Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1919 — SLIM SALEE IS MORAN’S ACE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SLIM SALEE IS MORAN’S ACE

Former New York Pitcher Is Having One of Best Years of His Career With Reds. “Slim” Sallee is having one of the best years of his career in baseball.' Which is one of the main reasons why Pat Moran’s Cincinnati Reds are

threatening to shatter the pennant dream of the Giants; Sallee is about thirty-four years of age now. He threatened to retire from baseball last spring if forced to play in New York again. He only agreed to stay in the game when sold by the Giants to Cincinnati. Slim is the only major league player of record who honestly dislikes New York. Despite the fact that he was successful with the Giants and pitched on the pennant winning team of 1917, Slim was never happy there*

“Slim” Sallee.