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Show Baseballs for Army Children fWWWN Jf H hvii Villi -JV-tH i I VV J? The Photograph Shows, Left to Right: Maj. Gen. William We.gji, u. S. A.; - Babe Ruth, Maj. Gen. James H. McRae, S. S. A.( and Lieut. Col. Henry W. Fleet, C. M. T. C. Officer. reviving a custom which he inaugurated inaugu-rated in the summer of 1924, "Babe" Ruth, star baseball player of the New York "Yankees" of the American league, recently autographed 53 Louisville Louis-ville slugger ba'ts, and as many baseballs base-balls for those fortunate young men under canvas at the nation-wide Citizens' Citi-zens' Military Trailing camps who were selected, at the conclusion of the 30 days' training, as the most outstanding out-standing ball players in their respective respec-tive camps. The Sultan of Swat autographed the balls and bats co Governors island, in New York harbor, personally presenting present-ing them to Maj. Gen. James H. McRae. Mc-Rae. commanding the Second Corps area, while cameramen "shot" the interesting in-teresting event, An added incentive has now been given the stalwart young Americans in training at the C. M. T." camps througb- out the country, for what normal American boy would not treasure a baseball and bat autographed by the mighty Bambino himself? The government gov-ernment has always fostered the principle prin-ciple of a sound mind ln a sound body and Babe Ruth's trophies of the dia-' mond will but serve to lend greater stress to the athletic activities at these government encampments this summer. The national pastime has always occupied oc-cupied a prominent place in the curriculum cur-riculum of every Citizens' Military Training camp. Now. with this coveted cov-eted award to strive for, the host of clean-cut American youths who annually an-nually spend a month under canvas at the C. M. T. C. as Uncle Sam's student stu-dent guests may be expected to put forth herculean efforts to win "Babe's own bat and ball," something any young man may be proud of. |