Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1919 — RED SOX LAND JOE WILHOIT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RED SOX LAND JOE WILHOIT

Boston Team Succeeds in Signing mer Giant Who Is Leading Western League Batters. E. G. Barrow, manager of the Boston American League Baseball club, has closed a deal with the Wichita club of the Western league for Joe Wilhoit, who leads that league in bat-

ting. Wilhoit ended a long batting streak in which he set a new world’s record by hitting safely in 69 consecutive games. In addition to a cash payment, Musser, a pitcher, goes to the Wichita club for the remainder of the Western league season.

Joe Wilhoit.