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==Background==

==Background==

In 1911, after the death of his older brother, Lausche dropped out of the Central Institute Preparatory School and began working to help support his family but managed to find time for [[baseball]].  Recruited as a third baseman by the Duluth White Sox in Duluth, [[Minnesota]], he lagged in the hitting of curve balls and was released after thirty-one games. He then signed with a semi-professional team in Virginia in St. Louis County, Minnesota, located on the Mesabi Iron Range. He left after two weeks and returned to playing amateur ball in Cleveland. He tried baseball once more with the Lawrence, [[Massachusetts]] Barristers.<ref name=odenkirk/>  

In 1911, after the death of his older brother, Lausche dropped out of the Central Institute Preparatory School and began working to help support his family but managed to find time for [[baseball]].  Recruited as a third baseman by the Duluth White Sox in [[Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], he lagged in the hitting of curve balls and was released after thirty-one games. He then signed with a semi-professional team in Virginia in St. Louis County, Minnesota, located on the Mesabi Iron Range. He left after two weeks and returned to playing amateur ball in Cleveland. He tried baseball once more with the Lawrence, [[Massachusetts]] Barristers.<ref name=odenkirk/>  

In 1917, he enlisted in the [[United States Army]] after the American entry into [[World War I]] and completed high school in the military. While at Camp Gordon, near [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], Lausche joined the camp's baseball team. He was promoted to second lieutenant after eight months and assigned to officers' training school. His success in baseball kept him from the front lines of battle.<ref name=odenkirk>James E. Odenkirk, ''Frank J. Lausche: Ohio's Great Political Maverick'' (Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer, 2005), p. 56.</ref>  

In 1917, he enlisted in the [[United States Army]] after the American entry into [[World War I]] and completed high school in the military. While at Camp Gordon, near [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], Lausche joined the camp's baseball team. He was promoted to second lieutenant after eight months and assigned to officers' training school. His success in baseball kept him from the front lines of battle.<ref name=odenkirk>James E. Odenkirk, ''Frank J. Lausche: Ohio's Great Political Maverick'' (Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer, 2005), p. 56.</ref>

==Legal and political career==

==Legal and political career==