Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1919 — MAJOR HOBBS’ FINE RECORD [ARTICLE]

MAJOR HOBBS’ FINE RECORD

Artillery Expert Gained Fame In .Many Branches of Sport—Was Star at West Point. Few of the officers in the army have a more brilliant athletic record than Maj. Leland Stanford Hobbs, the artillery expert. Major Hobbs is one of the youngest officers of his rank in service. During his four years at West Point he was star of the football, baseball, basketball and track teams, the best boxer, fencer and swimmer in the academy and one of its greatest gymnasts. Despite this heavy impost of sports Hobbs was graduated with scholastic honors three years ago, and the combination is reflected in Ids rapid rise in the service. On the gridiron he was a sensation as a punter. Through whole seasons he averaged 50 yards. He also starred tn defense and was a perpetual thorn in the side J>f the navy team. His greatest work, however, was done on the diamond. He was such a slugger and sensational infielder that Connie Mack, John McGraw and several other managers besieged him for several years with attractive offers to play major league balL . .