Show 51 i Moran to Loom Above M Miracle iracle Men I If He Pilots Reds to a Pennant I I 3 4 5 I fr 4 t S 4 5 S S 5 f 4 I c j 1 1 1 l F f I Jt e fIr L LS S j 1 I Introducing pat Eat Mor Moran Moran Moran-He n-Hc n He makes ball teams I I Ab About Old Bushers Bushe s j I I Joo Tinker once great real shortstop of or orthe the Cubs Cub former major league mana manager er erand and now pre president ident of the Columbus club dub of the thc American association who saw the Giants an and Cubs pIa play is loud in his praises of Ross Young Youn- of at tho the Giants Young YounS Is one of the greatest kid ball players I over ever saw sav he said He does docs everything C he has lias to do well and anti with the knowledge which come with experience combined with his natural natural nat nat- ural ability I think hell he'll yet ot be one of the greatest gr players the game JH lids s ever eyer known lenon I As a rule Ping Pins Bodic Bodle the S Yankees Yankees' center fielder is a sure catch Jut But whenever he makes an error it is a n whopper Bodic mulled muffed th three thee ee fly balls In a recent g game with Cleveland CJe at atthe atthe atthe the Polo grounds rounds like a rattled school school- bo boy much to the thc amusement of the crowd In tho the third Inning 11 Mr ran Ian forward at top s speed ped for Cor or Smiths Smith's I skyscraper and let the ball slip out of Ills his hands hand He lIe dropped Harris' Harris high hiS drive in the eighth the thc error yielding two bases lases and after aCter Graney Granc had singled singled sin sin- Harris scored on Pings Ping's amateurish amateur amateur- ish muff mutt of or Speakers Speaker's s er-'s hoist however partially made up for these blunders when he lie robbed Sp Speaker aker of ofa ofa oC oCa a three three-bagger in the third framo frame and also clung to O'Neill's drive e which loft left the bases filled In the tho ho seventh I Ithe An Sn indication of or Just how solidly baseball has come back after aCter two corn corn- lean years because of or the war Is to be bc found in the unofficial attendance fI figures ures of the Giants' Giants trip through the west A conser estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate of oC the total number of fans who were ere drawn t through roush the tho turnstiles b by I McGraws McGraw's men in Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati nati St. St Louis and Chicago is 1 The Giants began their invasion ith Ith a header double hea er in Pittsburgh which attracted 1 rooters rooter The following tollo day turned out for tor another another an other double bill On th the last da day of oC tho the sojourn in the the- Smoky City threatening threat threat- ening weather kept kepl the attendance down to about abou t The opening day of tho the big lg series s in Cincinnati saw bu bugs s holding I down seats scats In the stands at field r two Twenty two thousand turned d out the second da day and on the tho third n a Sunday th tho atlen attendance record at the park was shattered when 3 fans Cans trooped through the tho portals In St. St Louis where Interest in the Cardinals is 15 at a low ebb obb the tho total the total attendance for the three game juries erles was about abou t I Chicago a o fans tans were ere attracted In great gr num numbers ers to the games ames pla played ed by tho in that thal city Twelve thousand saw the first encounter cheered the Cubs to victory in the second and the Sunday Sunda crowd cro was waa about John McGraw mana el of oC the Giants recently obtained Frank Frisch who starred on the thc football team as wo well as ason ason ason on the baseball nine at I Fordham Leslie Mann lann tho the star star- outfielder of ot the tho Chicago Cubs is a football player of no little ability While at the Y 1 M. M r. r C. C A A. college he ho established a n wide I reputation an and was as chosen h ny by m n i critics for the America All-America team rann played halfback and was an nn e exceptional punter I E Collins was a good quarterback quarter Quarter- back hael-c at Columbia The Thc crew of or the tue the theU U U. S 8 S. S S. S Pennsylvania will boar witness Rabbit Maranville's ability to on the gridiron The peppery little of or the tho Braves c virtually won son the championship championship cham cham- for tho the sailors while a member mem her ber of or their crew last