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Show MATHEWSON MAY 00 TOME Wanted to Promote Baseball Among American Troops on Western Front. NEW YORK. April 25. A decision as to whether Christopher Mathewson will be released from the Cincinnati National l;ique hasebnll club In order to go to France to promote baseball among the American troops may be reached at a conference in Pittsburgh tomorrow between Mathewson and August Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati club A telegram to this effect was received receiv-ed here today from Mr. Herrmann by William Sloan chairman of the war work council of the Young Men's Christian association. Mr. Sloan has asked that the manager be sacrificed from major league baseball so he might respond to the appeal from Prance. By a popular vote among the troops In France interested in baseball, Mathewson Math-ewson was held as the man most desired de-sired to develop the game on the western wes-tern front, according to a message received re-ceived by Mr. Sloan yesterday from E. 1 Carter, in rharge of Y. M. C. A. activities ac-tivities in France. 00 V |