The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 1, 1919, Page 6

8IX BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUN) WEDN DAY, OCT. 1, 1919. THUMB-NAIL BIOGRAPHIES OF GREATS AND NEAR GREATS WHO WILL COMPETE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP | THE REDS | Cincinnati, Oct, 1, — Patrick J. Moran, manager ot the National League penant winners, termed by Red Fans as the ‘Wonder Man” broke into professional baseball through the Eastern League. In 1900 he received his first major league contract wh he was purchased by the Boston N. ‘tlonals fron Montreal, He caught for Boston five years, and was released to the Chicago Cubs, He had little chance to work behind the bat for that club, both Kling Archer being in their prime and doing the back stop- ping, Moran in February 1907 accepted a contract to manage the small Wate bury, Conn., team, but cancelled contract to take one with Connells-| ville, a month later, He made another change the following month when he went back to the Cubs as a@ coach, About this time the wonderful Cub machine began to be noticed in basc- ball, and a great deal of credit is now being bestowed upon Moran for the showing that club made in the succeeding four years, It is hei that his coaching was mainly respon- pitching done by Reulbach an sible for the good Miner Brown, Overall, Lundgren, Moran left Chicago in 1910 and went to the Philadelphia Nationals, whe he again acted as coach to the pi with Philadelphia w and later Char the feam, succeedii He won the pen- nant that year, through the good work of Pitcher. Alexander and Killifer, After Alexander fer had been sold to the Chi tionals, Moran made a highly sueces ‘Billy” Dooin managed the latter in 1915, ful showing with the Philadelphia team. He w released by that club last: year and ned a contract with Manager McGraw of the y York Giants, as coach for this Ie did not join that club this year, how- ever, MeGraw permitting him to ean cel his contract to become Manager of ithe Reds in place- of Christy Mathewson, who had managed the} dub in 1918, and who was still in overseas duty with the American army. who wiil the Reds ender, to to Charles A. “Chic probably act as pitchers and advis Moran in the World's Ss playing in the big agues when Connie Mack signed him to a contr with the Athletics in 19 He was with Mack for ten yea being the mainstay of the Philadelphia pitching} stafy. Bender, one of pitchers. in his day, was considere the gr st World se His work and that of Ei Plank stopped the great Cub machine in the series of 1910, the National League representatives winning only (J one game, Bender also took a promir ent part in the 1911 series against’ New York, the American league cla again winning the world’s champi ship. When Mack broke up the Athleric team after the crushing defeat by the Boston Brayes in 1914, he releas»d Bender. The Indian caught on with the National league team in t Quaker City, but was unconditiona released on March 7, 1917. He w1 declared inelligible to play in 1918. Passing out of the big leagues t year, he went to Richmond in Virginia league, and sent the team to the top with + consistent winning of games, Bender is in the thirties, ba throws right handed, andd about 170 pound the weighs Henry Knight Groh, captain and| third baseman of the National league | champions, was born in Rochester, N. Y., on Sept. 18, 1889 and resides in Cincinnati. He began playing ball with Oshkosh, Wis., in 1908 and re- mained there for three years. He joined the Decatur, Ill., club in 1911, | but was sold in July of that year to| the New York Nationals who farmed him out to Buffalo where he played | for the rest of that season. In 1913 he was obtained by Joe Tinker, then manager of the Reds, in a trade of Groh, Ames and Devore for Arthur Fromme and. he has been with the Reds ever since. He played second for two years and was then shifted to third base, where he has become a star fielder. He is rated one of the best, if not the best third baseman in the business. This year he is captain of the team and has been an able as- sistant to manager Moran. Ed. Roush, the champion batter of the National League in 1917 and who it is believed will lead the league again this season, was born in Oak- land City, Ind., May 8, 1893. In 1912 :|Sox in i ty became its manager |] | ledo | becoming RNS ool was sold in the following year to the Chicago White Sox by whom he was