Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1917 — SOUTHPAWS ARE BACK AGAIN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SOUTHPAWS ARE BACK AGAIN

Babe Ruth and Ferdie Schupp Regarded as Leading Twirlers in Respective Leagues. Southpaws are coming into their own again. Last year Babe Ruth, in

the American league, and Ferdie Schupp. in the National league, were regarded as the leading twirlers. Every club now has. to carry at least two southpaws in order to be’protected. while one port-sider was considered enough in the aid days.

Babe Ruth.