Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1916 — MILLS IS TRULY A TEAM IN HIMSELF [ARTICLE]

MILLS IS TRULY A TEAM IN HIMSELF

Former Notre Dame Star Insists On Powers Fulfilling Contract —Will Play Games Alone. * New York, May 2.—When the Newark Federal league baseball team went out of existence recently Patrick T. Powers, one of the owners, got rid of.all of the players except Rupert Mills, a Notre Dame university graduate, who was under contract to play first base for two years at $3,000 a year. The youth sought out Powers yesterday and asked as to his future. “I have no place to put you,” replied the former, magnate. “I haven’t heard from you and supposed you’d engaged, yourself somewhere.” '“Weil, —L —haven’t,” Mills —sawb“There’s a year left of my contract and I’ll hold you to it. I’m ready to play, so you get ready to pay.” “Do you want to play alone?” queried Powers, getting an inspiration. “I don’t care if I do.” “All right then,” exclaimed Powers. “Report for practice from 9-to 12 o’clock every morning on the grounds at Harrison, and return every afternoon at 2 o'clock and play the game alone until 6.” Mills appeared today and carried out his instructions. When asked how he would enjoy playing baseball alone for an entire season he simply said: “I hope it rains every day.”