The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-06
(By Jack Ryder.)

Cincinnati, Jan. 6-Mordecai Brown,
the famous three-fnger twirler of the
Cubs and the mainstay Of that fast or
%ganization in the box when they were
winning pennants and worlds cham
ptonships galore, is now n Red. Man
ager Tinker closed q. deal for him
Yesterday with Manager Jack Hayden
OF the Louisville club. 10 which
Brownie. was sold last fall by the Chi
cage club. Tinker gave Pitcher Grow
er Loudermilk for the veteran star.
believing that Brownie will be of more
use to the Reds than the elongated
right-hander, while Hayden was sat
isfied with Loudermilk, who pitched
fine ball for the Colonies last year.
Jack Hayden stopped here on his
way to Louisville from his home in
Bryn Mawr, Penn, where he has been
spending the holidays. He called on
Manager Tinker at once and the two
men soon came to an agreement on
the trade Of Brown for Loudermilk.
The Red leader has been anxious to
secure Brown, but feared for a time
that Hayden would not let go of the
former star pitcher. The Louisville
matter over. was satisfied that Lou
dermilk would pitch more games for
him than Brownie could be expected
to do. and, rs Grover Is q great favor
lite in Louisville on account of his fine
showing last year. he agreed to the
trade. Loudermilk was thrown in
by the Cubs in the big trade which
ager Joe Tinker. so Brown is secured
really for nothing. as Tinker had no
intention of keeping Grover. 1t looks
like a first class trade for both sides.
Joe does not expect to have much
trouble in signing Brown. He had a
ak with the three-tingered artist
when he was in Chicago last week
and found Brownies ideas on the SAL
airy question rather high. but per-
suaded him hat he could not expect
as much money AS when hi was win
ming remnants for the Cubs with con-
sistent regularity year after year.
Brownie, who is reasonable and sem
sible in all his dealings. consented to
sign for a smaller figure. with a PROM
Use Of an advance of goodly proper.
tions II he succeeds in delivering the
goods in anything like his old.tima
style. Tinker will confer with Brown
in Chicago on Monday and expects to
Brown u Real Star.
Mordecai Brown has been one OF
the greatest pitchers of the game. few
surprising him, or evcn equalling him,
in worth to Il ball club. He is now
SO years of age. having been born at
Nyesville. Ind. on Oct. 10. 1876. He
is S feet 10 1-2 inches tall and weighs
lie pounds in playing condition. He
has been with the Chicago club for
nine years. He was Il miner III the
coal fields Of Indiana when he broke
into the semiprofessional ranks at
Coxville in 1895 as u third baseman.
He became u professional in 1901 as
n pitcher on the Terre Haute club,
of the Three Eye league. The fol-
lowing year he went to Omaha ami
made such a. reputation there that he
secured by the st. Louis Nationals
for the s of 1903. He pitched
for one year in st. Louis. and was then
traded to Chicago. along with Catcher
Jack O'Neill. in exchange for pitcher
Jack Taylor and Larry Mclean. He
Joined the Cubs in 1904 and has been
with them ever since. Last fall he
was sold to Louisville. but did not
report there. though he belonged to