Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1917 — ACKNOWLEDGES HE IS WILD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ACKNOWLEDGES HE IS WILD

Larry Cheney of Brooklyn Dodgera Makes Capital of Fact—Has "Stuff" on the Ball. « Larry Cheney, the Brooklyn pitcher, does not deny that he is wild; on the contrary, he acknowledges it. The great spitballer has been in the league five years and makes capital of the fact that in that time he has pitched (wo games wherein he gave no bases on balls. One was with Chicago in 1912, the other last year with the Superbas. Larry is at his best when he

Is wild, for he then has the stuff on the ball, and while he keeps the fans guessing with his many passes, the opposing team rarely gets the timely hits. Larry gave 105 bases on balls in 41 games last year, made 15 wild pitches, and hit 10 batsmen, but he allowed only 178 hits and 91 runs. He W’on 18 out of 30 games. Figuring on his early season form, Larry ought to better this record in 1917. Ho Is In fine shape, and is quite as wild as ever.

Larry Cheney.