Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1910 — NOTED PLAYER HAS RETIRED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOTED PLAYER HAS RETIRED

Frank Bowerman, One of Most Eocentric Figures in Baseball, Drops Out of Game. With the retirement of Catcher Frank Bowerman, baseball loses one of its most eccentric characters. Bowerman has been playing in the bigger leagues longer than many of the other players Ih the same company today have been living. He made his debut years and years ago, and has played in fast company con? tinuously since. His best work was done for the New York Giants, with whom he played when they were at the pinnacle of their fame. Bowerman has always been a lively, scrappy player, up to his neck in the struggle all the way. He left the Giants and took a whirl at the managerial end of the game in Boston, but his Beaneaters, after making a glorious start, fell by the wayside when

tne race grew warm. Reports say that he trained his men too fine early in the season. At any rate be left Boston before last season was over, and announced that he had retired from the game. Later be joined the Indianapolis club, and was with them again this year. Recently he left the team and went to his home in Michigan. It is hardly likely that he will play again.

Catcher Frank Bowerman.