships Champion-ships will be staged by districts, by states and regions, lending up to the national contest to be held each year at national conventions of the Legion. In the junior world series, as it will be called, the victor of all states east of the Mississippi river will play the champion of the West. The junior world series Is one feature fea-ture of a general plan for Legion ac- tivity in sponsoring and promoting a j greater active participation on the part of the general public in athletics i |