Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1913 — Baseball Meeting Decides To Continue All Home Players. [ARTICLE]

Baseball Meeting Decides To Continue All Home Players.

At a baseball meeting held Tuesday evening it was deieded for the time, at least, to continue playing all home men on the Athletics ball team. All through the season the team has been particularly weak at third and shortstop positions. It is believed that Robinson or Harold Clark or possibly Louie Puttsmight develop into good inflelders, but inability to practice has made it impossible to deeviop them and an emergency exists at this time that caused a discussion concerning the future policy of the team. It was almost unanimously decided that the next game or two be tried with home men in these positions and when the Cattlemen’s Commercial team comes next Sunday it will be an all-Rensselaer team that faces them. It is possible that Morgan may get back In the game, playing his bld position at second, with Parks at short, although Parks may work at second and Morgan at short. Both have shown class at second and that position is filled in a manner that can not be improved upon. It has been decided to try Eldridge, the swift Rex-All player, in the game and he will probably be placed at third base. Conn has been unable to play much of the time because of the sickness of his father. He has. not Aided the short position very well and his batting has slumped greatly since the first game or two, his average as computed before lakt Sunday being .135. Robinson and Will Eigelsbach will be left for utility purposes and great hopes are entertained for both. Eigelsbach worked during the last inning of the Remington game, but did not get a chance. If Morgan is not able to play in the next game, owing to his injury, Eldridge will probably work at short and either Robinson or Eigelsbach on third. The team is making good financially and if all home players can be used there will be a substantial balance in the treasury at the end of the season, something that does not often result with ball teams in small places.

Clarence Smith arrived home today from a ten-days’ outing trip spent at Houghton, Mich., in the copper country on the north peninsula. He was with a party of Purdue friends. The temperature there was 70 to 75 during the day and cool enough tor an overcoat in the evening. Clarence thinks that the only bad thing about a vacation is that one has to go back to work after having one. His -parents, Mr. and Mra W. F. Smith, have loaded their household goods and today they wHI be shipped to Laporte, where they will take up their residence. Mr. Smith is at Laporte and Mrs. Smith and Clarence and Millard will drive through in their auto, starting either this afternoon or tomorrow morning.

Paul Worland is managing a team with a ferocious sounding name that will go to Francesville next Sunday to play a team at that place. The team is composed of Hines, catcher; Harold Clark, pitcher; Charles Rhoades, shortstop; Paul Worland, first base; Herbert Hammond, second base; Casey Hemphill third base; West, York, Beam and Long in the gar den positions. Francesville has promised a return game.

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