released to Lincoln, Neb. in Septem- ber. In 1914 he joined the Indian- apolis federal league team and went to New: when that club was trans- ferred, He was purchased by the New York Nationals when the Federal | Le site went out of existence, and} w Cincinnati with MeKeehnie and Chri ty Mathewson for Herzog. Last year Roush finished second in batting, be- ing only a couple of points behind Z. Wheat of Brooklyn. Roush is a natural free hitter and a wonderful ground covering outfielder. outfielder was Aug. 6, 1884, Sherwood Magee born at Claredon, Pa. He started playing baseball in 1903 at Allentown and was obtained by Philadelphia Nationals the following | He played in left field for the | for eleven years and lead the Natio league in ting one season, In 1915 he was Jed to the Boston Braves for Whitted and Dugey. He remained until August, 1917, when he was obtained by Cincinnati by the waivor route, He was seriously ill in May and June of this year, but in spite of this, has been playing well this season. A. Earle Neale outfielder was born in Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov. 6, 1893. He first played wtih the, Altoona club in 1912, but finished that season with Li ondon in the Canadian league. Cleve- land drafted him in 1914 but he was returned to London and from there| went to Dayton and then to Wheeling, where he was purchased by Cincin- nati. This his fourth year as a regular fielder with the Reds and he has become a great ground coverer. Neale played left and center fields until this season when he took up the “Sun Field” in right and has been ; going well there. He is a fair hitter, | a good bunter and a very fast base | runner. | Mor Rath second base was born December 1887, in Mobeeti He first played baseball professional- ly at Wilmington, N, C., in 1908 and at Lynchburg, Va. In 1909 he was with Reading. He was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics and played with them jin 1910 going from there to the Cleveland and Baltimore clubs in 1911, He played with Baltimore in 1912 and with the Chicago White 1913. He w with Kan: 1914 and with Toronto City 19 in in’ In 1916 and 1917 he played| s traded in July of that season to| {July jball with the Champaign Illinois club | Hegaue Rariden was bought by the |New York Giants, where he remained |for the next three years, catching in the world’s series of 1917 against the White Sox. Last winter the Reds ob- |tained him in a trade for Hal Chase. | He is behind the plate when left hand- ed: pitchers are on the mound. He |has been hitting hard. | Artemus Ward Allen, called “Nick,” was born Sept. 14, 1892, at Udall, Kan, At Wichita in 1910, he started his professional baseball career, and ‘the jnext year was at Newton, Kan., join- ing the Chicago White Sox late that season. Minneapolis got him in 1912 and 1913, and the next two years he played with the Buffalo Federals. In 1916 Allen played with the Chicago Cubs and later with Topeka. He Joined the Reds in 1918 and was sent to Providence to finish the season. |For a brief time in 1918 he was back with the Reds, but went into the army early in August. He is considered a cracking good catcher, but owing to |the high form displayed by Wingo and Rariden, is used as the third string catcher, i Harry I’, Sallee, one of the veteran pitchers of Cincinnati team was born in Higginsport, 0., February 3, 1885. He began his baseball career with the Meridian club of the Cotton States League, in 1905, finishing the season with the Birmingham club of the Southern League, He remained with Birmingham for two seasons, being purchased in 1907 by the New York ; Americans. However, in May of that lyear, he was released by New ¥ork {to Williamsport. In the fall of 1907 he was drafted by the St. Louis Na- tionals and pitched for the Cardinals for eight years. In July, 1916, he was sold to the New York Nationals. He had a great year in 1917, winning 18 games and losing.only seven, and | was instrumental in bringing the pen- nant ta New York that season. i Last year Sallee decided to quit baseball, and left New York in mid- During the winter he was} jaded to play again and was ob-| tained by the Reds. He had one of} his best pitching years, and in addi- tion had been a great help to Man-/ ager Moran in developing younger | pitchers on local staff. . Eller, was born 1894. Horace pitcher, the “shine ball” at Muncie, He began playin ‘in 1912 The next spring he