The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-05
SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL CUNTS AWAIT ACTION OTHER SPORTS
Moreland Tells of the
Discovery of Cy Young
Greatest Hurler of Old School Signed HIS
First Contract for $40 Month and Board. :
His Record Speaks for Itself. ::

treasurer OF the Canton d. d. c. and
II he guarantees you the money. will
you let your son play for US, We
agreed then that both he and Cy
would take the trip back 20 Canfot
that night and when we arrived, Il
had Mr.. Lachoite. the nephew OF Mr.
Young, call 20 see US az the hotA
and In q few minutes we had q con-
tract signed with both Young an6\
his fathers name on Il. at the verv
large sum Of $40 per month and board.
Cy's shoots Pounded. -
1t did not take us long to put ths
big fellow TO work. II was but q
week until the opening OF the season
and on the very FIRST game ] put him
in against the visiting team. What,
that team did 70 Cy was a crime.
think they must have made about D
hits. for / know they beat US Is to 8
i got back to the hotel ana was IL
at dinner. when a beIl-hop rushed IL
and informed me that my pitcher wss
going home / left the table and when
] got to the door sure enough there
was Cy with his carpet bag, and Il
was a sure enough carpet bag.
Where are you going? I shot at him
Home. j am not going TO stay here
II you do ] will have you arrested
informed him
He did not know what he had done
to be arrested, so told him that O
he did not return 10 his room tina
/ would have him arrested for taking
money under false pretence.
Why / never took a cent.
Threaten Arrest.
! But you have boarded at the club't
expense for a week. and that costs u
money. Turning 10 a policeman. whc
was a baseball bug. and who over.
heard the conversation: What cat
they do to this fellow IL he jumps tn.
club? Why ! will arrest him in
minute IL he leaves that ooor. sais
I the COP. and the FIRST thing the mayor
will DO TO him in the morning viii
send him up for six months on tho
stone pile besides
Young never left the club and pu,
him in again the next Sunday and n,
held the same team TO four hits ane
a shut out
HurIs Great Game
I On August / We played the CIeve-
4 land y. L team at Canton and
/ required nineteen innings for the ma
| jors to beat Young 81 That night IN.
! twirler was sold TO Cleveland for s5.oNo
Every tine We mot after that IN.
big kid" for he was q lid" thet
, ana 10 this day he hasn't changed, a.
4 WAYS asked nc II I had any intention:
/ OF having him arrested.
Young was one OF the grandest ncr
: that ever played the same 4 gentle.
man both on and OF the field at al
stages Of the game
May he live for many years il all
/ have against him.
/ Here is what Young did both in III,
J National and American Leagues.
. His record will never be equaIed. 70
there are no present day pitcher
, Who will ever come near his record -
: either games won or number pitched A
To pitch So games during his caree.
and has SIS victories.
Has Great Record.
Young. as the tables show. won -
( e mes for the National League ant
J ~ for the American.
: "Cy" was IN the game twenty-thre'
years. In 1911. aser Cleveland re
1 leased him. he Joined the Boston ". L
cluh. so that he pitched in maJo
company for that length OF time.
During the time he twirled. h.
pitched three no-hit games
| The tables will give you an excel.
lent idea Of what he did:
YoUNG's RENNRp
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