Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1917 — Floyd Elder to Get a Tryout With Ft. Wayne Club. [ARTICLE]

Floyd Elder to Get a Tryout With Ft. Wayne Club.

Floyd Elder, son of David Elder, has secured a tryout with the Fort Wayne club of the Central League, and will probably report in that city for spring training about April 15. Terms were agreed upon between the club manager and the outgardener Monday night and a contract wifi be forwarded soon. Joe, as he is better known, has been a member of the local baseball team for several years, holding down one of the outfield positions- in which he has starred. Elder has an unusually strong throwing arm, is a erful hitter and is fast in the outfield, and is one of the best judges of a fly ball we have ever seen among the amateurs. With the schooling he receives at the training cam" he should make good, as he has all natural ability necessary. During the summer of 1916 Elder was on the border with the local militia club and his work in the games played there was a revelation-