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

Aside from the ell-important question as
90 whtch club will win the National
beesns pennant, the main IDEA in the
minds of fandom ie to favor Charley
Dooin. Flighty rumor has IL, but from
what authority no one can learn. that
Doom is playing and managing his last
season at Broad and Huntingdon streets.
2f that Is 80 It will be sad news
Dooin has never won a pennant for the
PhillSes, but he is a good leader, and with
The material which he had this season,
no ons could have done better The fact
that he club was shot to smthereens by
the Federal League is alone responsible
for Dooins club dropping from second
plaoo 70 second division In the space Of
one short season.
Had the Philly leader been able to hold
Mike Ooolan he would probably be In
Che running now. The numerous and nee
essAry switches at the shortaeld position
caused the Phllics to drop games which
should have been added to their string
OF victories. Further, II seaton had been
here, the Phillies would probably he 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
Gonna
Evsn with all the breaks Of the game
going against him at every turn. Charley
Doom has stood up splendidly under the
grtlhnz. He has caught far more games
than manager should. because he be-
Hsved that his presence behind the bat
would b. OF value to his club And It was.
Charbsv was in the lineup, and the
power OF the teams play was increased
far more than his mere catching would
tare Justified. 1t was the personality Of
Doofn ON the field which helped and
which kept the club up as high as It Is
today.
IN Ehe two double-h headers which the
Ph1nn have played with the Giants the
New Workers have lost ground by get
ting only an even break. The Giants
clearly showed that II they arc strong
enough TO win the National League PEN
neut nhe Braves must be much weaker
than generally credited. And TO sft the
pruposs tion still finer, II the Giants come
through this season the superiority OF
the American League is established be-
yond the shadow Of a lingering doubt
When the time comes that Mathewson
cannot 80 in and give a creditable ac-
count OF himself II Is time for McCiraw 70
---lese epward STRENGTHENING his club. There
- mo- q player on the New York
Cub who can really be called great eT-
oept Matty. McGraw, 70 be sure, Is worth
half dozen stars. Matty was In bad
shape in the final game Of the double
header against the Philllcs and was re-
placed BY o'Toole in the third inning.
The Giants were lucky TO split with the
PtIls Yesterday. Catcher Burns Wild
throw TO third was all that saved the day
for resreau and prevented the Braves
from being three and a half games ahead
OF tae McGrawites instead of two and a
half. as they are today.
Todny's game between tho PhillIes and
tho Giants will be started at o'clock
This will be the starting hour for all
single games of the local National League
durins the remainder Of the season.
Some days ago Christy Mathcwson pre-
dictee that tEe Boston Braves had been
going at such a nerve-rack ckinE pace that
they would break sooner or later. II
that 4 true Il will Do later, for up % date
there has been no sign whatever of dis
been increasing the power of both their
Offensive and defensive branches. Th"!r
pitching has not de,NFiorGteC one irta
and their general play has been sucn
that the more the followers Of this team
have seen Of them the more certain they
have become that they viii ultimately
win out. on the other hand. the Giants
despite their boaSted strength. nave been
playing loosely a1eld and the pitching.
excopt on those occasions whom Natty
has been in, has not been mp 10 peuuaut-
winning standard and cannot be com
paroll with the splendid work Of James
Tylz' and Rudolph,
A few words about this so-caIed
Ia strictly IN order for the simple reason
that II either doesn't exist, or is present
20 Guch a small degree ON any given
club that IL IS a negligible Quantlty
'sServe-racking" and "hiSh tension" are
tsrms which can be applied 70 individuals
Rlone. If you ask the average bail PLAYER
the difference between the tension" when
his club is near the top fEhting for
ptacc and when il IL safely clutching the
upp<rmost rung, he will tell YOU that as
far as his play is concerned. there is no
dtIerence, His mental attitude on the
ball field is the sama. There are nat
uralv, some exceptions ro this but this
applies 10 ninr cases out Of fen. a bail
player is trained 70 oo cool. t1 think
quickly and without mental aur.r under
all circumstances. hence the p.Id remarks
concerning the heights -o which tra.- are
keyed are merely mental nurriee them
selves