Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1911 — SHOE THAT WILL NOT SPIKE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHOE THAT WILL NOT SPIKE

Makes It Possible for Baseball Player to Clutch Ground Firmly Without Fear of Injuring. A new baseball shoe, designed to prevent injuries by “spiking” yet embodying the feature that makes its possible for the wearer to clutch the ground firmly in running, says Popular Mechanics, has made Its appearance in Chicago and several other cities. Instead of the present razor-like

spikes, a slack chain is attached to the three corners of a metal plate which Is riveted to the ball and heeP of the shoe. - - - ('

Chain Clutches Instead of Spikes.