The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-30
Moran COPIED Championship
With Only a Lucky Team.
First Pennant To Be Landed by
Cincinnati Club.
ONE FROM WESTERN LEAGUE
OutfieIder Eddie ROusch Was
with Lincoln in 1914.
Reds Are Considered Only a
"Team of Castoffs."

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 and
COPIED a championship with IT,
Rut the main reason advanced In
browning him with wonder titles" is
the fact that he brought about his
mira cuious feat with team OF cast
offs. lie assembled a club from ma
tsriaI discarded by other teams and
moulded 1t into consistent winner:
He took n corps OF pitchers who had
been found wanting by other man
ayers and developed the best staff of
hurlers in the league.
Jake Daubert. Larry Kopf. Morty
Path and sherry Magee were on their
wav TO the minors when Pat turned
their steps to the Reds and handed
them n slice of worlds series coin.
slim Snllee Walter Reuther and Ray
Fisher had the y. 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 Z. Daubert (first baseman) is
a. years old. He was born in Shamo-
I kin. Ia. He started his career in 1905
with the Kane semi-pros and was
brought by Cleveland in 1908. He
was then farmed to Nashville. In
1909 he was transferred to Toledo and
was bought by Brooklyn in 1910. play
ing there until this spring. He has
batted around 200 in fourteen sea-
sons.
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 thru
the minors to salt Lake City, where
he was secured last year by the Reds.
William Lawrence Kopf (short
stonD Is 2S. He was born in Bristol,
Conn. In 1912, as captain Of the
Fordham college nine. he drew the at
tcntion OF major league scouts. But
he dabbled around for awhile in the
New England league under the name
OF Grady. He was signed by Toledo
and sent up I'd Cleveland. The
Athletics got him on valves. His
rtick work was too light and he was
released to Baltimore. The Reds then
nabbed him when Herzog left HIS
work this year has been high class.
In point Of service. Henry knight
Groh (third baseman) is one of the
veterans of the team. He was born
lin Rochester. n. Y. 80 years ago. He
started with Oshkosh in 1908 and was
sold to Decatur in 1911. The Giants
bought him later in the season and
then let him go to Buffalo. He was
recalled In 1912 and in 1913 was re-
leased to the Reds. He bats around
.273 and is the best third baseman in
the league.
Ivy u. WinEo (catcher) was born 29
years ago in Norcross. Ga. He jump
ed In the game in 1909 with Green
VILE in the Carolina Association. He
was sold'to St. Louis in 1911 and was
traded to the Rods in 1915 for Con
zalez and Bescher.
william A. Rariden (catcher) is 81.
He was born in Bedford, Ind, and
started his career in 1907 with Canton
in the Central league. The Braves
bought him in 1910 for $3.50. He
jumped TO the Indianapolis Feds in
1914 and then went to the Newark
Feds in 1915. He was sold to the
Giants in 1915 for $3.50 and wal
traded to Cincinnati in 1919.
Sherwood Magee toutfieider) wal
born 80 years ago In Clarendon, Pa
He started baseball in 1903 with the
Allentown semi-prOs. He was signed
by Little Rock in 1904. but refused t.
report and was sent to Philadelphia
Nationals. In 1915 he was traded Il
the Braves. After three seasons there
he was released to Cincinnati thi!
year on waivers.
Ed. ]. Rousch (outfieldet) wa
born In Oakland City. Ind. and Is n
years OF age. He made his debut will
Evansville in 1912. After two seasons
there the White Sox bought him TO
$4,000. He played in eight games ant
was sent TO Lincoln in the WesterI
league. in 1914 he came back will
the Newark Federals and was sold q
the Giants in 1915 for $1,000. Tn
same years he was traded with Nc
Nd
and Klllifer. With the Reds he ha
been the leading hitter and the bes
league swatter last year.
Earl A. Greasy Neale (outfielder
was born in Parkersburg. w. Va. H
Is IS years old. He started in 1871
with Altoona in the Tri-State league
He was =~ieased TO London in tn
Connecticut league and was DRAFTED
from there by the Cleveland Ameri
cans IN 1914. He was fdrtned back 4
London and returned to Cleveland ii
1918. He went from there to 1aytoi
in the Central league and then Z
Saginaw When that tea IN disba led
he was bought by Cincinnati IN 1916
He has batted around .2TO for tn
Reds.
Harry o. (Hod) Ener (pitcher) wa
born II AIuncie. Ind. IS ycArs ago. H
starr 81 IN !9ta with Champaign in tn
Il"n olA- Missouri league. tr 1914 h
= was sold {" Danvilis in the Three
League AnS pitched there two seasons
The White sox gave hits triAl Il
1915. bbL turned him over to Afoiiu
without chance. He Jumped fror
Moline ana Joined the Army on tn
border. lie returned and was sus
pended. Later he was reinstated an
was dratts. h. Cincinnati.
llinmis Rins (pitcher) one OF tn
Sensational youngsters OF 1919. wa
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