Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1914 — Offers $10,000 for Player. [ARTICLE]

Offers $10,000 for Player.

Del Howard, former manager of the Louisville team, and now manager of the San Francisco team, announces that he stands ready to give the Chicago National league team SIO,OOO for the Immediate return of Outfielder Johnny Johnson, drafted by the Cubs last September Howard is, of course, safe in his offer, inssmuch as R would be practically impossible to get Johnson, who now holds the world’s record for stolen bases in a single season, out of the major leagues.