Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1914 — CAREER OF RIXEY, CRACK PHILLY PITCHER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CAREER OF RIXEY, CRACK PHILLY PITCHER

Eppa Rixey, Jr., the Philadelphia Nationals’ young pitcher who jumped to fame by his clever work on the slab last season, was born tn Culpeper, Va., May 3, 1891. He gained his first baseball experience at the Jefferson school, Charlottesville, Va., where he pitched for his school team in 1907-08-09. He entered the University of Virginia in 1909, and for three seasons was the mainstay on the slab for the Virginia

nine. Three years ago Umpire Rigler of the National league, who was coaching the university baseball squad, saw possibilities in Rixey and took particular pains to develop the tall boy. Eppa joined the Phillies after the close of the college season two years ago, and right off the reel began to stand National league batsmen on their heads and he gives promise of being better this season.

Eppa Rixey, Jr., Philadelphia Twirler.