Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1913 — ST. LOUIS PITCHERS MEASURE 61 FEET [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ST. LOUIS PITCHERS MEASURE 61 FEET

If they want to swat the Brownie pitchers this season the .opposition better get a stepladder. Just 60 feet 10% inches of humanity will assail the foes. The Browns have the biggest collection of flingers in the major leagues. Only three men are less than six feet tall, and they fall short by only one inch each. Bat Napier, Hamilton and Roy Mitchell are the dinky members, and they are 5 feet 11 inches each. All the others go over 72 inches. Carl Weilman and Jim Adams form the highest pair in the big leagues. Carl is 6 feet 5% inches in length',

while Jim is 6 feet 4. No other club in the league can approach this record for altitude. The size of the Browns* staff'follows: Mack Allison —6 feet 1 inch. ' Harold Schwenk —6 feet. Bud Napier—s feet 11 inches. Jim Adams —6 feet 4 inches. Charles Snyder—s feet 11 inches. Earl Hamilton —5 feet 11 inches. John Stone —6 feet 1% inches. Carl Weilman —6 feet 5% inches. George Baumgartner—6 feet % inch. Roy Mitchell —5 feet 11 inches.

Earl Hamilton, One of Small Members.