Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1916 — BASEBALL CLUB TO REPRESENT "RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL CLUB TO REPRESENT "RENSSELAER

Liberal Response By Merchants Makes It Possible For Rensselaer tq * Have Baseball Team. Following an appeal to the merchants and fans of Rensselaer for funds to finance a baseball team, it was found that it would be possible to piut a fast club in the field for the coming season. In the neighborhood of $350 wa3 subscribed. -The organization of the club will be finished some time this week. Work will be started to put the diamond in shape and the grandstand will also be repaired and painted. The first game of the season trill be May 7th. It is not known yet who the opposing club will be for the opener, as there are 'several prospects. Letters are arriving daily asking for dates and it will be an easy matter to fill out the schedule. Three well known ball players in this section of the state will be secured to bolster up the club and this with the material at hand will make the attack a formidable one. Wilcox will be found behind the platter again this season and Clark will be on the slab. Elder will again be at his post in left field and H. Clark .will chase flies in center. The rest of the makeup of the team is problematical, but there is plenty of material at hand. Swartzell has not entirely made up his mind to get back in the game this season, but if he does his stick will be a big help in driving in runs. Eldridge, Parks, Blue, Eigelsbach, Brusnahan will make up the rest of the team and with this force to pick a club from the prospects look mighty bright for a..winner this season. A few week day games will be played and an effort to get a big league club here some time this summer will be made. Although an election has not been held yet, it is almost certain that Van R. Grant will be made manager and B. F. Fendig treasurer.