Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 182, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1918 — BASEBALL PLAYERS MAY SPORT PAPER UNIFORMS [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL PLAYERS MAY SPORT PAPER UNIFORMS

Baseball players may be wearing paper suits soon. Uncle Sam uses a lot of flannel to clothe his fighting men, and there may not be enough left to supply baseball uniforms. If the bold athletes have to wear paper suits they will be mighty chary about sliding to bases, for if the suit started to tear the blushing player would find himself adorned in only his native modesty. Some of the players would be wrapped in coarse brown paper if the fans have their way.