Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1915 — FIND OF THE SEASON [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FIND OF THE SEASON

Barney Dreyfuss Uncovered Gem in Pitcher Mamaux Pittsburgh Twtrler Ranks Next to Alexander in Number of Games Won —Youngster Found bn Sand Lots of Smoky City.

Al Mamaux, the new pitcher of the Pirates, alone is entitled to that oftbestowed description, “the sensation of the season." Barney Dreyfuss uncovered a gem when he found this youngster on the Smoky City’s sand lots. And the most interesting part of it —particularly to Barney —is that Mamaux didn’t cost him a cent! What is he worth now? Well —don’t say there isn’t money tn the baseball sensation. It is doubtful if money could buy him.

They call him a second Mathewson, and he is about the only “second Mathewson” we have heard of in some time that was worthy of the name. The only reason he is not leading the National league in the twirling department is because of Alexander the Great. Mamaux ranks next to the Philly phenom, however, in the number of games won this season. If you ask a ball player how good Al is as a pitcher you will receive an answer after this fashion: “A great pitcher—the most conceited in the league!” Mamaux is of a well-to-do family, it is said, and does not have to play ball for a living. Possibly this accounts for his supreme self-confidence.

However, he is none the less a great pitcher. And he is only 20 years old and playing his first season in big business. Mamaux is a right-hander and also bats right-handed. He is six feet tall and weighs 167 pounds. He has a fine musical education, being a tenor singer and a master of the violin. As for his pitching art. he has an assortment of fine curves, a fast ball with a wicked “hop,” and a change of pace that bewilders many a batter.

Albert Leon Mamaux.