Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1918 — SOLDIER BAT AND BALL FUND [ARTICLE]

SOLDIER BAT AND BALL FUND

Total of $102,684 Raised Within Past Fifteen Months—Equipment Sent to France. Through the efforts of Clark E. Griffith, manager and part owner of the Washington Americans, a total of $102,684.44 has been raised for the soldier bat and ball fund within the last fifteen months. The latest statement shows that $93,677.05 was spent between April 20, 1917, and July 15, 1918, leaving a balance of a trifle more than $9,000. Of the amount disbursed $63,865.29 was for the-purchase of baseball outfits alone. The equipment was sent to France and camps in this country. The expense of advertising, including postage, was close to $20,000.