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Show CANTONMENTS WILL J X USE MANY BASEBALLS t It I : If anyone doubts that base- ! ball is the American national J game, the doubter should take a look at the plans made by the J commissions on training camp a activities of the army and navy T departments. Every one of the million f.nd a half men under i training in this country will in- J dulge In baseball practice at one T time or another during the pre'.- J ent season. , : It is estimated that approxi- mately 50.000 balls will ba used up "officially" in the camp i games in the course of the sea- son. This figure is arrived at J by estimating that there are over 400 companies in tmlning J in .the various camps, and multi- J plying this number by lC. which J is the number of baseballs J the training camp commission is planning to furnish each unit. J in addition to gloves and bats. Many more of course will be' J supplied the men themselves, j and these will bring the number J nearer 70,000, it is believed. |