Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1915 — St Louis Secured Sisler. [ARTICLE]

St Louis Secured Sisler.

Many teams wanted George Sisler, the former college baseball star of the University of Michigan, but it was thought he was the property of the Pittsburgh club. Manager Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Browns took a chance and won the services of this player, who can field, hit, pitch and run—four good accomplishments.