Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — Loss of Pitcher Toney May Mean Loss of Flag to the Cincinnati Reds [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Loss of Pitcher Toney May Mean Loss of Flag to the Cincinnati Reds

After all Is said and done, the release of Fred Toney by the Reds looms up as the worst error committed by the Cincinnati club Ln the last five seasons. Getting Pat Moran was a stroke of wisdom which has already brought rich rewards—but releasing Toney wfc£f a mistake which may result in transferring a pennant to New York. The mountaineer is pitching thef most marvelous ball in either league. Up to date he has won nine games and lost but three, and in these 12 games but 21 runs have been scored off his delivery—less than two runs to the game. If the game Toney has pitched this season had been for the Reds, in-

stead of the Giants, the Reds would be now so far ahead of New York that McGraw’s men couldn’t see their coattails for the dust. The Cincinnati club didn’t have to release or sell Fred Toney. It let a most valuable asset get away—a pitcher who, by this time, would have virtually clinched the flag.

Fred Toney.