Evening journal., 1916-07-18
NAKHAUE IS STAR
OF PITISBURG TEAM
Pitcher Believes National
League Batters Are Made
TO Order for Him
SELF-CONFIDENCE
Is HIS BIG ASSET

Al Mamaux. the Pirates young
hurler. has had remarkable career,
and as he still has many years before f
him. he stands a good chance Of hang
ine ND a wonderful record for himself
before he casts his glove and toe plate
aside for the last time. AZ % he hnds
himself the main pitching support OF
a big league team Furthermore. he
Is going ahead in such a manner that
one might suspect he is trying TO
demonstrate 70 Jimmy Callahan that
q team needs but one pitcher
Mamaux Is a native Of the city for
which he tolls in a baseball uniform,
having been born and brought up in
Dormont. a suburb OF the Smoky Cf.y
AS q youngster. he says, he preferred
baseball TO anything else in the world,
and he does TO this day. for that mat
ter. The Job OF a big league pitcher
with it's accompanying glory lusl
about suits the clever young twirier,
and he takes a real delight in his
work
Il has been said of Mamaux that he
Is one OF the chestiost kids that has
broken into the major league in
iong while. and though this Is true,
II rs hard to get him 20 60 into the
details concerning himself AIS
cockiness lies in his belief that he
IS a very good pitcher, and that the
heaviest hitter8 in the league we're
made TO order for him. AS a matter
of fact. that same chestiness Is one
OF Mamaux's biggest assets, for his
eelfconhdence enables him to pull
himself out Of many a tight hole.
AS a yonngster In Dormont AL was
the star pitcher of his school team.
After he was graduated from high
school al entered Duquesne Univor-
sity, situated on the crest Of q hill O
few minutes walk from the heart OF
Pittsburgh. He continued his fine
pitching as a member Of the univer
slty team, winding up in 1912 with
record Of 10 victories in as man
starts
He finished that summer with tn
Wnkinsburg semi-professicnal team
and secured tryout with the Pirate
IN the spring of 1918. Though h
displayed unmistakable talent. tn
young pitcher that year. and he wa
farmed out 10 Fort Wayne in the Cen
tral League. He was transferred Z,
the Huntington club Of the Ohio Stat,
League IN midsummer and was recall
ed by the Pirates at the close Of the
season.
During the next summer MamauN
warmed the Pittsburgh bench, getting
into the game infrequently Toward
the last Of the season he began tC
show up well and begged Fred Clank'
10 use him more often. II was no
until last year. however. that Mamau'
got away to a real start and opene'
the eyes of the rest of the league b.
his remarkable pitching.
He moved down one team after an
other and wound up tho season wit
q record Of q victories and 8 defeat
FOR an average Of 1924 This recorl
II win be remembered, was made wit
team that finished In fifth plaC
with a mark Of .474 There is no tel
Ing what kind Of a record this younl
ster would roll up with a team we
M in the race playing behind him. :
Is Jimmy Callahan's big gun, but eve
be is not equal 10 the task OF carr
Ing the team on his back.
Partly because he Is a local pro
uct Mamaux IS an idol in Pittsburg
and last winter he enjoyed a success
ful season in vaudeville, playing
the Smoky City and neighbour
towns. The Pittsburgh Kid has 9
excellent voice. and leads the Pirate
famous quartet