Evening star., 1914-11-19
Nationals May Have to Depend on Young Pitching Sta
GRIFFITH MAY HAVE TO DEPEND
ONYOUNG PITCHERS NEXT SEASON
Will Be In Same Boat as Connie Mack Should
Walter Johnson Decide to Not
Return Here.

erals will gain the slightest recognition
| from the National and American
leagues. said Barrow last night. And
none of my clubs will play at Washing
| ton Park either" he added.
| Charles H. Ebbets of Brooklyn, one of
| the stoutest champions of organized
base ball, has agreed to waive terri
torial discrimination against the pro-
posed exponent of minor league base
| ball in Brooklyn. Charles H. has gone
| even further. He has set a very low
rental upon his park so that there may
| be no embarrassment over the trans
I fer. whether or not the present owner
! ship of the Jersey City club continues.
| The International schedule will be
! arranged as to dovetail into the draft
J 81 National League dates. and provide
| Brooklyn fandom with continuous base
pail Needless to say; this would ais also
! furnish constant conflict for any con-
| tomplated Federal League operations
| It Washington Park.
! Pat Moran, the new manager of the
| f'hl'ieS, Is having many bouquets
| thrown at him by Philadelphia writers
| who have been watching his career as
| :. "oacn for the team.
Willie Weart is the latest one to
point out some of Moran's virtues in
the following story:
When the Phillies were leading the
| race in the spring of 1913, Moran play
! ed a prominent part in some OF the VIC
| tories. although he never received any
credit for his clever work. In fact,
| Pat insisted that he should be kept out
of the limelight. One day the Phillies
! won Il hardfought game at Cincinnati.
| The Reds were in front by to ! when
! the Phillies went to bat in the ninth
Inning With one out. Doolan singled
! and Killifer went out. Dolan ran for
| Doolan. Miller batted for seaton ana
| hit safely down the right field line on
run-and-hit play. Miller ran more
holt hat1 second
and then turned back to first base Do
| Ian scored, making the count 2-ali.
Howley ran for Miller and stole second.
Becker's single scored HoWley with
the run that won the game.
1t was thought that Doc Miller had
| pulled a bone" in turning back to
| first base on drive which should nave
netted him two or possibly three bases;
That night l asked Moran who had
been coaching at first base, about the
| NO said Pat. Miller didn't pull
bone DOC" didn't touch first base when
he made his hit I saw that Hoblltzell
and the base umpire were watchlng
Miller, when he turned first base, and
so I called doc" back. But don't say
anything about it in the paper. Some
one might think I was trying to take
some credit from the boys.
HAD it not been for Moran's watch
fulness, Miller would have been called
out for not touching first base and the
Phillies would have lost the game by
to l instead of winning it by to ?.
"A few days later the Phillies were
playing at St Louis. They beat St
Louis by to by pounding Geyer's
delivery all over the lot. That night
Moran admitted that the slaughter had
been brought about because he de-
tected the signals of the cardinals bat
terry and had tipped off the Philiies
when they were at bat. Again Pat in
sisted that the writer should not say
anything about it in the paper.
That's the kind of an individual the
new manager of the Phillies is. He's
a rare kind of bail player who is work
ing hard all the time for his club. and
who would rather see the credit go to
the team than to himself"