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A Pitcher’s Farewell to the Reds and a Parisian Wife
Ed Harmon recounts his sale to the Cincinnati Reds amid drama with Pat Moran and team friends. He recalls farewells, gossip of dope rumors, and Moran’s scheme while awaiting a return to New York with Jeanne. He hints at a movie career and a baby, Weelson, as distractions and rewards.
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Mac
Jeanne
New York
Cincinnati
Moran
Reds
National Guard
Ball Park
Joe
Polo Grounds
Goodby
Fletcher
Burns
Benny Kauff
Athletics
Zimmerman
White Sox
Young
Snyder
Pittsburg
Rube Benton
Cincinnati Reds
Rube
Pat Moran
Asia
Lincoln
Tope
League
St. Looey
Verona
Benton
Rip van
Rinkle
New Orleans
Marty
France
Marks & Anthony
Cleopatra
Rockefeller
Evenin
Venus
Ed Harmon
Wilright
Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Russia
Viola
Edouard
Uncle Tom
Edward
Germany
J. P. Morgan
Weelson
Marie
League of Nations
Cherie
Wellson