Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 296, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1912 — RATH IS A VALUABLE PLAYER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RATH IS A VALUABLE PLAYER

White Box Second Baseman Leads American League With EightyOne Passes to Credit ■' Morris Rath of the White Sox, that Bplendid little second baseman who received little boosting when he Joined Comlskey’s team, but who made good with a vengeance, is the best waiter of ’em all. When the golden month of August ended, bringing In the harvest moon and the rest of that junk, Rath was leading the American

leaguers with eighty-one passes to hla Credit, leading Dodie Bush of the Tigers by ope. A ball player who leads off and can get so many free trips to first Is valuable in the extreme. Pitchers on other teams say Rath is the hardest man to throw to ip the league. They can’t explain why except he has a keen eye and Refuses to hit unless the ball crowns the plate.

Morris Rath.