Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1913 — PLANK IS PITCHING MARVEL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PLANK IS PITCHING MARVEL

Age Does Not Appear to Slow Up Crack Twlrier of Philadelphia Athletic Team.

Eddie Plank is one of the veteran twirlers of the major leagues whose good left arm seems to withstand the ravages of time. Although Eddie is in his thirty-eighth year, he can serve up the shoots as well as any of the box artists who were in swaddling clothes when he broke into the game. For a dozen years Plank has been one of the main cogs in Connie Mack’s Athletic machine and has

played a big part In winning several pennants for his club. Last season he ranked next to the sensational Joe Wood in the matter of games won and lost, registering 25 victories and but six defeats. This season Connie Mack will place much dependence upon the veteran who is one of the most reliable box artists on the diamond.

Eddie Plank.