season Dave Davo Robertson on the former Giant outfielder Heathcote of or the St. St Louis C Cardinals and George Rains Hulas the thc young oun outfielder who was with the tho Yankees early In the Uio season teason ire are all football lI players of exceptional ability Tock lock Gillespie lie Iho infielder er turned back hack to tho the Giants b by the club of the International league and anti now no nort rt released to th the Sioux City club of I th the Western league Is Ig one Ono of the thc smallest players In the the- game Iame standing only five feet one Inch and wel weighing hin only 1 17 pounds The first the Binghamton club went vent to Toronto this car Jock was halted by J James McCaffrey McCaffrey Mc Mc- IcI Ic- Ic I Caffrey president of the Leafs a as he ht started t through the thc players players' the I Toronto park hey Y kl kid said laid McCaffrey MCCarey where r are arc you ou going ol n S Why Wb Im I'm one olle of oC the thc Jock I players replied Got Get out of here belc was tho retort S Dont tr try to pull that stuff sturt me me It finally Ina was necessary for Glues Glues- plo to send scud for Frank Sch Schulte then manager manasero o of the BInghamton Uhl club to identify him before he could gain ad ad- When Jock donned hl his uniform uniform uni uni- form he returned to hc gate Iato and standing before McCaffrey said Now No look me mc over carefully sos so's you'll know me me w when vien en you ou see me n e a again ain It t Is put not lot always always' the priced high play r that makes eS good in the big show Last year car Hughey Jennings Jennings' paid a a. a princely sum sun for Snooks s Dowd d the I promis promising ns- ns young joung oun or of S Syracuse who ho was considered one o of the best besl pla cr tho the minors About the thc same time that Jennings s pur purchased Dowd Doad Do he also als drafted Ira Flags Ilag tend from from the Chattanooga club of the Southern association Io Today cl a is one o of the sensations sea sen of or the tho campal campaign n Although this I IS first year car In the majors he hc is isI isone I one of or the tho best hitters in the American league I llah Flagstead tead led the Southern league In Inh h batting la last t year car In fort nine forty games ames he lie hammered out fUt nine fifty nine hl hits for an average of 3 1 Among Among- his hits were seven doubles tire five triples tr an and ani four tome home runs As As for Dowd he failed failed S to make good with the Tigers and on only I recently Jennings Jennings Jen Jen- sold him to the Philadelphia Ath Ath- Ic t I cs Ha Ray Hay Caldwell reached the thc end of his major league career the other day when the Red Sox released him out out- rl right ht All AJI other big league clubs wair wa J d cl claim m to his services and if he remains in baseball he lie must seek I employment in n the minors Into fast tast company with the Yankees in 1910 and soon becam one of oC the best pitchers In the tho American n lea league ue But he couldn't stand prosperity prosperity pros pros- and in 1913 he was suspended by Frank Chance Chanco for breaking th tha rules of discipline Caldwell also algo wa was I b by Dill Bill Donovan Dono for similar behavior and narrowly escaped banishment ban han He lie was WaR traded to th the tho Red RedSON I Sox SON by y Miller Ins last Winter whiter andI and I turned over ovet a new leaf lear but his arm arms was s as gone one and his Ills release became in inevitable In- In o ot evitable t ble Caldwell Caidwell had an ani contract contract con con- II tract with the Yankees In l 1916 but 1926 lG but he failed to appreciate It J Efforts are now being maJe to or organize organize or- or a club in Akron 0 O which will willse se seek k a franchise In the American Ican association asso asSO- next season and If thu tho project pr Is successful Ha s Wagner Wahner It is said t will pilot tie the team and partly par control the I e stock In the club Wa Wagner ne since ris ts retirement from baseball has de devoted deVoted devoted de- de voted his time to lo chicken raising raisins at nt athis athis his home In Carnegie Car l' l Pa but it is r reported that the tho famous Camous old slug slugger er longs R for tho the str stress ss and strife of oC a n pennant fight I ht and that he ho is eager cager to get ct back Into the te game Same Wagner never nover has had haJ any managerial lal experience but buthe ho he is iK a i. i past master of or tho the art t of baseball baseball baseball base base- ball In all Its phases phase and undoubtedly would be a good oo man to lend lead a a club Manager Mitchell undoubtedly has strengthened tho the Chicago Cubs by br ob obtaining ob- ob the services of or Dave Robertson and ani CharIer Chancy Herzo Herzog The Cu Cubs Cubs' s' s needed a hustler like Herzog on second base basc and tho the famous Cantaloupe King is making good with a en vengeance Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson w who vho o is covering center field neld a L position entirely new now to him Is beginning begin In ning to hit the ball hall Some of r tho the mo modern lern baseball bison bison- aris aTiN are arc telling their renders readers that the tho thoI Cincinnati Reds never nc havo won wan a pen pen- I nant Others Insist that Cincinnati hasn't been r represented b by a winning hall haJJ club for tor fifty years ear Back Bacle In 1869 tile the famous Cincinnati Red Hed Stockings went through the entire season without without without with with- out bein being defeated and were e hailed had as world champions The Tho team was composed d S of or pitcher pitcher- Allison catcher Gould Could Sw aS and Waterman on the bases bases- George o Wright shortstop Leonard If Harry arry rl Wright ht manager an and McVey fc e in the outfield Th The Cincinnati Reds Beds won the championship of or the American In finishing In front of or the Brooklyn Camden Harrisburg ReadIng Reading Read Read- Ing 1111 Wilmington t n. n and Coy Cov- clubs club S If It the Reds do succeed In astonishing astonish astonIsh- hin h- h in ing the baseball world by br finishing finishing- ii in S front of oC all the other National league ue clubs the triumph will not be bea a fluke Manager Pat Moran has the thea a aggregation rf allon Into a winning sInnIng combination combination tion and aud absolute harmony exists be be tween the tho players Ruether Sallee Sallee- I Eller and Fisher are aro doing the tho bulk of or tho the pitching pitchIng- and behind their steady t tho the team Is playing a brilliant defensive c game ame Their attack Is powerful powerful power power- ful and as they the go 0 aon along the they are aro not slow to take advantage of oC their op opponents opponents' opponents opponents' op- op misplays We 0 arc not claiming the pennant said d Moran rec recently but you ou can bet bot that we are going to put up a strong str-ong fight for It from now until tho close of the thc race When hen we made our spring spurt spur everybody e was Inclined to think that It would be short lived JIved However we won on our merits Every Frery player was In there doln doing his best and we wore were successful Today Toda the race Is hair O CI and the club Is recognized contender for tor the as a dangerous honors The looked for up blow-up has hns I lot of fooled tooled a now not come and we critics cr As 9 the club played In the the first half haIr of oC the season I 1 expect ex them I to play Illar during the remainder of or tho the race nice Our opponents are aro not going to from froni us get et away ava with anything Ruether and and SaUce Sallee the left left-handers aro are performing In great s-reat st style e. e and andRay andRay Po P.o. Ray Fisher Is also doing much to keep tho the club near the top of or the league The bo boya hos s 's are arc fighting for er c every game and will ill keep plugging along alon during the tho rest t of oC the Heinie Heinle Groh Grob has bet been a a. member of the tho Reds lon longer cr than any am of or the tho other oilier plays He lie Joined the Cincinnati team In 1913 In point of oC age Sallee SaUce and Daubert arc nrc thc the oldest players now work working In under Pat Moran Each Kach has birthday birthday- I celebrated his hiM thirty fourth nl Ray 1 Fisher Is 32 J and antI Sherwood was 3 33 last week tok J Ivy Wingo Ingo has has been catching for the thc Reds Hed since 1915 Ran Ran- ilen cleri Is 11 another veteran who has ha been playing p bI big bh league 1 ball all sinco 1912 Rath Kop KOI Huether TUn Ring Ellen Eller Rough and enl arc are comparatively young youn men who have c developed dc rapidly rapid r Man Ian succeed succeeded ly Iy since c the tho new Miracle lir-aclo cd ed Christy Mathewson at the helm holm |