Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1914 — IDOLS ARE SOON FORGOTTEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IDOLS ARE SOON FORGOTTEN

Jack Chesbro, Once Famous Spit Ball Artist With New York Yankees, Is Now a Farmer. Idols of the diamond are often quickly forgotten after they drop out of the national game, and for the benefit of the present-day generation a brief sketch of Jack Chesbro’s career would not be amiss at this time v Jack Chesbro, who aided greatly Is making the spit ball famous while with the New York American league team, is farming today on a big homestead in New England. Jack is done for so far as the use of his big league arm is concerned. He is not beset with any financial worries, because he saved a great deal

what he made in the days of success, says a writer in the Washington Herald. \ v Chesbro was born in North Adams, Mass., forty-two years ago. He began with Springfield In 1895. Pitched for the Roanoke cltib of the Virginia league in 1896, Richmond in 1897, and to the middle of 1898, when he was purchased by Pittsburgh. He remained

there until 1903 when he Jumped to the New York Americans. The following year he not only established that wonderful mark of 42 victories in 53 gamee, J>ut came through with a string of consecutive games won, hanging up an American league record of 14 in a row. Chesbro has dropped out of baseball as far as the major leagues are concerned, but still pitches on a semi-pro club near hie home town in Massachusetts, for he loves the game too well to drpp it entirely.

Jack Chesbro.