Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1904 — The Sporting Editor Did a Stunt. [ARTICLE]

The Sporting Editor Did a Stunt.

The religious editor took a vacation, and as be had no one to leave in bis place he asked the sporting editrr to attend church and report the sermon. Here is what he wrote, unblemished by the editorial pencil: "The weather was perfect and the grand stand and bleachers were peeked. The Rev. Dr. was in the box for the Christians, and he certainly hud everything in the book. When he tackled the New Jerusalem he used the slow ball artistically, but when he warmed up on hades he bad speed to burn and whipped them over like a shot. He had swell control and never lost sight of the plate for a minute, especially after it .had been passed around. The choir did a good dual of rooting from the players’ bench, and occasionally a voice from th® bleachers yelled "Amen!” Although it was an extra-inning game be never let up for a minute and had the visitors properly hooked up throughout, putting some of them to sleep. If he can only keep the pace, the big league for him next season.”