The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
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BY "aravy."
Pat Moran, New Leader Of the Phil.
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Patrick J. Moran, the new leader of
the Philadelphia National League club
Is an old.timer at the national game.
He will begin his fortieth year tomor.
row, having been born In Ftchburg,
Mass, February q, 1876, and he has
been playing professional ball since
1897. Like his predecessor as pilot
OF the Phillies. Charley Doom, he has
always been a backstop by trade. Al.
ter. quitting the active practice of his
profession In 1912, he became coach
for the Philadelphia Nationals, and
1t was his work in that capacity that
gave the Philadelphia management
the idea that Pat had the markings Of
a manager.
Moran was a coach from the very.
beginning of his baseball career, and,
with the exception OF a brief, experi-
ence as third baseman in Boston sew
eral years ago, has never played any
other position. When he broke into
the game with the Lyons club of the
New York State League in 1897 he
had Just passed his majority. He
caught a couple of seasons for Lyons,
and in 1899 he got a boost up the lad
der. with the Montreal team of the
Eastern League. After u couple Of
seasons in the Canadian metropolis
Moran broke into the major league
company with the Boston Nationals{in
1901. Pat spent five years In the
Bean City. and in 1906 he went to the
Chicago Cubs.
Moran was with the Cubs during
the period OF tho greatest .glary Oh
the. famous baseball machine led by
Frank Chance. AS the able assistant
ofSJawni King, he helped the Cubs to
win three National League remnants
In row. In 1910 Moran became the
property OF the Phillies. and-with, tho
club he rounded out his career as a
catcher. q ~ {: Il * e.
The Phillies have suffered severely
in. the last year, and Moran has a
istiff Job on his hands In attempting
to bolster up the weak spots. He has
a number Of promising youngsters
whom he hopes to develop to I'll the
places OF the vanished stars Of former
years. sl =
THE Club whichEPat Moran has un.
dertaken to manage is the hard.luck
aggregation of the National League.
Philadelphia won the first pennant
Of the old National Association, the
predecessor Of the National League.
I'M 1871, but since the organization of
the National League Philadelphia has
never float a pennant Of that circuit.
The old Philadelphia Athletics club
was a charter member Of the National
League in 1876, but was expelled af-
ter the first season. In 1888 Phila.
delphia was restored to membership
In the old major circuit, at the same
time New York was admitted. Al
fred j. Roach was the first president
Of the Phillies. and held that Job ten
years. The Phfllies have bad many
heads and numerous managers In the
thirty.one years the club has existed,
but the coveted rag has always eluded
them. al !
The Phillies first looked like flag
contenders In 1887, when the club fin.
ished second in the race. For eight
years thereafter the Quakers were a
first.diyision bunch, but not quite
good enough to gain the lead. In
1907 the Phillies again got into the
running, and finished second. After
another slump they. again began to
climb up. In 1911 "Red" Doom was
made manager. and the Philadelphia
aims began to believe that the brick:
topped sbackstop was the Moses who
would lead the team out Of the will
derness. In 1913 the Phillies put up
game struggle and hope beat high
in the BREASTS Of the bugs. The star
if al fortune was still in the ascend
ant, however, and the Phillies had to
be satisfied with second place. In
1914 they finished sixth, and at the
close Of the season Doom was dropped
from his managerial eminence aud
the Job was wished on Pat Moran.