Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1914 — IDOL OF THE BLEACHERITES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IDOL OF THE BLEACHERITES

Joe Jackson Tosses a Ball to Fans In Right Field Seats at Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis.

If It were left to a vote of the rightfield patrons at Sportsman’s park, says a St. Louis writer, who is the greatest player in the American league, they would answer —Joe Jackson of Cleveland. Since Joe became an idol of the bleacher patrons, his habit each day has been to toss a ball over to the boys just before the game. He did this trick every time he appeared in St Louis last year and In 1912. Just before the opening of a recent gamb Joe walked out to right field.

A bleacherite howled: "Hey, Joe, where’s de ball? Ain’t you gonna give us one?” Joe reached into his hip pocket and tossed a new ball into the seats. There was a wild scramble, and a little tot came up with the sphere clutched tightly in his hands.

Joe Jackson.