"When the nation wages war against Germany in 1918, utility infielder Mickey Rawlings has been traded to the North Side of Chicago. He's batting a career high (a respectable .274) and the Cubs are in first place. For the first time in a long while Mickey is feeling financially secure enough to buy furniture. That's when his best friend--rookie Willie Kaiser--is shot dead right on the diamond. While teh official explanation is 'accidental death from a stray bullet, ' Mickey thinks someone's taken the anti-war sentiment too far"--Page 4 of cover.
