Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1912 — J. KLING IS BOSTON MANAGER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

J. KLING IS BOSTON MANAGER

Former Star Backstop of Chicago Cuba Will Lead Bean Eaters In Place of Tenny.

Johnny Kling, for several years the star catcher of the Chicago Cubs, will try his hand at the managerial game. The famous backstop has been chosen as leader of the Boston National league team for the season of 1912, succeeding Fred Tenny, who held down the job last year. Kling has never before- had experience as a manager, but knows a great deal of the'' national game. He has a head that is well filled with gray matter and has had the managerial bee buz-

zing in his bonnet for a long time. Kling played, with the Boston team last season and gave evidence that his baseball days are not yet over. The Boston dub changed hands not long ago and it is believed that the change will result beneficially for the team. One of the men now at the head of the dub is John M. Ward, the famous old shortstop of the New York Giants. Ward and his associates will endeavor to build up a strong

team to represent the National league in the Hub and with this object in view they selected Kling as the manager. Kling is a splendid judge of players and no man in the business can coach them along in better shape. He was long regarded as the strongest single factor in the success of the Chicago Cubs. s

John Kling.