Lanville, Ill, and from there to with Salt Lake City. Rath was in! the navy in 1918, joining the Reds| this sp He played for the Re since the s and i position. “jt | William Lawrence Kopf, shortstop, ; was born at Bristo, Conn., in 1893. | He left Fordham College in 1912 and} joined Cleveland but was sent to To-| ledo, and the next year joined the Philadelphia Athletics, playing second | base with them in 1914 and 1915, He} with Baltimore in 1916 coming} to Cincinnati the next year and in 1918 played with Fore River ship building steam and then went into the army. Kopf has been playing won- derful ball all this son, Jacob E. Daubert, first baseman, was born in Shamoin, Pa., April 17, 1885, and played his first ball with the Kane semi-pro club and joined Marion, Ind., the following year. In the spring of 1908 he went to Cleve- and, but was sold to Nashville in { nd joined Brooklyn later in 1910 that club’s regular first baseman. After playing first base for Brooklyn for nine years where he became famous as a fielder and a hi |ter, always batting in the .300 class, |he was obtained last winter by the Reds, and is given much credit for steadying the Cincinnati infield. Ivy B. Wingo, first string catcher, was born July 8, 1890 at Norcross, Go., and started his baseball career with the Greenville club of the Car- olina association, remained for four years and achieved much fame as a thrower and batter. In the winter of 1914 the Reds obtained Wingo in a trade for Gonzales. Wingo has been a steady and brilliant worker and this season is having a “big” year, being jrated as one of “the leading backstops of the league, William A. Rariden, catcher, was born Feb. 5, 1888 at Bedford, Ind., and broke into professional ‘baseball twelve years ago with the Canton, Ohio, Central league club. After sold in August, 1909 to the Boston Nationals, where he ramained for four years when he jumped to the Fed- eral league in 1914 and played with Indianapolis and later with Newark. After the disbanding of the Federal he began playing. with Evansville and specialist. The next year he went to To-| {catching for thre years there he was] ¢ line, Ill, where he played two yea! jin 1916 he went to Chicago W x on trial, but was returned to Mo- late in April. > M ed | by Cincinnati. with the Reds, and his best. he pitched a no-hit game agai | Cardinals. In M t Ray L. Fisher, another veteran pitcher, was born in Middlebury, '4t., !October’ 4, 1887. He played on the} Middlebu: first profes ford in 1908 and 1909. of the latter year he iby New Yi Amer: Yankee for ten years went to the army. came te the Reds in e Pete Schneider. He is a tious worker, fields his Aosition well, and also is a good batsman. SOUTHPAW MOUND ARTISTS COMI INTO HERITAGE (Continued From ‘Page One) thirds “of the pitching was done by right-handers. In 1917, Faber, a right hander, turned the trick against the Giants; by winning three games in the titular! seri The southpaws will not carry off honors in the world series this fall, however, without a battle. Cicotte undoubtedly is the best right Kander on either team and Eller and Ring have pitched wonderful ball all sea- son. Faber has not worked regularly on but is being groomed to e his turn in the big series. James of the Sox and Fisher of the Reds also may be counted on, and there is strong probability that Grover Lowdermilk ey. ascend the mound for the White Ox. y college team, getting his ional experience at Hart- In September Catchers, Ray Schalk is said to be ‘one of |the best catchers in the game. He is a wonderful little general and his 'k, with Gleason’s meagre pitching has been one of the big factors the race of the White Sox. He can steady the pitchers in a wonderful manner and is a first class judge of batters. He has been through two World's series in which the Sox have {emerged victorious and he should out- ee i ue to ned the army | \is known THE RED eon FOR 1919 OF THE ON LEAGUE To love God is to have good bealebageart Took x public; Pot Dncan, eth Kopf, Roy Mitchell and Hank Schreiber. CICOTTE—Who Will Perform for Sox. Awe eee eee shine batter, ers in |the game going nd an unusually ga e- . Schalk has been around .27: In Wingo, the Reds have a catcher who will Schalk a_ great Tun Wingo has a good arm, like and has been batting about th as the little Chicago backstop, though he has not been in as ma games as his rival. 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