Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1917 — MISKE IS FIGHTER OF “EARLY DAY” KIND CALLED EVERS AND GLEASON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MISKE IS FIGHTER OF “EARLY DAY” KIND

CALLED EVERS AND GLEASON

Russell Blackburne Makes Two Queer Plays in One Inning—Called by Manager and Umpire. They are telling a good story oh Russell Blackburne. the former Chicago White Sox infielder, who last year

held down third base for the Toronto club of the International league. This team was managed by Joe Birmingham, formerly of Cleveland, == In one game Blackburne fumbled a grounder with a man on third base and failed to throw the ball home. “You remind me of Johnny Evers,” said Birmingham, recalling the famous incident of the world series between the Braves and Athletics when Evers'® failure to throw home after making a fumble enabled Eddie Murphy to score from second base. On the next play Blackburne tried to put oiit a runner. He held the ball between the base bag and the runner s foot and- appealed to Umpire Kitty Bransfield for an out. “Not out,” said Bransfield. “You are pulling a Kid Gleason by pulling a runner’s foot, off the bag,” “That’s pretty good,” replied Blackburne* “to be called an Evers and a Gleason in the same inning.”

Russell Blackburne.