Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1911 — Remington to Meet'Wrens in Ball Game Sunday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

Remington to Meet'Wrens in Ball Game Sunday Afternoon.

George who has temporarily taken charge of the local baseball Interests, and who guided the Wrens to victory at Monticello last Sunday, has been busy since bis return, fixing up things for the future and has arranged three Sunday games for the near future. Tbe first will take place next Sunday at Riverside Athletic park. The opposing team will be from Remington. Manager Plunkett says that he will play all home men, giving all the youngsters who are willing to learn the game, a chance in the practice. Reports of the Monticello game are glowing in respect to the manner in which the local youngsters gamboled about the diamond. Jensen at second played a'fine game and he was ably assisted by Parks at short and Clark at third. Ail that is needed is for these men to be given a fair chance and as much practice as possible and they will play rings around a number of the imported players who never have the interest of the town at heart. There Is a demand for an all home team and it is in sight, Virgil Robinson, Charley Porter, Tom Padgßt a number of other former K. O. K. A. players are developing into able hall players. Elder is a dependable fielder and -bats well. Mount is a new comer and will alternate catching with Wilcox, who is an able with the best whip to secontTthat ever tossed a pig skin down to second. Swartzell is right there with the big mit at first and can pitch a few innings with the best of them. It looks like a good start. On Sunday, June 4th, the Wrens will go to Mqnon and on the following Sunday, June 11th, Montlceflo will play here. Attorney George A. Williams and wife will start tomorrow morning for Springfield, 111., and after a day’s visit there with Mrs. Williams’ brother, will go to Carthage, 111., and visit other relatives of Mrs. Williams. They will make the trip in his new Ford automobile. , James Mead, son-in-law of E. L. Clark, has been offered the management of the Prudential Insurance Co.’s branch at Delphi, and went there yesterday to investigate it. Tonight ho Is attending a banquet given to Prudential agents at Lafayette. If be decides to take the Delphi place they will move there. For some time he wasin the same line of business at Hammond. . ' «*•■ ‘ < Rev. J. P. Green left on the early train this iporning to attend a committee meeting in Franklin. Franklin college is about to launch a cam* paign to raise added endowment \jto the amount of 8500,000. In inaugurating the campaign, the finance committee meets in Franklin todaf to lay plans and discuss ways and means. This is Rev. Green’s mission to tt\at city. Frank P. Rohlhson was here this morning looking after thp Interest of the estate of bis father, Charles C. Robinson, who died last November. Mr. Robinson was formerly engaged In the wholesale grocery business at Lafayette and after his retirement from business he made a number of real estate investments, purchasing a farm of 340 acrea southeast of Rensselaer, which is now occupied by Chas. Sommers. Mr. Robinson was appointed administrator of his father’s estate and took out papers in this county today. He lives In South Haven, Mich. Comrade Fox, who has been e mail carrier In and about Rensselaer for many years and a mighty faithful one, too, will given up the Pleasant Grove route shortly, the contract having been let to Tammy O’Meara, who is now carrying the malls between the poetolllce and the depot. This job he will give up and It will be relet. It would be a good thing if no one would bid leas than SCO a mouth for that job. It is worth that much, but has been let for less than $25 moat of the time end for some time brought only |I«. Comrade has not yet decided on his line of work.