to appreciate it. But they's nothing to prevent me from copping down the
letter so as you can read what it says and here it is.

PRIVATE KEEFE,

_Dear Sir_: My attention was called today to an article written by you
in your regimental paper under the title War and Baseball: Two Games Where
Brains Wins. In this article you state that our generals would be better
able to accomplish their task if they had enjoyed the benefits of strategic
training in baseball. I have always been a great admirer of the national
game of baseball and I heartily agree with what you say. But unfortunately
only a few of us ever possessed the ability to play your game and the few
never were proficient enough to play it professionally. Therefore the
general staff is obliged to blunder along without that capacity for quick
thinking which is acquired only on the baseball field.

But I believe in making use of all the talent in my army, even among the
rank and file. Therefore I respectfully ask whether you think some of your
baseball secrets would be of strategic value to us in the prosecution of
this war and if so whether you would be willing to provide us with the
same.

If it is not too much trouble, I would be pleased to hear from you along
these lines, and if you have any suggestion to make regarding a campaign
against our enemy, either offensive or defensive, I would be pleased to
have you outline it in a letter to me.

By the way I note with pleasure that our first names are the same. It makes
a sort of bond between us which I trust will be further cemented if you can
be of assistance to me in my task.