Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
PHTLLTES OWE
MUCH TO DOOM
FOR HIS WORK
Authenticated Leader Has
Wrought Well Despite Re-
verses and Should Not Be
Allowed to CO to Braves.

Aside from the all-important question as
TO which club will win the National
League pennant, the main idea in the
minds of fandom Is to favor Charley
Doom. Flighty rumor has it, but from
what authority no one can learn. that
Doom is playing and managing his last
season at Broad and Huntington streets.
If that Is so II will he sad news
Doom has never won a pennant for the
Phillies. but he is a good leader. and with
the material which he had this season.
no one could have done better The fact
that his club was shot to smIthcreeus by
the Federal League is alone responsible
for Dooins club dropping from second
place to second division in the space of
one short season.
Had the Philly leader been able to hold
Mike Doolan he would probably be in
the running now, The numerous and nee
essary switches a the shortfeld position
caused the Phillies to drop games which
should have been added to their string
Of victories. Further. If Seaton had been
here, the Phillies would probably be so
near the top that they would be figuring
on how they could most enjoy their
worlds series coin. AS for the other loss
es. they matter little in the final out
come.
Even with all the breaks Of the game
going against him at every turn. Charley
Doom has stood UP splendidlv under the
Erilling. He has caught far more games
than manager should because he he
lieved that his presence behind the bat
would be of value to his club. And 1t was.
Charley was in the line-up. and the
power of the teams play was increased
far more than his mere catching would
have justified. 1t was the personality Of
Doom on the field which helped and
which kept the club up as high as II is
: today.
In the two ;ouble-headers which the
Phillies have played with the Giants the
New Workers have lost ground by get
ting ionly an even break. The Giants
clegtriy showed that If they are strong
enough to win the National League PEN
nant the Braves must be much weaker
than generally credited. And 20 sift the
pibpOSANlOil SNtlt AIlltI' "a l4A' 'lhlllS 'D!lF
through this season the superiority of
the American League is established be-
yond the shadow of lingering doubt.
When the time comes that Mathewson
cannot go in and give a creditable ac-
count OF himself it is time for McCiraw to
look toward strengthening his club. There
is not player on the New York
Club who can really be called great eX-
cept Matty McGraw, to be sure, Is worth
half dozen stars. Matty was in bad
shape in the final game OF the double
header against the Phillies and was re-
placed by O'Toole in the third inning
The Giants were lucky To spill. with the
Phils Yesterday. Catcher Burns Wild
throw to third was all that saved the dav
FOR Tesreau and prevented the Braves
from being three and half games ahead
of the McGrawites instead OF two and a
half, as they are today.
Today's game between the Phillies and
the Giants will he started a; o'clock
This will be the starting hour for all
single games Of the local National League
during the remainder Of the season,
Some days ago Christy Mathewson pre-
dicted that the Boston Braves had been
going az such a uerve-raCkinC pace that
they would break sooner or later. II
tNat IS true IL Will De later. Tor lD 10 date
there has been no sign whatever Of dis
inteEratiOn. on the contrary they have
been increasing the power of both their
offensive and defensive branches. Their
pitching has not dctsriOratcI one ipta
and their general play has been such
that the more the followers Of this team
have seen Of them the more certain they
have become that they will ultimately
win out. on the other hand. the Giants,
despite their boasted strength. have been
playing loosely afieId and the pitching
except on those occasions when Mattv
winning standard. and cannot be- COM
pared with the splendid work Of James.
Tyler and Rudolph
A few words about this so-caued
"nerve-racklng pace, or 'hlGh-ten-ion."
is strictly In order, for the simple reason
that IL either doesn't exist or Is present
tro such a small degree on any given
10 ,lub that il is a negligible quantity
Nerve-racking" and high tension" are
serms which can be applied 70 individuals
ertone. If you ask the average ball PLAYER
rs. se difference between the tension" when
. Is club is near the top lighting For
7place and when II is safely clutching The
uppermost runs, he will tell YOU that as
far as his play lis concerned, there Is no
difference. His mental attitude on the
ball field is the same. There are, nat
urally some exceptions 10 this. bur this
applies 10 nine cases out of ten ball
player Is trained TO be cool. 10 think
quickly and without mental furry under
all circumstances, hence the wild remarks
concerning the heights 70 which thew are
KEYED are merely TnentsI afrrria. +I.ru