Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1914 — STOCK EARNS REGULAR JOB [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STOCK EARNS REGULAR JOB

Young Third Baseman Proves Himself as Good if Not Better Than Shafer at the Far Corner.

No longer does a yawning gap at third base hover on McGraw’s bed post at night. No longer does the vision of retiring Arthur Shafer carry with it a roll of bunting labeled “fourth pennant.” The form of Milton Stock has planted itself in the breach. He has proved that Shafer will not be missed. Early form indicates that Stock is at least as good as Shafer was, if

not a bit better. Stock is better because he is far more aggressive than Shafer was. When Shafer was playing, third base was the essence of quietness. Now Stock keeps up a continuous chatter. To some this talk appears like wasted energy. It is not It helps to keep the players “on their toes” and that means a scrappy ball club, and a scrappy ball club means the winning of games. Both in the field and at bat Stock has done as weh as Shafer ever didHe is particularly good at going to his left after hard hit balls. He can throw from any position and generally his throws are accurate. At pocketing foul balls near the field boxes he is a “bear.” On the whole* Stock is a real third baseman, and the Giants will not sigh for "Tilly” Shafer. *•

Milton Stock.