Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 201, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1917 — NEW WORLD PASTIME [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW WORLD PASTIME

immy Callahan Predicts Big International Series. Sees Games Between Championship Teams of England, France, Japan, United States and Possibly SouthAmertei. —” JInternational baseball after the war? A world’s series between the champion teams of England, France, the United States, Japan and possibly South America? “Why not?” asked Jimmy Callahan, ex-pilot of the Pirates, who rounded this little old globe four years ago with the All-Americans and All-Nationals, md who is now interested in baseball behind the trenches in France. “It will not surprise me if England and France take up baseball after the war,” said Jimmy. “Those people like baseball —the only trouble Is the game has never been allowed to develop there. “I like to think of that trip we took four years ago as a missionary trip. We played to vast crowds and they

liked the game. They cheered every time a hit was made, even if it were only a foul. “But the real missionary work is going on behind the trenches now, where Americans and Canadians are playing baseball for the edification and delight of the Tommies and poilus as well as for their own pleasure.” Callahan has struck a popular note. Why not international baseball after the war? Baseball has been one of the great melting pots of America. Practically 6very nationality has contributed big stars. This refutes any idea that baseball has been cornered by* America and canriot be developed anywhere else. Looking over the records of the last few years we find that France Is represented by the great Lajoie, by Cicotte, Fabrlque, Ruth and several others. Ireland contributed the Delahantys, Pat Moran, Moriarty, Killlfer and a host of others. Scotland gave us McQuillan and Chalmers. Bates and many others are of English descent. Italy is represented by Abbatlchlo, Guisto and Ping Bodie. Many great ball players have come from Germany, Bohemia and Poland.

Jimmy Callahan.