Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1919 — PETAIN AS A BASEBALL FAN [ARTICLE]

PETAIN AS A BASEBALL FAN

Marshal of France Forgets His Duty and Watches Exciting Game— Autographs Ball. _ • ;<a ’ ' v “ How Marshal Petain of the French army ducked the time clock to witness a ball game is the story brought bactf to this country by W. C. Mullen, former manager of the Dubuque team ia the Three-I league, who has returned after spending six months as a K. of C. secretary with the Thirty-eighth di« vision overseas. The game was between company teams of the Fifty-sixth engineers at Ste. Nazaire. Marshal Petain was crossing the lot \frith fellow officers He knows the American game, and stayed to watch it for a few moments. The game was exciting. The marshal remained. His -duty was forgotten as the game went on into extra innings 10,000 men vociferously’ applauding. The game ended with a 6-5 score, and Marshal Petain, enthusiastic, came to Mnllen, umpiring the game, and autographed the ball In play at the finish. Then the marshal telephoned his orderly to punch the headquarter’s time dock for him. >