The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
GIANT-RED SERIES
BIGGEST OF YEAR
Fans Ready for Treat When
National League Leaders
Clash Tomorrow.
VISITORS A CURIOUS CREW
Nary a Moran Regular Started
Major Career on Team With
Which He Now Is Starring.
~ FREDERICK G. LIEB.

open their second series Oh tne year on
the Polo Grounds tomorrow, and the
fur should ny when these two bands Of
diamond gladiators go to the mat.
II will be the big treat of the year
for Giant fans. and the series will mean
a lot to both clubs A loss of tho en-
tire three games may give either club
q knockdown from which 1t may ind It
difficult to recover. A victory for Gin
cinnati on the road would be especially
encouraging to Moran's marvels.
Cincinnati got quite a reception when
1t played on the Polo Grounds In the
spring. The Reds were well up In the
race then, but few New York fans took
the Red rampage seriously at that time.
1t looked like the usual Cincinnati furry
Of the gentle springtime. The Cubs
then were considered New York's most
dangerous rivals in the National League,
and when the Giants licked them four in
a row 1t looked as though that menace
had been done away with.
But when the Reds continued bound
ing along on tho heels of the Giants the
New York fans started to get hep to
the fact that Cincinnati was a real peril.
"A new miracle wrought by Pat Moran"
was the word sent alone the baseball
rialto. When the Reds actually passed
the Giants for a few days local fans
began to pull their schedule out and
ascertain the date when Cincinnati was
next booked for Harlem.
Reds Well Liked by Fans.
Cincinnati has become a strong IA
vorite around the National League.
Everywhere you hear the same thing
IF our home club can't win l hope It
will be the Reds" This is as true In
New York as anywhere else. The local
fans, OF course. want to see McGraw win
another pennant. but II the Giants lose
the fans would rather see them lose to
Cincinnati than any other club in the
league.
The reason for this Is the inherent love
of fair play in the makeup of the aver
age American and his native SYM
pathy with the under dog. The raw deal
that Moran got at the hands of the
Philadelphia club last winter only won
Fitchburg Pat added popularity. Mo-
ran was let out by William Baker after
no proved the most successful manager
/ in the long history of the Philadelphia
club. In four years he won the only
National League pennant ever won by
Quaker City pilot. and twice led the
club under the wire in second place after
spirited races.
AS a result the only interest. the Phil
adelphia public retains In baseball to-day
is the perusal of Cincinnati box scores.
No fans in Redland are pulling harder
for Moran than his former admirers in
Philadelphia. and in less degree this
sentiment Is prevalent all over the cir
cult.
Then Cincinnati has been a National
League punching bag SO long that few
baseball partisans begrudge the Reds
few sweets at this distant date. In its
long National League history the Reds
never have had a pennant winner, while
most of It's clubs have finished In the
second division.
The Cincinnati fans frequently have
been referred to as the Anvil Chorus,
but what body OF rooters would be differ
ent II they had had their hopes shat
tered for over thirty years? Redland
fans actually have been gluttons for pun
ishment.
A Team of CastofIs.
ora interesting thing about the pres
ent Reds is that II Is a team of cast
offs But in that the Reds do not differ
from other National League clubs that
recently have won pennants. Ever since
the Giant championship combination of
1911. 1912 and 1913 was broken up tho
various National League champions
have been teams recruited from expe-
rienced players.
There Is real talent on the Reds how
ever. but II took a capable manager TO
bring 1t out. The club has some real
stars In Roush. Groh. Dauhert and
Wingo, and there is a lot OF batting pow
er in the club. The Reds, however have
been badly In need of utility material.
and since the Injury TO Left Fielder
Sherwood Magee. Rube Bressler, a pitch
er. has been playing in the outneld.
To show how the Reds have been
picked up from all points of tho big
league compass It is only necessary to
call attention to the fact that not single
regular on the Cincinnati team started
his major league career with the Reds
There are delegates on the Reds from
every other National League club. while
almost all of the American League clubs
also are represented on the Cincinnati
team by former players.
Moran started With Braves.
Beginning with Pat Moran. he started
his career with the Braves, shifted to
the Cubs In the days of Chances great
machine and later won Philadelphia Its
nrst and only National League flag.
The Red pitching staff is a motley
crowd. Sallee came 10 Cincinnati by
way of st. Louis and the Giants. Walter
Reuther started In with the Cubs. while
Hold Filler once was turned down by the
White Sox. Ray Fisher Is a former
Yankee. Jimmy Ring also made a
couple OF training trips with the Yam
KEGS. and also had tryout with Brook
Ign. Luque, the Cuban, was up once
WITH the Braves, and Roy Mitchell IL the
former veteran OF the ST. Louis Browns
Bressler looked like one OF the coming
stars of baseball when Mack dismantled
his great machine in 1915.
AS TO the Cub catchers, Bill Rariden
formerly played with the Braves and
Giants, while NVingo came to Cincinnati
after he had won renown with the Car
dinals
The Reeand inielders also have APP
peared IN many makeups. Jake Daubert
was captain OF the Brooklyns for years
and in his younger days he was turned
down by Cleveland. Morris Rath, at sec
ond base. has been all around the
American League. He started in with
the Athletics in 1909, was traded to
Cleveland In 1910 and later played sev-
eral seasons with the White Sox. Bill
Kopf played short for the Athletics for a
season and played one year for Cleve-
land under the name of Brady Strange
ly enough. three members OF this In
field have been with Cleveland. Heinie
Groh. third baseman, started in with the
Giants and went to Cincinnati with
Ames and Devore in the Fromme trade
Then Jimmy Smith, utility inhelder
has played with the Pirates, Giants