Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
YOUNG MAMAUX,
PIRATE MARVEL,
ALL-ROUND JTNX
First Year as a Regular
and Already Has Won
Eighteen Games
HAS MATTYs GREAT DROP
Corsair Adds Perfect Control
to Sharp Curve, Hence
His Power

The Phillies have a particular "jinx" to
shatter during the present series with
the Pirate. That "jinx" is Al Mnmaux,
tho sensational young twirler OF the Cor
| sairs. No pitcher in the National League
has proved SO troublesome for the locals
as this Pittsburgh wonder
Mamaux has been on the mound against
the fast-hylnE League leaders six times
this season, Four of the games have
resulted in victories for Pittsburgh, one
being a defeat at the hands Of Alexander
in great thinning battle. while on the
other occasion Mamauv was taken from
the mound with his team leading tho
Phlls by run Adams. who took up the
pitching burden in this game was badl,
henten in the eighth inning. the Philhes
staging a three-run rally when II looked
as II all hope for victory had gone.
Included In Mamauxs list Of trumphs
over tho Phillies are two shut-out VIC
tories, another performance that no other
pitcher can boast of, In both of these
games Mamaux had the Moran men com.
pletely at his mercy and they had few
chances to score. Aside from shutting
the PhillIes out twice, Mamaux is also
the only twirler who can boast of two
nine-inning Victories over the local team
In one series
On July Mamaux shut tho Philies out.
to 0. beating Eppa Rixey in a great
hurting duel and he came back on July
II and won from George Chalmers, 4 to 2.
In the last game of the same series I'm
his last. appearance against the Phils
Mamaux allowed only four hits and reg
istered a shut-out.
Mamaux's only defeat was accom-
piShed through a costly misplav that
gave the Phillies a start on a three-run
rally In tho llth inning of a gront battle
In Pittsburgh on June H. In this game
Alexander the Great could hardly have
been beaten under any conditions. The
Pirates made only two hits off the king
OF pitchers in nine innings and the run
which enabled the Pirates 10 carry off
tho game into extra innings was a
fluke.
When MamauX flashed before the fans
as candidate for the crowns of Alex
ander and Walter johnson the fans be-
gan to ask what he had that made him
such great pitcher. To which Chick
Fraser, the former Philly pitcher, who
Is coaching the twirlers and scouting for
the Pirates, replied; "He has something
that no other pitcher has had I'm this
league before or since Matty's palmy
days; that is. a drop ball that is a won
der and control OF it that is uncanny.
II have been in the game many years,
but never saw such a perfect drop ball
There are few pitchers now in the game
who use this delivery because the i'm
preston is general that It is too hard
on the arm; but Mamaux has mastered
II, and has done so without hurting his
arm,
"A drop ball made Matty famous long
before he knew what the 'fadeaway'
and other new deliveries were. and when
his old drop ball was right 1t was better
than all tho other freak curves ever in
vented MamauN is no fash, lie Is n
wonderful pitcher. and will continue to
burn up the league for some years to !
come"
This was Frasers prediction early in |
the season. and Mamaux has exceeded |
even the fondest hopes OF the Pirate |
tutor Some scribes have placed this |
youngster on n par with Alexander the /
Great; but the conservatives will have
to be shown more than one seasons
fash TO place any twlrler in the class
with Alexander, Johnson, Matty and q
few others who have held up for a
stretch under all sorts OF conditions
Mamauxs record shows that he had
played no favorites. All teams have
looked alike to him, and he beats them
In order Following is his record: