Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1912 — KING PIN OF ALL LEFTHANDERS. [ARTICLE]

KING PIN OF ALL LEFTHANDERS.

Nap Rucker, Brooklyn Southpaw, is ®dew About Work in Businesslike Way. Admiration and praise is the life blood for some ball players, while others love the game for the game’s sake. Among the latter is Nap Rucker, the star left-hander of the Brooklyn team, and one of the best southpaw twirlers who ever drew on a glove. This is the player President Ebbets once said he would not trade for a whole ball team of good men. •'l’ve always wished we had Rucker,” said President Murphy of the Cubs the other day, “and I’ll tell you one of the reasons. Every day that Brooklyn is in Chicago and Rucker is scheduled to pitch you’ll find him out at the ball ■ park at 12 o’clock, dressed in his uniform, and taking light work id preparation for the afternoon’s struggle. He bats a little, catches a few balls and tries his arm with anybody who is willing to catch him. “As a result he is always in condition when the bell rings. He is so conscientious that he doesn’t leave a stone unturned to win that ball game. .Moreover, he keeps out of sight as much as possible, not caring for the grand hurrah that others seem to be seeking all the time.”