Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05

people In Philadelphia who thought when
Pat was appointed manager that he would
be too easy with his players and that he
would not get the work out Of them. Well
that theory was exploded the nrst day
we arrived IN St Petersburg for spring
training From the moment he went out
on Coffee Pot field there was no mistak-
ing who was manager, and there has been
none since that day.
From the time that we began to think
we actually had a chance to win\the PEN
nRnt Moran put the ''kibosh" on pennant
talk. He told us, Just a. he told outsid-
ers who asked him about his chances for
the hag, that we were 10 go IN there each
day and try TO win that ball game; that
nothing could he accomplished In baseball
except by winning the Individual games.
We worked on this theory all season. with
the result that for the first time in its
history the Philadelphia team has won
pennant
This same plan we will adopt In the
worlds series games While l. along
with the other fellows, am confident Of
ultimate success. I know that the way TO
defeat our opponents is to think only Of
the one game we are In. OF course plan
ming for the other games has to be done,
but Moran will do that, for II Is a part
OF his duty, not n function Of the player
The attitude Of our club today is one
OF confidence, but II is far different
from that held by the Athletics last year,
and from that of the Cubs OF 1910. These
teams were so overconhdent that they
completely underrated the power of the
clubs they had to face. We realize that
TO win the worlds championship we must
fight and fight to The last ditch. Every
man on our club must be in trim and
must be at his best. and they all know
II. Even then we will have hard strug-
gle, because the Red Sox have a strong
club in the field. a powerful attack, led
by their outfielders, Lewis, Speaker and
Hooper, and pitching stan which is
reputed TO be far away the strongest in
the American League.
This pitching staff is regarded as the
big stumbling block to our success but
l don't believe we will have as much
trouble with them as some writer's would
make the public believe. 1t Is claimed
that we have not been up against first-
class eft-handed pitching this year, but
that is not a fact. We have seen some
good southpaws and have prohted by the
experience gained by batting against
them. Just look what we did against
Art Nehf IN Boston-fourteen hits for
nineteen bases! That doesn't show much
weakness against the left-handers. Leon
ard and Ruth will have to be awfully
good, better than 1 believe they are, II
they wish 10 keep us from hitting them.
We have men on our club, too. who are
good bunters and this brings to mind
play which we have worked successfully
all season and may use against the Red
Sox II the occasion presents itself that
is the squeeze and the double squeeze.
Time and again we have pulled this on
other clubs with perfect success and have
won ball games by it's use Moran knows
Just when the play should be made and
we have been able to make it nine times
out of 10 and half the time the play IT.
self has failed the runner on third has
been able to either make a steal OF home
or get safely back to the bag.
This play and many others we have in
store for the Red Sox and the fans Of
Philadelphia who have stuck by us so
loyally can depend on us to pull through
when Pat gives the word.