Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1913 — FIRST STEPS TO START BASEBALL [ARTICLE]

FIRST STEPS TO START BASEBALL

Meeting Tuesday Evening Adopted Plans and Elected H. W. Kiplinger as Manager. A very good baseball meeting was held at the armory Tuesday evening and steps taken to form an organization and give it the proper, kind of business backing. About thirty attended the meeting, eleven of whom signified their intention of, coming but for the practices and trying to make the team. Goo, H. Healey was made chairman and C. Arthur Tuteur'secretary of the meeting, and on motion of Elmer Wilcox it was decided to organize as a partnership with 50 shares of stock of a par value of $5. This stock will be-offered for sale by a committee composed of Elmer Wilcox, Howard B. Clark and John Morgan. The money thus secured is to go toward putting the grounds in condition and equipping the team for playing. The committee was directed to report the progress of the sale of stock at a meeting to be held at the armory Thursday evening. H. W. Kiplinger was elected manager by unanimous vote. He was present and accepted the manage ment. Elmer Wilcox was elected captain. On motion it was decided to abandon the old name, “The Wrens,” and call the team “The Rensselaer Athletics.” H. B. Tuteur was elected official score keeper. Manager Kiplinger stated that he would begin correspondence immediately with teams in nearby towns and try to procure a game for Sunday, June Bth.