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

II ITTSBURG. June 14.-"Get one
thing clear" said Manager Doom
Of the Phillies, which Is that
the Phillies are not playing beyond
their speed Honestly. I believe we
are not yet playing up 10 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 in 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, are hitting away below their
real form about $50. There Is no
reason why We oughtn't To be able
10 go still faster and no reason why
we oughtn't to stay where We are
never saw q sander lot Of players
than mine, and there won't be any
cracking or losing heart just because
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-thdt there isn't any obstacle
too big to keep them from winning
IL.
Free From Injuries.
i've always thought the Phlllies
could win II they had a ball club, ana
you must bear in mind that this is
the first time they have been able to
put club in the field since July,
1911 From that time up to this year
the team was simply shot 10 pieces
with injuries. don't care who the
manager is, to be up in the race he
has 10 have his best players free
from injury or have first-class re-
serves
Il see they say We are weak In
substitutes. but ! can't see II. We
have Ruut Walsh for substitute In
fielder and Cozy Dolan and Doc Mil
Ter for the outfield 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
Killifer and myself, and H0wley Is
one OF the fastest men on the team.
Killifer Great Catcher.
Il consider Killifer the best catcher
in the big leagues to-day. He's hit
ting good. Can ne throw Why. he
never misses EN-. Jimmy McAleer
brought him out IN 81. Louis, but
thought he was too light. ] like "a
light catcher mvself-weighed only
1875 pounds when J broke in
can KilifeT throw 10 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 doesn't
do the arm any good. I found that
out. There's too much OF side mo-
ton. and besides you don't average
one ont OF ten tries.
our pitchers are doing well. and
I've four In reserve as good almost as
the four I'm working regularly.
Whenever any OF the latter show
that they are in need OF rest any
one Of the four others Is ready TO go
in why. there are Moore and Chal-
mers. both tit, but SO long as SeatOn.
Brennan Alexander and RiNey are
doing well there's no sense In dis
turbing the arrangement.
The showing we made In the
Washington and Athletic series IN the
spring probably mis.ed good many
fans as TO our real strength. ] didn't
give a darn about those games. tried
to win them. OF course, but the main
thing was the benefit 70 be had from
the workout"