Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
PILLS ARE NOT
PLAYING ABOVE
STRIDE --DOOIN
n ITTSBURG. June 14.--"Get one
thing clear" said Manager Doom

~ ITTSBURG. June 14-"Get one
thing clear" said Manager Doom
Of the PhilUes, which is that
the Phillies are not playing beyond
their speed. Honestly, / believe we
are not yet playing up to our speed
The fact that we are out in front
doesn't mean, 10 my way Of thinking
that we are going beyond our gait
but that some OF the other clubs are
slipping
There is nothing the matter with
the Giants in their games against US.
however II seemed to me that they
played as wen as they ever did. and
certainly there couldn't have been any
Improvement i'm Mats pitching We
beat him In Philadelphia because Lu-
dy happened TO get one Of his hits.
There is only one man on our club
who is hitting above his regular gait.
and two Of them, Paskert and Lud-
erus, ars hitting away below their
real form about 1850 There is no
reason why We oughtn't 20 be able
/ TO go still faster and no reason why
we oughtn't 10 stay where We are.
never saw a sander lot Of players
| than mine, and there won't be any
! cracking or losing heart Just because
] they may happen TO meet with set
! backs In the game in Brooklyn the
other day when they opened with
| three runs on US, my club never fig
ured those three runs at ALL That's
the way the men feel about every
game-that there isn't any obstacle
too big TO keep them from winning
it.
Free From Injuries.
I've always thought the PhiQies
could win If they had a ball club. and
YOU must bear in mind that this is
the first time they have been able TO
put a club in the field since July,
1911 From that time up 10 this year
the team was simply shot TO pieces
with injuries. ! don't care who the
manager Is. 10 be up IN the race he
has TO have his best players free
from injury or have tirst-class re-
serves
Il see they say We arc weak In
substitutes. but l can't see it,. We
have Runt Walsh for substitute IN
fielder and Cozy Dolan and Doc Mil
/ Ter for the outfeld. DOlan has made
four pinch hits in four times up and
Miller six in eight times up and none
Of the six was a single We have
Dan HOwley behind the bat beside
Kilifer and myself. and Howley is
one OF the fastest men on the team
Killifer Great Catcher.
II consider killifer the best catcher
in the big leagues to-day. He's hit
ting good Can he throw Why he
never misses EN- Jimmy McAleer
brought him out in ST. Louis, but
thought he was too light | like a
light catcher mvself-weighed only
l26 pounds when / broke in"
can Kulifer throw TO first 70 get
men mapping as well as YOU and
Archer
HE can. but I've had him cut that
out Throwing OF that sort dOesu
do the arm any good. ] found that
out. There's TOO much Of side mo-
ton. and besides YOU don't average
one out Of ten tries
"Our pitchers are doing we'll and
I've four ia reserve as good almost az
the four I'm working regularly
whenever any OF the latter show
that they are in need Of a rest any
one Of the four others Is ready 100 go
I'm. WHY. there are Moore and ChaI-
mers both fit. but so long az Seatou.
Brennan. Alexander and RlNeE are
doing well there's no sense On dis
urblng tine arrangement.
THE showing we made In the
Washington and Athletic series IN the
spring proba bly, misled good many
fans as to- our real strength. ] didn't
give darn about those games, tried
10 win them Of course but the main
thing was the benefit 20 be had from
the workout