Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1913 — Otis Crandall, of Wadena, To the Bed Legs. [ARTICLE]

Otis Crandall, of Wadena, To the Bed Legs.

Otis Crandall, pitcher for the New York Giants, whose home is at Wadena, Ind., a few miles from Rensselaer, has been sent to Cincinnati by Manager McGraw. Waivers were asked on the veteran Monday and Joe Tinker refused to waive. Otis joined the Giants on ;he spring training trip of 1906 and las been with them ever since. He las been one of the most reliable iwirlers on the Giant staff, being used the most of the time as a re> let hurler and always performing nobly. Besides pitching, Otis was ;he most valuable pinch hitter in he league, saving many a game for ;he McGrawites by his long and ilmely bingles. His most notable piece of pinch hitting was in the world’s series of 1910, when he out a double off Jack Coombs in ;he tenth inning, and winning that game for New York. Otis probably will be retained by Cincinnati club, who are trailing the league at present and have but one reliable lurler on the staff, Recuit Indian Johnson. In the season of 1909 Otis led the National League mound artists with 18 wins and 6 defeats for a percentage of 750, besides leading the league in batting several times. Here’s hoping that he sticks in the big show for several seasons, Carl Crandall, brother of Otis, has won his way into the hearts of the Indianapolis fans by his clever shortstopping and timely hitting.