Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1915 — DISADVANTAGE TO MAKE HIT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DISADVANTAGE TO MAKE HIT

Mike Donlln Tells Story of Rube Waddell—Remembered Those Players Who Poled Safeties. The occasion doesn’t often arise in a ball game where it is a player’s disadvantage to make a hit. But according to Mike Donlln this occasion once existed. “Any time,” says Michael, “that I got a hit ofT Rube Waddell the rest of my afternoon was spoiled. I had no further pleasure left in the game. After that one hit 1 spent the rest of

the afternoon with my foot in the water bucket. For the Rube remembered each guy that hit him safely, and it was a case of ducking the bean ball on the next trip to the plate.” “A base hit,” added Alike, “is something; but having your head used as a target the rest at the day is also something.”

Mike Donlin.