Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1911 — JOE JACKSON MAKING GOOD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOE JACKSON MAKING GOOD

Young Recruit on Cleveland American Team Is Hitting Ball Hard and Constantly. Napoleon Lajoie has a rival on the Cleveland team. In the years gone by any time the fans commented upon his appearance at the plate, they wondered at his gracefulness in the field. But this year Lajoie isn’t attracting all the attention. One Joe Jackson, a recruit, Is dividing it with him. Much has been written about this young fellow. He came to the Naps at the tall end of the season, touted as few ball players have been. He proceeded to make good immediately. In the few weeks that he was a member of the Cleve-

land team he made pitchers look sorry. - Apparently it didn’t make a particle of difference whether they were 'right-handed ch* left, he hit the ball. And the pitcher has not yet been found who could make him look like a bush leaguer. For Jackson has been hitting. He clouted .364 in the first few days of this season, and so far he has been one of the two men on the Nap team who have played baseball. Lajoie, pf course, was the other. Jackson has been three years in baseball and has played in four different leagues. In each organization he led all hands in batting. Hestarted with Greenville In the Carolina

league and topped the field with a batting average of .346. With Savannah he led with .358 and with New Orleans he was the pacemaker with .354. Last year, with Cleveland, in 20 games he led the American league, beating out Cobb and Lajoie with .387 per cent.

Joe Jackson.