Earl Moore, 6 foot 195 pounder from Pinkerington, Ohio enjoyed a successful rookie campaign in 1901 with the Cleveland Blues. He went 8-9 with a 3.57 ERA in 148.2 innings. He suffered several blistered fingers which limited his action on the mound. Moore is one of the more promising young stars of the new American League who whips the ball with an intimidating sidearm motion. Edging the far end of the rubber and varying his attack angles, he aptly matched some of the game’s greatest pitchers in 1901. “Moore carries the title of 'Steam Engine in Boots,'" noted the Washington Post, "and after his name in the hotel registers always appears the letters 'S.E.I.B.'"
Thrift’s Training Matrix –The one-time personal catcher of Christy Mathewson,
Frank Bowerman was traded from the New York Giants to Cleveland this offseason and will try to fight off the closing days of his career this spring, already slated to spend time in Columbus to teach the up-and-comers, such as Swiss
Otto Hess (who would go onto
ignore him). No exception is the talented Moore, who
excels under Bowerman’s tutelage in learning the wet one. Not only will Moore gain the spitball, but the matrix will add a sidearm delivery to his growing repertoire. He’s got a real good chance to become extremely tough on right-handed batters and will keep his somewhat unproven infielders busy.
Frank Bowerman 
Otto Hess