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tanned by Philadelphia Nationals the
following season. He played in lett
field for the Philies for II years and
lead the National league in batting
one season. In 1915 he was traded
to the Boston Braves for Whitfield
and Dugey. He remained until Aug
ust, 1917, when he was obtained by
Cincinnati by the waiver route. he
was seriously i'll in May and June
of this year, but in spite Of this.
has been playing we'll this season.
A. Earle Neale, outielder, was
born in Parkersburg, w. Va, No
vember E, 1893. He first played with
the Altoona club in 1912, but finish
ed that season with London in the
Canadian league. Cleveland drafted
him in 1914, but he was returned to
London and from there went to
Dayton and then to Wheeling, where
he was purchased by Cincinnati.
This is his fourth year as regular
fielder with the Reds and he has
become a great ground coverer.
Neale played left and center fields
until this season when he took up
the sun field" in right and has been
going we'll there. He is fair hit
ter, a good bunter and very fast
base runner.
Morris Rath, second base, was
born December Is, 1887, in Mo-
beetle, Tex. He first played base
ball professionally at Wilmington,
N. C., in 1908, and at Lynchburg,
Va. In 1909 he was with Reading.
He was purchased by the Philadei-
phia Athletics and played with them
in 1910, going from there to the
Cleveland and Baltimore clubs in
1911. He played with Baltimore in
1912 and with Chicago White Sox
in 1918. He was with Kansas City
in 1914 and with Toronto in 1915.
In 1916 and 1917 he played with Salt
Lake City. Rath was in the navy in
1918. joining the Reds this spring.
He has played second base for the
Reds since the season began and is
considered top notcher in his po-
sition.
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William Lawrence Kopf, short
stop, was born at Bristo, Conn, in
1898. He left Fordham college in
1912 and joined Cleveland, but was
sent to Toledo, and the next year
joined the Philadelphia Athletics,
playing second base with them in
1914 and 1915. He was with Balti-
more in 1916, coming to Cincinnati
the next year and in 1918 played
with Fore River ship building team
and then went into the army. Kopf
has been playing wonderful ball all
this season.
Jacob E. Daubert, first baseman,
was born in Shamokin, Pa, April II,
1885, and played his first ball with
the, Kane semi-pro club and Joined
Marion, Ind, the following year. In
the spring of 1908 he went to Cleve-
land, but was sold to Nashville in
May. The next year he went to
Toledo and joined Brooklyn later
in 1910, becoming that clubs regular
first baseman. After playing first
base for Brooklyn for nine years
where he became famous as field
er and hitter, always batting in
the 800 class, he was obtained last
winter by the Reds, and is given
much credit for steadying the Gin
cinnati infeld.
Ivy B. Wingo first string catcher,
was born July 8, 1890, at Norcross,
Ga, and started his base ball career
with the Greenville club of the Caro-
lima association in 1909. Late the
following year he was sold to the
St. Louis Cardinals, where he re-
manned for four years and achieved
much fame as a thrower and batter.
In the winter of 1914 the Reds OBJ
tanned Wingo in trade for Con-
zales. Wingo has been steady and
brilliant worker and this season is
having big year, being rated as
one of the leading backstops of the
league.
William A. Rariden, catcher, was
born February S, 1883, at Bedford,
Ind, and broke into professional
base ball IL years ago with the
Canton, O., Central League club.
After catching for three years there
he was sold in August, 1909, to the
Boston Nationals, where he re-
manned for four years when he
jumped to the Federal league in
1914, and played with Indianapolis
and later with Newark. After the
disbanding of the Federal league
Rariden was bought by the New
York Giants, where he remained for
the next three years, catching in the
worlds series of 1917, against the
White Sox. Last winter the Reds
obtained him in a trade for Hal
Chase. He is behind the plate when
1eft-handed pitchers are on the
mound. He has been hitting hard.
Artemus Ward Allen, called
Mick" was born September IA.
1892, at Udall, Kan. At Wichita, in
1910, he started his professional
base ball career, and the next year
was at Newton, Kan, joining the
Chicago White Sox late that sea-
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and 1913. and the next two years
he played with the Buffalo Federals.
In 1916 Allen played with the Chi
cago Cubs and later with Topeka.
He joined the Reds in 1918 and was
sent to Providence to finish the
season. For a brief time in 1918
he was back with the Reds, but went
into the army early in August. He
is considered cracking good catch