Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-09-29
CINCINNATI REDS"
cincinnati National League cluh.
Winner of 1919 Lsapue Championship

Cincinnati. Sept 2--Patslck J.
Moran. manager Of the National
League pennant winners, termed by
Red Fans as the Wonder Man"
troke into professional baseball
through the Eastern League. In
1890 ne rene,ved his msjar leAGne
contract when he was purchased by
ttle Rnston Nationals figm Montreal.
t1e cIug:lt for Boston five years, and
was released 70 the Chicago Cubs
He had little CHANCE To work behsnd
the hat for that club both King and
Archer being IN their prime and do
ing the back-sfoppinE
Moran in Fehruary 1857, accented
canflacr 10 manage the small
Waterbury Conn, team. but uan-
called this contract TO take one with
Conneiisvilie. = month later He
made another change The following
month when ne went hack to the
Cubs as a coach. About this time the
wonderful Cub machine began TO be
neticed in baseball. and a great deaI
af credit is now being bestowed upnn
Moran for The showing thar club
mace IN The succeeding four wears.
IL IS held that his coaching was
mainly responsible for the good
pitching zone by Miner Brown, Over
all Renlbach and Lundgren.
Moran left Chicago in 1910. and
Went 10 the Philadelphia Nationals.
where he again acted as cnach To rtle
plfchers, He was with Phiiadeiphia
when Billy" Murray ana later
Charles Dooln managed the tsarn.
succ eeding rhe laffer in 1915. He von
the pennant thai year through the
GOOD work nf Pitcher Alexander and
Iatcner hillefer- After Alexander
ana hliiifer had been sold to rne Chi
c2so Nationals. Moran made a high
iy successful showing with the Phila-
delpi1ia team. Ee was released nv
that club last wear and sirued q nm
tract with Manager McGrnw of the
New York Giants, as coacn for this
SEASON He did nut jein thar club
TINS year, however. McGraw p~--nft-
uhg him to cancel his cpnfrac, .rn
oecnme Manager Of the Reds in place
df Chrisfy Mathewsgr. xvbo bad
managed the club In 1919 and vho
was stiil in overseas d,rtv wi,b tho
American army.
Charles a Chief" Bender. WIN
will probably act as coach 10 the
Reds pitchers and auvsser 10 Man
ager Moran in the Worlds series.
started playing in the big learues
when Connie Mack signed hum tn \
contract with the Athletics in 1904
he was with Mack for tsn wears. be-
inE tine mRinEfay Of the Phiisdeiphia
pitching staff.
Bender. in his day. wnz rrrsidsr.d
one af the Eneatest wor.a SERIES
pitchers. His~wurk and thar ef Eddie
fiank stopped the great Cub machine
IN fne sertes Of laaD the National
League representatives winning onlv
one game. Bender also tnuk a r-o,n-
lnent part in the isll series aeairst
New York, the American Iearue
club again winning l- Wrrid,s
championship.
When Mack broke up the Arhiette
team after tina crushing asfnnr bv
tt1s Boston Braves In INA, he rr,e..ea
Bender The Indian caught an with
the National league tsnm I'm .he
Qnaker City, but was uncundits,r-
ally released nn March :. 1877 Re
vas Declared ineligible TO play in
leag-
Passing out uf the hig league this
year. he went To Richmond in ti,e
Virginia laague. became ifs manazcr
and sent the raRm TO thu top with
his consistent winning Of games.
BENDER is in the tairties, bats and
throws right handsd, and weighsl
about I'D pOunhz.
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ta1trd hnanannu ak TN Nax1nnnz lnnRun
chnzupiunss WINS burn In 8ncnEstnrs
-. r. On Sept u. IEsa and resides
in Cinriuunfl. He began playing bail
with oahlkush, via. In lsns. and re-;
nsnined tlsrre for fiirre years. lie
suincd ss1e Deruf.sr H.. club In M.
hut wzs suld In July NJ thRt ynng %