Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1918 — TEACHING ENLISTED MEN FINE POINTS OF NATIONAL GAME AT MARE ISLAND [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TEACHING ENLISTED MEN FINE POINTS OF NATIONAL GAME AT MARE ISLAND

The photograph shows “Duffy” Lewis, greatest 1 of world’s series heroes of the Boston Red Sox, in his uniform as a yeoman in the United States navy teaching the enlisted men the finer points of the national game. The commandant at Mare Island is a great booster and a program of sports is planned for the holiday season, among them a baseball game at Recreation park. Lewis has his heart set on winning this game.