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League. Under the peace agreement the
National League and American Associ-
alton were combined as an eight club
league and Comiskey was awarded to
Cincinnati in the settlement.
Comiskey won four straight champion
ships with the old St Louis Browns in
fact, no major league manager ever has
duplicated the feat since McGraw and
Chance both had chance to tie this
record, but McGraw let 1t slip when the
Braves nosed out the Giants in 1914.
Comiskey. however, proved a bloomer
with the Reds and in three years his
clubs finished fifth, sixth and tenth re-
spectively in a ten club league.
When Commy landed tenth in 1894
1t meant another change of managers
and Buck Ewing, the great catcher Of
that era, was his successor. Ewing man.
aged the club up to the time of his
death in 1899. He held the reins of
the Cincinnati club for five years, the
longest that any manager has been in
charge of the club. During his five
years Ewing finished third twice
Fine Talent on Ewfns's Team.
Ewing had some real talent on his
team in those days. The Breitenstein.
the old left handler; Frank Dwyer and
Pink Hawley formed his pitching staff
Heinie Peitz and Harry Vaughn were
his catchers, while he had q pretty nifty
infield with Jake Beokley on first base,
| Bid McPhee second base, Harry Stein
feldt third base and Tommy Corcoran
shortstop. Bug Holiday, Elmer Miller
and Dusty Miller formed the outfield.
After Ewing's death Bob Allen ran
the club one year. finishing seventh in
! 1900 when the club was turned over
to the famous second baseman, Bid Nc
Phee. He lasted two years. On Au-
gust 8, 1902, John T. Brush sold the
Reds to George B. Cox. Julius F1eisch-
mann and Garry Hermann for $3.50
600 Brush sold the club so that he
could buy the Giants from Andrew
Freedman.
At the same time Brush and Freed
man bought out the majority holdings
of the Baltimore American League club
In an effort to crush the young league.
McGraw went to the Giants as IMAM
ager and took with him McGann, Bres-
nahan, Gilbert, McGinnity and Cronin.
! Joe Kelley, Cy Seymour and Mike Don
! lin jumped to Cincinnati at the same
time. Cincinnati retained this trio dur
| ing the peace settlement and in 1903
Hermann named Joe Kelly as his
manager. Kelly lasted three years and
finished fourth, third and NTH.
Team OF 1904 n Strong One.
His club of 1904 was probably the
strongest the Reds ever have had, out
side of pitchers. His best twirler was
Noodles Hahn, and he got valuable as
sistance from Bob Ewing. Jack Harper
Willie Sutthoff, Claude Elliott and
Tommy Walker. Peitz, Admiral SchleI
and Gabby Street were the Cincinnati
catchers Kelly played first himself
Miller Higgins was his second baseman
while Corcoran and Steinfeldt still were
at short and third respectively. In
Mike Donlin, Cy Seymour. Cozy pDlan
Fred Odwell and Jimmy Sebring Gin.
clnnati had some real busting outfclders
In 1906 Hermann thought he made
the best move Of his career. They
burned red fire in Cincinnati when wore
was received that Ned Hanlon had beer
signed as Cincinnati's manager Han.
lon, the wonder man. who had won threS
pepnants In Baltimore and two in Brook
lyn! But. alas, his Reds finished sixth
two years in succession,
Then John Camel tried II one year
but after his team finished fifth In 1906
Long John" got the gate. Next Clarl
Griffith put in a three year sentence II
Redland. His best showing was on,
fourth place club in three years. Henl
ODay wac led 10 the slaughter in 1911.
and canned afer finishing in fourtl
place.
Then the Reds went from bad TO wors,
and for four years the club never rosl
above seventh. IT finished In this 20