Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1918 — NAVY SEEKS CRACK PLAYERS [ARTICLE]

NAVY SEEKS CRACK PLAYERS

Every Big League Athlete Will Be Asked to Join, but No Special Ratings Offered. Every big league baseball player in the country .Is to be Invited to join the navy at* once, according to letters prepared by Ensign W. L Denny,a.recruiting officer at the Great Lakes Training station, under the direction of Capt William A. Moffett, commandant. “We are asking them to join the navy because we want the best men we cftn get,” Captain Moffett declared. “However, there will be no special rating for them, but we will give them the best ratings for which they can qualify.” Captain Moffett also Intimated there would be no permanent “shore duty,” but that the baseball men enlisting would be prepared for sea service as fast as possible.