Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-28
MORAN YIELDS
CAST-OFFS INTO
REAL MACHINE
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Pat, Himself Released by
Cubs, Wins Miracle
Man" Title
HARMONY IN THE CLUB
From a stag Correspondent

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-When one looks
back upon the Phillies' season that is
rapidly drawing to such a successful
close, 1t is hard to believe that the
team which was picked by the majority
of alleged experts for last place and
which was universally chosen as a second
division club, has been at the top Of the
league practically all summer ana has
an even chance, at least, to capture the
worlds series from the Red SoX. To
what is this remarkable turn of affairs
due, is the question which many are
asking. Isn't it that the Phillies have
a wonderful set of individual baseball
players, or is 1t due to the fact that
the breaks have been with them through
out the season?
To this question there is but one an
swer to those who have been In close
contact with the team-Pat Moran. Pat
himself a cast-off from the Chicago Cubs,
has demonstrated that he is one of the
games greatest leaders by taking a
bunch composed largely of cast-offs from
other clubs and making them play VIM
ming and consistent ball during the sea-
son of 1915
The Philly p'1yers themselves admit
that their success has been solely due
TO Moran's efforts, to his baseball STRAIT
egy and his ability to handle players who
were never able to be handled. Take
the team which has finished Its triumph
Z
accidents, will be in the worlds series,
one finds that the men are, for the most
part, players whom other clubs thought
had either outlived their baseball time
or else would never reach the point where
= they could be considered real major
leaguers.
Niehoff was traded to the Phillies in
the Doom deal last winter: Milton Stock
was not considered a high-grade player
by John McGraw and turned over TO the
Phillies with Al Demaree, pitcher that
John thought would never be of any par
ticular value to a good club, in the trade
for Hans Lobert. Since Stock has been
in the game regularly he has played far
better ball than Lobert has with the
Giants, while Demaree has hurled as well
as any pitcher of McGraw's stan. Dode
Paskert was released to the Phillies by
Cincinnati and George Whitted wasn't
good enough for the champion Braves, so
he was finally induced to come TO Phila-
delphia in the Magee deal, along with
Oscar Dugey.
Jack Adams, the Phillies' third-string
catcher. came TO the locals last winter
In the Lobert deal George Chalmers was
thought TO be absolutely Through" yet
he is today one Of Pats most dependable
hurlers and is apt to go into one OF the
worlds series games. George McQuillen
was let go by the Pirates and snatched
by the Phils at the waiver price. Since
joining the PMS Mclulliau mas proven
TO be Invaluable. Beals Becker, who Is
now playing a utility role among the out
fielders, was long ago passed up by the
Giants as useless, but he Is able TO hold
his own now whenever he is called on 10
play the outield OF 70 pinch hit,
On the Phfllies' team today are four
players who have shared in world 3
series money. They are Beals Becker, as
a member or the Giants; Al Demaree, also
of the New York Nationals. and Dugey
and Whitted, OF the Boston Braves.
Whitted and Dugey may be considered
very lucky men. almost as lucky In fact
as Johnny Lavan, who shared In the
Athletics coin OF the series of 1918, be-
cause St Louis gave him up on account
of his poor hitting ability. The difference
between Lavan ana Whitted and Dugey
Is that the two Philly players can, have
been and win continue TO produce the
goods.
The petty jealousies which are predomi-
nant IN some baseball clubs between the
pitchers, catchers. outhelders and inheld-
ers are entirely lacking In the Phillies'
Club. Eddie Burns, who has been putting
up such an excellent brand OF baseball
behind the bat since Bin killefer has been
out OF the game, Is a constant companion
~ Rll In some clubs the first and sec
ond-string catchers are scarcely on speak
Ing terms yet i(illefer and Burns are al
most lnsephrable. This, OF course is due
Ia part 10 the men themselves. and partly
10 fhe spirit Of harmony which Moran
has instilled into al qf the fhilly players