Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 221, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1914 — CATCHER G. GIBSON IS SLOW [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CATCHER G. GIBSON IS SLOW

Fanciful Description of Pirate Backstop Trying to Steal Home In Recent New York Game. ’ It will be admitted * that Catcher George Gibson of the Pittsburgh Pirates is a slow man, but in justice to him this fanciful description of his attempt to steal home in a recent game at the Polo grounds, furnished by Heywood Braun, a New York writer, should not be allowed circulation without explanation that it is a trifle exaggerated. Here’s Braun’s story: George, Gibson left third base and started to steal homer Chief Meyers

was so taken a-back that for a moment he did not know what to do. He walked over to the bench. “Gibson is trying to steal home. ’What shall I do?” asked the Indian. “Walt him out,” suggested McGraw. Meyers returned to his station, but he grew impatient when he observed that Gibson had paused to construct p pontoon bridge or something of the sort, so he threw to Stock, who tagged the runner from behind.

Catcher George Gibson.