Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1917 — PITCHER FILLINGIM NO GOOD [ARTICLE]

PITCHER FILLINGIM NO GOOD

Manager Connie Mack Tried Out Star of American Association and Found Him to Be Lacking. No one Is Infallible, and that Includes managers of baseball teams. They usually can tell a good player when they see one, but sometimes they make bad mistakes. For instance, there is the case of Fillingim of Indianapolis, the leading pitcher of the American association. Connie Mack tried him out ih 1915 and found him wanting. The Indianapolis fans are not sorry that Connie made a mistake.