Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1917 — RETIREMENT OF EDDIE PLANK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RETIREMENT OF EDDIE PLANK

Not Believed in St Louis That Veteran Has Quit Game—May Land With Eastern Team. Reports from St. Louis say Eddie Plank’s retirement is not real, and that be probably will land with some East-

ern club before the season is over. The veteran has been accused of using the retirement method as a means of escaping from St. Louis. Besides, Plank was promised he would be traded to an Eastern team when be signed with th» Browns. .

Eddie Plank.