Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1910 — Ball Fans at Francesville Given Great Time Sunday. [ARTICLE]

Ball Fans at Francesville Given Great Time Sunday.

Francesville was all the baseball goods Sunday. Two games were played, the first with Monon and second with Brookston. A lone tally was made off Francesville, one Brookstonite having got around the bases. It was a case of stock up and Francesville carried the best stock. The teams all had a professional appearance and not a Francesville player was good enough to get on the team. John Hannah, of Watseka, was the catcher. The pitchers were imported from Class C leagues and the combined team was about the best that ever got together in this neck of the woods. On the Francesville team were such players as French, of the Chicago White Sox; Dugan Zellers, of Wlnamac; Crandall, of Wadena; Martindale, Daniels and others. Irwin, the old favorite, was in the box for Monon, and the “profesh” bunch took kindly to his shoots and shoved them all over the lot. When the curtain dropped Francesville had 10 scores and Monon none. In the second Francesville got 14 and Brookston 1. The gate receipts were about $125. Considerable money changed hands on the Monon game. Francesville is said to be about $l5O ahead on the season.