Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1916 — WOULD EQUAL 1914 RECORD [ARTICLE]

WOULD EQUAL 1914 RECORD

Fritz Maisel Hopes to Have More Than 76 Stolen Bases to His Credit at End of Season. Fritz Maisel hopes to equal his 1914 record of 76 stolen bases in the coming campaign. Last year Maisel fell 25 behind his mark of the year before, but this was due to the fact that he had fewer opportunities to steal. “It seemed as if there was always somebody on second when I got to first,” remarked Maisel in discussing his falling off. "I was as successful as in 1914, figuring the number of times 1 started and the number of times that I was thrown out”