Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1917 — CONNIE HAS MANY JOHNSONS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CONNIE HAS MANY JOHNSONS

Besides Bill in the Outfield, Athletic Manager Has and Ellis, Two “Twiners. ■ Connie Mack has so many strange names on his’ball club even the Philadelphia experts are beginning to despair. It has now come to light that he has two pitchers and an outfielder by the name of Johnson, thus complicating matters. One is Ellis from the coast, and other is “Jlng,” a last-year leftover. The outfielder Is Bill Johnson, a Chi-

cargo boy. Bill Is expected to give Ping Bodie and Thrasher, the Southern league slugger, a hard fight for a permanent job chasing flies. Bill Is a hard hitter, fast on the bases and Splendid fielder. He excels Bodie by a wide margin on the bases,., and the only reason Bodie will be given preference over him is on account of expert* _• .. . :■ / eace. . c , '

Bill Johnson.