Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — DRIVE WAS JUST LIKE GOING TO FIRST BASE [ARTICLE]

DRIVE WAS JUST LIKE GOING TO FIRST BASE

The Bayonet, the publication issued by the soldier boys at Camp Lee, takes the following view of the first American drive, describing It entirely in baseball: “The first American drive was like going to first base. Didn’t have to hit the dirt; just went into the bag standing up. The delivery was too fast for the Huns, and there was promiscuous use of the bean ball. Although it was like trying out new pitchers, they showed promise and are backed up by a number of veterans to take up the work if any wavering symptoms should show. Only the top of the batting order was used, and there will be some slugging before the game gets much older. From the way the batteries are going it looks as if the Hun side will be retired on strikes.”