| Show WHATEVER WHATEVER happens to base ball through 1944 you cat caa write it down in advance as the th games greatest all around gamble gambit since since abner doubleday had his fan bastic dream this goes not only for the two major league lea ue pennant races but aasc for the individual averages include ing pitchers and hitters with the draft now working busily and effectively day by day building up the reserves that thai will be needed later on no one can possibly tell what wil happen from week to week ek or from ont in month t to month army arld arid navy experts tell us the european war will certainly move into I 1 1945 with the japanese climax set no grantland nd rice itice later than 1046 1946 IJ II this happens to be true and it seems to be the best guess in sight the drain on manpower will be well beyond anything we have known so far it may seem to be a rather futile matter and a minor argument to bring in baseball at such a vital point in liis nations history but the fact remains that millions are still following what is left of baseball including a large percent of the americans now in army or navy service only pay a visit to any camp or talk with the returning wounded in addition to the two pennant races they also want to know who will be the leading pitchers and the leading hitters among those left in the various training camps dont you think a wounded sergeant asked me that mort cooper should win at least 30 games with the weaker hitters he will have to face what about those yankee pitchers another asked bo bonham chani and borowy and donald should mop up some of these leftover left over hitters should reach another said said this ought to be a big year for any 4 F regular |
