CHICAGO, IL. August 26, 1914 - Today, the Reading Reds, winners of the United League Pennant, will play against the Chicago Whales, winners of the Columbia League Pennant, at Weeghman Park.
The Reading Reds, winners of the 1912 Presidents Cup, will try for their second championship. But this year is different. For the first time, these two leagues will face off to determine the winner.
Reading is owned by W.A. Willman, owner of the Willman Railroad Company and president of the United League. Their manager, Rube Coffee, has been there from the beginning and was the manager during their 1912 championship season. Here is the Reading lineup that we expect to see in the series:
1. RF Hunkey Howel (.284, 5 Doubles, 13 RBIs)
2. C Dilly Munger (.251, 8 Doubles, 39 RBIs)
3. CF Wash Teal (.252, 14 Triples, 72 RBIs)
4. LF Mansfield Covington (.277, 20 Doubles, 21 RBIs)
5. 1B Angus Mulkey (.290, 17 Doubles, 66 RBIs)
6. SS Yank Burk (.256, 16 Doubles, 51 RBIs)
7. 3B Chester Shane (.266, 8 Doubles, 32 RBIs)
8. 2B Fritz Schweitzer (.226, 8 Doubles, 25 RBIs)
Their pitching rotation is as follows:
1. RHP Owen Chaney (21-10, 1.90 ERA, 252 K)
2. RHP Joel Sperry (15-12, 2.18 ERA, 62 K)
3. RHP Sydney Eddington (15-12, 2.84 ERA, 83 K)
4. RHP Solomon Maurer (13-13, 3.42 ERA, 64 K)
Game Three and Four, and Seven and Eight if necessary, will be playing in Reading at the team's Reading Grounds. The ballpark holds 12,100 spectators and is a good park to hit home runs in. The short distance from home plate to the walls cut down doubles and triples, however. The dimensions are:
LF: 307'
CF: 412'
RF: 301'
The Reds wear a red cap and red stockings. They wear white knickers and a white vest with a red undershirt. Their cap has an embroidered white "R", and their vest has a red "R" in the same type as their cap over the left side of the chest.
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