The better seems to be claiming the pitcher substituted a cannonball for a baseball in one of the games frequently staged between companies.
Baseball On The Barracks Schedule
Saint Louis Globe-Democrat
1937-07-06
picture
Jefferson Barrcks
Saint Louis (Mo.)
1930-1939
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