Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1917 — GREAT RECORD FOR ASSISTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GREAT RECORD FOR ASSISTS

George Stovall, While Playing First Base for St. Louis, Helped to Retire Seven Men. ■ ■ ■ A Fans love to know who holds the many records that are changing almost daily, but George Stovall, when first basing for the Browns, made a record for assists at that post, and he made the mark against the Athletics. The record is seven assists in a single game. In the first inning he tossed out Rube Oldring on a sacrifice, Del Pratt covering first base. In the second inning Jack Barry, now’ manager of the Red Sox, grounded and Stovall scooped the Dodgers at second. Later Col-

lins, now of the White Sox, grounded and Stovall threw out Barry at the plate. In the fourth Inning Coombs grounded and Stovall tossed to Baumgardner, who covered first, retiring Coombs. Melnnis grounded in the fifth and Stovall agaln threw to Pratt, who covered first base. Stovall took a throw from Bert Shotton in the seventh inning and nailed Frank Baker, now of the New Yorks, at second. Bris Lord then sacrificed in the eighth and Stovall scodped up the ball “and tossed it to Pratt, who covered second, and made it the seventh assist of the day, a world’s record for a first baseman.

George Stovall.