Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1914 — Large Crowd Witnessed Ball Game at Goodland. [ARTICLE]

Large Crowd Witnessed Ball Game at Goodland.

A crowd variously estimated at from 1,500 to 3,000 witnessed the 'ball game at Goodland (Monday afternoon, when the St. Louis Federals played the Goodland team. The enterprise of Manager Thompson in staging such an attraction is very commendable. Mordecai Brown is the manager to Otis Crandall, formerly with the New York Giants, is one of the There were hundreds off automobiles at the game, including several loads from Rensselaer. The game resulted 3 to 0, in. favor of St. Louis. It was the opinion of many who witnessed it that the Federate simply stalled along and then won the game in the 9th inning, just to show how easily it could be done. The admission to the grounds was 50 cents and to the grand stand 25 cents, and the receipts probably exceeded SI,OOO.