Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1914 — ATHLETICS TO PLAY WHEATFIELD SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS TO PLAY WHEATFIELD SUNDAY

John Bowie’s Regulars Are to Be the Attraction at RiversideComing to Win.

John Bowie’s Wheatfield Regulars are to play ball with the Athletics next Sunday and Manager John Bowie says they are coming down to take the measure of the reconstructed Athletics. Wheatfield fans say they have the best team they have ever had, not excepting the team Dr. Zeuch managed a half dozen years ago. Wheatfield is baseball wild and a lot of fans will come here to see the game Sunday. Manages Bowie has had splendid success in getting the team organized on a solid footing. He has had lots of material to draw from and has certainly weeded it but until now it is a strong organiza-,

tion. Mr. Bowie is some kldder, you know, and he informed fans here Wednesday that the Athletics’ new imported infield did not worry him a particle. He says that his batters are paying their respects to the outfield and that he has more 300 hitters than were ever gathered together on a Jasper county team. Last year Wheatfield played the Athletics on July 4th and the score was 6 to 5 in favor of the Athletics. Both had all home teams at that time. Since then a strengthening process has been adopted by both teams and Sunday’s game should be a ’ great improvement over the one of last year. -i—— Rensselaer’s new infield is composed of some semi-professional players that look equal to holding the positions in a manner to suit all admirers of baseball. Quille proved himself at short last Sunday and today Fitzgerald is at second base and “Chuck” Rhode, of Hammond, at third. Rhode played sensational ball with the Hammond team here earlier .in the year, making a home run wallop and proving such a live wire that fans have been asking that we get him ever since that time. He telephoned Wednesday that he would come down for the Thursday game and an effort will be made to secure his services for the balance of the year. It is possible that Fitzgerald will pitch part of Sunday’s game, but Clark will be in the box if he is in condition after today’s hard game with the “Movies.”