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Baseball in the Trenches The American and Tommies Play
In a British line trench American private Empey and companion Stewart organize two makeshift baseball classes for the Tommies. Parcels from America arrive with gloves and balls. a mock season ensues, ending when gas alerts disrupt play and the Canadians win the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Empey
France
Alexander Stewart
Stewart
Tommies
Tommy
United States
Yank
London
Corporal Watkins
Royal’ Irish Rifles
Curly
Mike
King’s Arms
Ouse
Rye Lane
John MacGraw
Vipers
Billy Sunday
John McGraw
New York Giants
England
McGraw
Ordnance Corps
d’Empey
America
Jonah
Rube
Hal Chase
Mr. Jinx
Military Police