Show PASSING PASS I 1 NG OF 0 F MINER M I 1 N ell BROWN ROWN B chicago cubs ask for waivers on services of veteran three fingered tw star mordecai brown curving wizard la Is soon to pass along leaving behind him a record of wonderful deeds in the national gme waivers have been asked on the three fingered star who bas has done so much toward bringing pennants and world s championships to chicago and his departure from the west side slated for tho the near future is due to the fact that be he injured his right knee while engaged in winning a ten inning ball game last july since that mishap brownie has been of no service to he the club and president mur phy applied tor for waivers last winter be he signed a three year contract news of the action taken by the cub management leaked out in the east and was confirmed by manager chance upon his return to chicago he ile state stately be he had learned this news from an other player aa sojourning la in the ae 4 ole 4 I 1 40 W A 7 mordecai brown east although the waivers have bees beet sought it doean doesn t necessarily follow that brown drown will v III be lost to the national league tor for the veteran is regarded by every manager and magnate in the country as a star and valuable man in more departments than pitching it was while brownie was with oma ba that chance was first attracted by his pitching he advised prank frank selee to land the three fingered twirler but the deal never was completed until IM 1903 when the cub manager shoved through a trade whereby brown cama came to the west side along with catcher oneill for the veteran jack taylor from the season 1805 1905 to the present time brownie has been rated one ot of the greatest twirlers the game ever has as known four worlds championships have been featured by the pres presence ence of th the 0 hoosier and I 1 la two ot or these he played a prominent nt part in helping tha the cubs capture the highest honor in or baseball for three years he was unbeatable in games between chi cago and pittsburgh while the new doitt giants seldom were able to solve his delivery perhaps his greatest feat was staged in Chi chicago cagos s final triumph over the giants for the national league flag in 1908 when after piles ter or had been driven from the slab mor decal went in and from the third to the ninth silenced tha the enemy without allowing another tally |