The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-17
8IEN ARE ALL WELL OVER THEIR
SORENESS AND SHOW MUCH SPEED.
TEAM LINE UP WILL
BE ANNOUNCED SATURDAY
MANAGER DUFFY WILL ARRANGE
A SERIES OF GAMES FOR
NEXT WEEK.

Duffy Is Working Hard for Team
Workable Cares Little for Individ-
uaI stars Unless They Are of As
sistance TO the Rest of the Mem
beers of the Team-BeIieves i'm big
Error scores if Necessary for Men
to Take All Long Chances.
The PhiIlies nave now settled down
to the real hard work that will be
demanded of each man on the team
daily, and by Saturday afternoon
Manager Duffy expects all of the squad
to be fully recovered from all sore
ness
The crowds that have been watch
ing the daily practices of the Phillies
are not as large as those that went
out to watch the Giants, but those
that do go are just as enthusiastic.
Yesterday Manager Duffy had all of
the men at the bat, letting the pitch
ers take turns in the box. No regular
game was played, but two teams will
be selected to-day, the regulars play
the new pitchers win be given a trial
on the Yannigan team.
Manager Duffy says he will line the
Phillies up Saturday just as they will
stand in the opening days of the race
for the pennant in the big league
Much interest centers in the selections
that will be made for that game, as
much depends on the decision of the
manager among those who stand be-
tween heaven and earth.
During next week Manager Duffy
hopes to arrange a number of games
with local teams, and is now in COM
mnication with the Fort Screven
team for a series of games.
Men Fast on Feet.
The general opinion of those who
have seen the work of the Phillies is
that although the team is considera-
bly, lighter than McGraw's, they are
faster on their feet, and are better per-
formers, generally, between the bases |
Duffy says he is not yet willing to |
discuss the individual merits of the |
team. MY plan is to have team play |
without the individuals" is the way he |
puts it.. Il want to impress every man |
with the idea that when the bell taps |
for the first game, that we are all but |
a small part of the machine which we |
launch against our opponents.
Large scores in the error columns |
these days are not always indications |
of poor playing, but many times indi- |
Gates that every man on the team is |
taking every chance that is possible. |
Wherever you see team where all the |
men are willing to take a chance to |
have an error chalked up against them, |
and are playing for team records and |
championship honors. rather than in
dividual records, you win see q team
that will come very near running as |
II he,
Some Comparisons with Giants.
Sam Crane says there is no way to |
dope baseball team. or its chance to |
run anywhere in the first or last Sec |
ton. but there is a way to determine |
how the team of individuals compare, |
which goes largely towards determin- |
ing what the possible strength of a |
team is.
In Bowerman and Warner, McGraw |
has two great catchers. Both are vet |
Grams of the game. great generals, and |
wonderful encouragers to young pitch |
ers, but there are many catchers in |
the National League who deserve to |
rank higher as catchers than Warner,
and possibly Bowerman. Warner is the |
man fancied by McGraw, but Bower |
man is the man on whom the public |
generally depends. Duffy has Doom |
and Roth, both veterans of the game. |
new man, who is said to be a wonder |
behind the cage.
For pitchers New York unquestion-
ably outranks the Phillies, both in its |
collection of slab artists and in the in |
dividuals. Philadelphia has no one to |
compare with McGinnity or Matthew |
son. In the outfleld it is an even
break between the two teams. but the |
infeld which Duffy has decided on is
hardly UP to the standard of the
Giants.
With Dunn at third instead of
Bresnahan, and possibly a change at
second, with Bresnahan taking Gill
bert's place, or putting Devlin there,
would strengthen the Giants infield
considerably, with but little effect on
the batting strength The Giants team
average for hitting will be far supe-
rior to that of the Phillies. for the men
who will come up to the plate on Nc
Graw's team are old in the business
and will make every possible scratch
count.