Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1914 — Well! Well! Well. Who Do You Suppose is in Town? [ARTICLE]

Well! Well! Well. Who Do You Suppose is in Town?

Unices you are a baseball fan and have a memory thirteen years long, you wouldn’t have a eirance, guess. Even if you were a fan and a patron of the game in the latter nineties and the early part of the new century, you might not guess, but if some one was to ask you who it was planted the ball tn the center of the river, the largest hit ever made here, with two on the paths in front of him, you would know who it was. It’s “Big” John Naim. John is still playing ball, big bait He has just come back from New Orleans, where he has been with the New Orleans team df the Southern League for a long time. He has caught 26 games for New Orleans this year and batted .371. The 27th of last month while at bat he was hit by a pitched ball on the right knee end the cap erf the knee was injured and he has been laying up for repairs. He is now very much better, but not'in big league form. John would Hkerto play with Renvselaer again while getting in shape for the hard grind and it is very probable than he will be seen in Sunday’s game. Many of his old friends would be out to see him w»>- - ter for two weeks. They also expect to visit Buffalo, N. Y., and Niagara Falls before returning home.