Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1912 — ONE OF MACK’S GREAT FINDS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ONE OF MACK’S GREAT FINDS

Amos Strunk Fills Place of Captain Murphy in Athletic Outfield With Much Credit. Amos Strunk, who Is playing left field for the world’s champions, has been with the Athletics for four years. Probably no man in baseball outside of Connie Mack saw In Strunk the “makings” of a great player. Amos sure was a raw recruit when Mack picked him up. Few and far between

were the games in which he participated up to this season. When Capt. Danny Murphy was injured a short time ago the wiseacres said: “That finishes the Athletics. Connie hasn’t got a good man to take his place.” But they reckoned not with the youngster whom Connie Worked with for tbe greater part of four years. Amos Strunk was assigned to an outfield berth, and he has proven by his terrific batting and brilliant fielding that Connie’s confidence and patience were not In vain.

Amos Strunk.