The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
Miracle Manager Of Cincinnati Reds
Has Assembled His Machine
from Parts of Many
Others.
HAS MANY VETERANS
Heinie Groh and Jake Daubert, "Slim"
SaIIee and Others are Among
Those Who Make Reds
Famous

Pat Moran, boss of the Reds, who
gave Cincinnati her first national
league champion team, is being called
the Miracle Man." He took team
that was rated early in the season as
lucky, to land In the first division ano
copied a championship with it.
But the main reason advanced IN
browning him with wonder titles" IS
the fact that he brought about his
miraculous feat with a team of cast
offs. He assembled a club from ma
terial discarded by other teams and
moulded it into a consistent winner.
He took a corps Of pitchers who had
been found wanting by other mana.
gers and developed the best staff OF
hurlers in the league.
Jake Daubert, Larry Kopf, Morry
Rath and Sherry Magee were on thelI
way to the minors when Pat turned
their steps to the Reds and handed
them a slice of worlds series coin.
Slim Sallee, Walter Reuther and Ray
Fisher had the N G. tagged on them,
but Moran took them and put their
wings in the best working order OF
their career. Here are the Reds In a
nutshell:
Jacob f. Daubert (first baseman) Is
"A wears old. He was born in Shame
kin. Pa. He started his career in 1906
with the Kane semi-pros and was
bought by Cleveland in 1908. He was
then farmed to Nashville. In 1910 ne
was transferred to Toledo and was
bought by Brooklyn in 1910, playing
there until this spring. He has batted
around 900 in fourteen seasons.
Morris Rath (second baseman) was
given the test in the American league
with the White Sox, but he failed to
deliver the goods and went back
through the minors to Salt Lake City
where he was secured last year by the
Reds.
William Lawrence Kopf (short
stop) is %. He was born in Bristol,
Conn. In 1912, as captain of the Ford
ham college nine, he drew the atten.
ton of major league scouts. But ne
dabbled around for awhile in the New
England league under the name OF
Brady. He was signed by Toledo and
sent ND to Cleveland. The Athletics
got him on waivers. His stick work
was too light and he was released &c
Baltimore. The Reds then nabbed him
when Herzog left. His work this year
has been high class.
| Groh Is Veteran.
In point of service, Henry hnigh'
Groh (third baseman) is one of the
veterans of the team. He was born II
Rochester, n. Y, 80 years ago. he
started out with Oshkosh in 1908 ant
was sold to Decatur in 1911. The
Giants bought him later in the season
and then let him go to Buffalo. hi
was recalled in 1912 and in 1913 was
released to the Reds. He bats aroun'
272 and is the best third baseman II
| the league. .,
wv B. Wingo (catcher) was born 2
wears ago in Norcross, Ga. He jumped
in the game in 1909 with Greenvill'
in the Carolina association. He wa:
sold to st. Louis in 1911 and wa:
traded to the Reds in 1915 for Coma
Leg and Bescher. -,
William A. Rariden (catcher) is 81
He was born in Bedford, IND, ane
started his career in 1907 with cantor
in the Central league. The Brave:
bought him in 1910 for $3.50. H'
iumped to the Indianapolis Feds II
,,l4 and then went to the NeWarf
| Feds in 1915. He was sold to she
Giants in 1916 for $3.50 and was
traded to Cincinnati in 1918
Sherwood Magee (outfielder) was
horn az wears ago in Clarendon, Ia
He started baseball in 1903 with the
Allentown semi-pros. He was sigE 20
bv Little Rock in 1904, but refused te
report and was sent to Philadelphif
Nationals. In 1915 he was traded 1t
the Braves. After three seasons there
he was released to Cincinnati this year
on waivers.
Former White Sox Man.
Ed. J. Rousch (outfielder) was bor1
in Oakland City, Ind. and is &c year!
of age. He made his debut witt
Evansville in 1912. After two seasons
there the White Sox bought him fol
SIS 600. He played in eight games anC
was sent to Lincoln in the Western
league. In 1914 he came back witt
the indianapolis Feds. He was theI
traded to the Newark Federals anc
was sold to the Giants in 1916 FOL
ST 200. The same year he was trade'
with McKechnie and Mathewson fo
Herzog and Killifer. With the Red:
he has been the leading hitter ant
the best league swatter last year.
Earl A. Greasy Neale (outfielder.
was born in Parkersburg, w. Va. HI
is &c wears old. He started in 191.
with Altoona in the Tri-State league
He was released to London in thu
Connecticut league and was drafted
from there by the Cleveland Ameri