Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1913 — ANOTHER COLLEGE ATHLETE INJURED [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER COLLEGE ATHLETE INJURED

Catcher for “Rep” Team Has Ligaments of Leg Torn While Sliding Into Base. s- - Eugene Steffis, the catcher for the representative team of St. Joseph’s college, suffered a quite severe injury Tuesday, when the ligaments of one leg were badly torn. Steffis was running bases at the time and attempted a slide. The baseman was on the bag and Steffis went in feet first and the injury resulted. He was attended by a local physician and will be laid up for some time and a substitute will catch the game against Cathedral College tomorrow.