Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-29

the New Ynrk Narinnals VIM fnrnnsd
hlm cut % Ruffaio whEre he played
fur the reEf OF tslar asasan. In TH1s
he vas ob1ained by Joe Thinker. then
MRnsger of the Reds. in a arze1e of
Grah, Ames and Devore frr Arthur
Frnnme END he has heen with the
Asns ever stnce. He plHyad sarund
Inr rWo wears and was then Ehif<ad
. third hHse- where he hns becume a
ststr ne4der- he is rated one of the
sesi- II 71r the best third baseman in
Inc business. This yeHr he in cap-
Ia1n on the team and has oaen an
anle asslssanI 10 Manager Moran.
Cd. Honsn. the champion hatrsr uf
Ine National Leagne in 1917 ana WIN
! ls believed VIII lead the lnaEue
AsAln TINS season. was bn1-n IN Oak
ANA City, Ind. May s. 1EaR. In 1872
No began playing with Eransvsile ana
WAs soan In the following year to TIM
Cnacasp White Sex by whom In was
reaeasen to Lincoln. Nsh. in Septssn-
uer- IN Isl4 he jainsd the Iniiauap-
1 oiis Heoeral league team and went "a
NEWARK when that club was trans.
fefTeo- lie was purchased by tina
-Ne~ iork Nationals whHn the Fed
eAI league went cut uf exiEfence.
anu was traded in July OF thai season
70 cincinnati with McKechuis and
Gnf1sfy Mathewspn for Herzex. Last
ssaT Hcush finished sernnd In bat
uns' being only a cnupie Of points
nenlnd z wheRt nf Brpnk,yn. Ruuuh
Is = natural free hitter and a wun-
oefI0i ground covering outaeider.
sherwood Magee outfeider uas
onrn az ClRredon. Pa. Aug. G, 1854.
ae started playing baseball in 1903
al Allentown and was obtained by
FhiiAueipHia Nationals the following
season he played in left field for
the Phlilies for eleven years and lead
the National league IN batting one
SEASON. In 1915 he was traded To the
Sosion Braves for whited ana
DngeN. He remained until August.
1el7, when he Was obtained by Gin
clnnaL by the waiver route. Ee was
seriously i'll in May and June of this
year but in spite of this, has been
playing vel this seascn.
! A Earle Neale, outtieifiHr. was born
N Parkershurg. ". Va, Nov 6. l8ga.
4 He frst played with the ALTOONA club
N III hut finished that season with
London n the Canadian League.
Cleveland drafted him IN 1914 but he
was returned 10 London and from
there vent to Dayton and then To
Wheeling, where he was purchased
by Cincinnati. This is his fourth
yegr as regular fielder with the
Reds ana ne has become a Erent
ground c8verer Neale played le@
and csn1er fields until this season
when ne rook up the sun Field" in
right anu has been going we'll there.
He Is fair hitter. a good bunter and
very tasi base runner.
Morris Rath. 3econd base, was born
Derember %. 18g7. in Mabsetie.
Texas. he first played baseball pro
fessiunaily at Wilmington. n. C. in
1898 and al Lynchburg, Va In 1909
he was with Reading Ee was pur-
chased by the Philadelphia Athletics
ant PLAYED with them in 1919 going
from there 70 the Cleveland and Bal
timo1,e clubs in 1911 He played with
Baltimore IN 1912 and with the Chi
cage White Sox IN 1913. He was
with kansas City in 1914 ann with
Tormto in 1919 In 1916 and 1917 he
played with Salt Lake City Rz1n
was In the navy n 1918. joining the
Te.rSa. ~1,g- L.
ond base for the Reds since the sea
son began and is considered a TOP
no1cher in his position.
William Lawrence Kopf shnrtstop.
was born at Bristn. Conn, in 1893.
he left FordhRn College in 1872 and
joined Cleveland hut was sent to To-
lefio. and the next year joined the
Philadelphia Athletics. playing sec
ana hase with them in 1914 and 1919.
lie was with Baltimore in 1915, COM
ing 70 Cincinnati the next year and
in 1913 played with Fore River snip
building team ana then went into the
army Kopf has beer playing won
derfui ball all this season.
Jacob L Dauners. first basemRn,
was bDrn in Shannon, Pa, April II.
1Sg5, and played his first ball with
! the Kane semi pro club and joined
Marion. Ind. the following year In
the spring of 190s he went to Cleve-
land. bur was sold to Nashville In
May The next year he went to To-
ledc and jpined Brooklyn later in 1910
becoming that clubs regular first
| basesnan After playing first base for
Bronkiyn fnr nine years whsre he
became famous as fieider and a
hitter. always batting in the -a0e
class. he was obtainsd last winter ny
the Reds. and is giren much credit
for sfeadying the Cincinnati irfieid
Ivy B. wingn. first string ca1cher,
WIS born July 8. 1890, al NaTcrt'sE'
/ Ga. and started his baseball career
with the Greenville club Of the Caro-
! lima Association IN 1909. Late The
! following year he was sold 20 the 81.
Louis Cardineis. where he remained
/ fpl,r wears and achieved much fame
as a rhrower and batter. In the win
ter Of 1914. the Reds obtained Wingo
/ in a trade fnr Gonzales. winEn has
! been a sfeady and brilliant worker
and this season is having q big
year, being rated as one Of the lead
/ int backsipps of the league.
| william A. Ra,iden. catcher. was
i born Fen. j. ISes at Bedford. Ind, and