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Chicago, IL: Great Lakes Athletic Association, May, 1919. First Edition. softcover. Very good. Periodical, (approx. 9" by 11 3/4"), 64 pages. Articles include, among others, "Girl Patriots at Great Lakes" "The Navy Way Is a Good Way" by C. Riley Ketridge; "Dreams" by Harry Smith, Chicago Daily News; "Scenes and Persons of Interest to Be Found in the Thirteenth Regiment," "Building of a Coaling Station" by H. E. Olsen, U.S.N., "Officers of the Dental Staff, Great Lakes Station, During the War Period." 091306A

Chicago, IL: Great Lakes Athletic Association, December, 1918. First Edition. softcover. Very good. Periodical, (approx. 9" by 11 3/4"), 128 pages. Articles include, among others, "Captain Moffett and the Athletic Assoc. Present Standards to Various Units," "Governor Lowden Speaks at Great Lakes", by H. Frank Reutlinger, " 'Gobs' Give Blood to Curb 'Flu' "; "Dishing Out 'Navy Brains' by J. Reeves Espy;"Machine Guns Sputter on Greay Lakes Range"; "Wounded Marines at Great Lakes"; "Hunting Subs at Night."091306A

Chicago: Great Lakes Athletic Association , 1918. SCARCE. 14 monthly issues with great illustrated covers bound in quarto, green cloth, gilt lettering at spine, marbled end pages, Very Good, cloth rubbed, hinges cracked yet binding holding well, some small creases and small tears to pages. Published monthly by the Great Lakes Athletic Association, devoted to the interests of the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, the Navy’s largest training installation and the home of the Navy’s only Boot Camp. Great WWI era magazines, numerous black and white photographs, lots of articles and photos about athletic teams, and wonderful color rear cover ads for Wrigley's gum. The Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team compiled a record of 7-0-2 and won the 1919 Rose Bowl, featuring three players (George Halas, Jimmy Conzelman, and Paddy Driscoll) who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Feb. 1919 issue features a team photo with those three… Read More