Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1916 — ST. JOSEPH VS. ATHLETICS IN OPENER [ARTICLE]

ST. JOSEPH VS. ATHLETICS IN OPENER

Sunday is Getaway Day For Locals . Who Meet College—Present LineUp Looks Formidable. Sunday, May 14th, is opening lay for the Athletics, St. Joseph college being their opponents on thia day, and prospects are bright for a snappy start. Rensselaer fans are keen for the start and a large crowd will probably greet the Athletics next q unday. Manager Grant has eben working hard to round up a winning squad and seems to have done so. Eddie Quille, who wi 1 ! oe remembered by nearly all the fans when lie played here tjvo years ago, will be an Athletic fixture again this year, taking his old position at short. Lyman, a hard-hitting semi-pro thirdbaseman from Chicago will be found at third. Through the inability A Wilcox being able to get away in the afternoons Manager Grant was forced to get another receiver end he has secured Wallace, a tapnotch backstop who also hails from Chicago. Swartzell will be at first, Eldridge at second, Quille at short and Lyman at third. The outfield will probably be made up of Elder in left, Clark in center and Parks in right. McCarthy and Healy will understudy in the outfield and Blue and Eigelsbach will be ready to step into any breach in the infield. Clark will be on the rubber.

Plumed knights, members of the Knights Templars, crowded Indianapolis Wednesday for the annual conclave of the grand commandery of Indiana. The parade in the afternoon was the big feature of the gathering.

C. B. Steward and wife went to Indianapolis today, where Mr. Steward will attend the state and national board cf charities meeting, to which he is the delegate from Jasper county. The convention will last until the 17th.