Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1917 — REPRESENTATIVES OF OLD SCOTCH FAMILY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

REPRESENTATIVES OF OLD SCOTCH FAMILY

The good old family trees of the Smiths and the Joneses have been pretty well represented in baseball for a. number of years. But neither the Smiths nor the Joneses have, ever been able to claim the distinction of having three sprouts from their family trees in the major league spotlight at one time, such as the family Burns claims today. Three major league stars who are in the midst of their baseball careers represent the old Scotch family. They, are George J. Burns, Giant outfielder; Eddie Burns, Philly catcher, and George Burns, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers. Every one of this trio is a star, and unless the war claims one or all of them, or injuries Interfere with their baseball activities the Burns trio will be good for some years to come in the big show. Burns of New rork. George Burns of the Giants, has often been rated as the greatest allaround outfielder in the National league, and of the three he is perhaps the most valuable player. So far this year his fielding and throwing have been superb, and he is keeping in the race for batting honors. Hughie Jennings recently declared

that of all the stars In the Giant constellatlon Burns stands out as the brightest, and this, coming from the famous Tiger manager, is some tribute. Burns of Detroit. First Baseman Burns of the Tigers is serving his fourth full season as a member of the Detroit Club. Although he is seldom ranked as an equal of Hal Chase In the art of covorting around the Initial station, he is a ball player any big league club would be glad to grab and he is only twenty-four years old. Burns of Philadelphia. Eddie Burns, catcher with the Phillies, is now in his fourth full season as a member of the Quakertown cliib, and although an injury early in the season kept him back, he is considered one of the most valuable players on Pat Moran’s team. Eddie is a glutton for work, and if it wasn’t for the fact that Moran has a star in Bill Killifer, Eddie would get all and perhaps more work than he could handle. The Philly backstop isn’t as heavy a sticker as the other two representatives of the Burns family, but he makes up for it in every other way.

THREE SPARKLING MAJOR LEAGUE STARS.