Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1915 — TOUTED AS A COMING FED SENSATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TOUTED AS A COMING FED SENSATION

Eddie Rousch, the young outfielder of the Indianapolis Federal league club of last year, who went with the franchise and team to Newark, N. J., Is touted one of the coming sensations of baseball by Federal league critics and players. He was born at: Oakland City, Ind., May 8, 1893, and began His professional career with the Evansville club in 1912, and started the 1913 season with tfce same club, but was sold to the Chicago American league

club in June. He was farmed out to the Lincoln club of * the Western league. He was sought’ by several clubs last season, but jumped to the Indianapolis Federal league club, for which he played grand ball dfter the middle of the season, when he suddenly blossomed out as Kauff did. This season to date he has maintained his 1914 pace with the Newark team. He' stands 5 feet 11 inches In height and weighs 175 pounds.

Outfielder Rousch of Newark Feds.