Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1910 — Wrens Forecd to Flank on Ball Game With Brook Sunday. [ARTICLE]

Wrens Forecd to Flank on Ball Game With Brook Sunday.

No one hates it worse than Manager Harmon that the Wrens were unable to fulfill their date with Brook Sunday, and it is certain that the Brook management has a big kick coming and will make it. This was the first time that Rensselaer was to go away from home this year and it is greatly to their shame that they should have forfeited the game. There were some mitigating circumstances, however. Catcher McLain, who is visiting in Ohio, had assured Manager Harmon that he would be here and he did not come. That put a bad hole in the team and one that could hardly be filled at a late hour. Wilcox, however, would have caught the game, but Agent Beam went to Chicago and Wilcox had to remain in charge at the depot. Morgan decided to go to Chicago and Manager Hannon could not dissuade nim. Kevin came down from Chicago to play and Hassar and Renner were to appear in Brook and Hassar was there and Renner would have been had not the management reached n.m in Sheldon before he got started. Swartzell and Jensen were ready to go and much regretted the fluke which was caused and which was certain to greatly inconvenience Ercok. * Manager Harmon would hive patch ed up some sort of a team had it been possible, but there were no young fellows even to be found and the complete flunking was the outcome. The Wrens have been having an uphill job this year. There is only a small part of a team here and the expense of putting a team together is heavy. But the kcal players should determine to abide by the manager and stick with him or give up playing altogether. It is understood that Brook had sent away for a pitcher and it would be nj more than right if the Rensselaer management would offer to settle with Brook for that, expense.