Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1915 — COSTLY MISTAKE IN NAMES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COSTLY MISTAKE IN NAMES

Waivers Are Asked on Grover Cleveland Alexander When His Brother Was Player Intended. Wadver on Grover Cleveland Alexander! This caused more excitement recently than the time when Larry McLean stole second. Clubs looked at the waiver notice in amazement and then demanded to know whether Pres-

ident William F. Baker had suddenly gone locoed. Here’s the story: The Phils decided to waive on R. S. Alexander, a brother Of the famous Grover, who was permitted, to drill with the other tossers in the morning last summer. When the notice reached National league headquarters they changed the name to Grover C, Alexander, because they never had heard of his brotherA rain of wires reached the Phils’ office and President Baker had to answer every one of them and explain the mistake.

Grover Cleveland Alexander.