The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-10

11e SeeInS 10 ne the man OF the nOuT
who put the pennant in. Boston.
Garland Garland 1t was then. now
it's simply Jake) Stahl first began to
sit up and take notice of things in
Elkhart, ILL.,. April 13. 1880. His
parents, both of whom are still
boarders on this mundane sphere.
were American born. his father of
German n his mother of Scotch
Irish extraction. -
He has an older brother in the
hardware and agricultural implement
business back home. He also has two
sisters. one of whom is married and
lives in Chicago. So much for his
family history. now for a line on
Jake himself.
On Town Team.
How did he come to be known as
Jake"
1t wasn't through any of his base
ball connections that he came by that
handle.
Out in Elkhart there lived a her.
and likeabIe fellow. known ' as "oid
Jake He took a sort Of liking to
Garland, and they became fast
friends.
1t was a common sight to see the
two IN each others company. and he
fore long the people began to refer
to the couple as Young Jake" and
odd Jake" Later on. when stahl
though he did not know a person
there, the name followed, and it has
stuck ever since. Stahl attended the
public and high school at Elkhart,
and graduated from the latter In
He began playing ball on the town
pacity of regular" pitcher. He was
also something of a hurdler and high
Jumper in the school meets. When
Jake was graduated from high school
his father gave him his choice of a
college education or a place in the
store. He chose the latter. For near
" wv years he tended" store and
then. firing of his chosen vocation.
he asked his father if the other offer
still held good. Receiving an answer
In h affirmative he Immediately hied
himself away to the University of I'LL
nois. There he played four years of
varsity baseball and q like number of
years at football.
lege he weighed only 14S pounds.
That fall he played at guard and
tackle on the freshman football team.
Out for Baseball.
The next spring he went in for
baseball. Walter Thornton was coach
ing the pitchers at the university that
year n he devoted much time to
Stahl. but finally advised him to give
up the idea of pitching because of
lack of control.
Jake did not play on the varsity
nine that season. but the first game
in which he took part the following
year was really the cause Of his being
in the game today.
In that particular game Illinois was
in the lead in the ninth inning, 9 to
6. when. with the bases full, a Michi-
gan batsman hit a long fly to young
Mr.. Stahl's territory in the outieid.
Jake m%isjudged the ball and four
runs foated over the platter before
he ould retrieve 1t. Michigan win
Ming he game 10 to 8.
Stahl. however. managed to wallop
the pill for four bingles that day and
saved his job. The next game saw
hin, behind h bat. where he stayed
throughout the remainder of his col.
lege career.
AS left guard on the football eleven
Stahl scored three Of the touchdowns
which helped defeat the University
Of Chicago in 1902 by the score Of g
to 0. That game will probably never
he forgotten by those who witnessed
1t, and they can well remember how
time and time again Stahl, on a fake
interference play. tore around the OPP
posite tackle for n sure gain when