Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1919 — REGRET PASSING OF CRUISE [ARTICLE]

REGRET PASSING OF CRUISE

St Louis Fans Sorry to See Outfielder Go to Boston—Had Sprung Charley Horse. Many St. Louis fans will regret the passing of Walter Cruise from the Cardinals to Boston as Wally has played great ball from time to time, especially in 1917, when he led the league in hitting for several months. Miller Huggins picked up Cruise in the spring of 1914, while the Cardinals were training in Jacksonville, Fla. Wally was with the Jacksonville club at that time and made such an impression on Hug that he brought the outfielder* home with him. Wally failed to stick, Huggins sending him_to St. Paul. Cruise made good there and was recalled. He sprung a Charley horse this spring and has not been at his best