Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1916 — VETERAN SHORTSTOP IS FAST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

VETERAN SHORTSTOP IS FAST

George Mcßride of Washington, Like Wagner and Lajoie, Covers Vast Amount of Territory. George Mcßride, Washington’s shortstop and captain of the team, is almost the age of Wagner and Lajoie, and has been with the Senators eight years. He is thirty-four years old, and yet is as fast and nimble as when he first broke into fast* company. Mcßride’s speed afield has always been great, as it alone has kept him in the majors. He has never shown any talent at all with the bat and his fattest year in this respect was 4911,

when he batted .235. Last season he batted .204 and he has very seldom done much better. That he continued in fast company and excellent repute is the greater tribute to his brilliance on the field. But perhaps the most interesting feature of Mcßride’s career is the small number of games he has ever missed. . During five seasons in the eight years he has been with Washington he has played in every game on the schedule. In only one season has he failed to take part in at least 150 games, and that was last season, when he had part in 146. For a vetera n —he’s been 1 n baseball 15 years now —that’s a record to talk about.

George McBride.