New York, Mar. 5.
Baseball executives are groping around in the dark these days, trying to figure just how hard the selective service act is going to hit the national pastime. A United Press survey reveals that the league presidents. club officials and players are all in the same boat—they don't know what to expect but are ready for any emergency.
It seems certain that major league baseball will lose more prominent players the coming season than anys body expected last fall. It seems fairly certain that Hank Greenberg, Merrie Arnovich, Zeke Bonura. Emerson Dickman and Harry Lavagetto all will be wearing khaki before the All-Star game rolls around. But this list isn't complete.
Both league presidents, Will Har-ridge of the American and Ford Trick of the National have made a study of the situation and are frank to ad: mit that they can't foresee just what the future is likely to bring.
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