The Washington herald., 1915-04-04
MORAN thinks
BRAVES WILL
GRAB THE flag
Manager Of Phillies Makes
Early Forecast on Ma
tional League Race.
BROWN TO TORONTO
Griff Sells Young Out6elder to Inter-
national League Club-Local Team :
in Cincinnati Today.
BROWN TO TORONTO
BY WILLIAM PEET.


straight from the Philadelphia Ath-
Ietics and cops the worlds series in
romp should be seriously considered as
having a fairly good chance to squirt
home ahead of the other National
League teams in the pennant race"
This from Pat Moran. the new man
ager OF the Phillies. to the writer yes
terday during a tanning bee in the
lobby of the Hotel Gordon, shows how
the Quaker City leader views the COM
ing scrap in the rival baseball organi-
Zation.
Asked what he thought of the Giants
chances with the addition of Hans Lo-
bert and Pitcher Perritt, Moran said:
"Perritt is a good pitcher and McGraw
has need of all the pitching strength he
can muster. AS for Lobert, / don't know
whether or not he will help them much.
The Philles pilot had little to say
about his own club. He admitted that
his players were in prime condition to
start the season. that the men We're
playing good ball. and predicted that
they would give fine account of
themselves.
Yesterdays game between the Phil
lies and Nationals was called off
account of the snowstorm which hit
the Capital bright and early in the
morning. Whether or not the teams
will be able to play tomorrow and
Tuesday is problematical. Every ef-
fort will be made to have the Florida
avenue rark in good shape tomorrow,
and if the sun comes out strong to-
day there is a chance of stalking the
contest
Moran stated yesterday that Mayer.
Alexander. aud possibly RiXey would
he sent against the Nationals on Mon
day. Grif probably will oppose with
Hopper and Ayers.
The Griffmen left last night for
cincinnati. where the Cincinnati Reds
will be tackled this afternoon in the
opening exhibition game in Redland
Park. If the weather is pleasant it is
expected that big crowd will turn
out.
In addition to his regulars. Griff
took with him to Cincinnati Nick Alt
rock. Boehling and Jim Shaw will
divide the honors in the box. Henry
and Ainsmth will do the catching.
RilI Brown. the recruit drafted from
tho Texas League, was yesterday sold
to the Toronto club of the Intcrna-
tiona1 League. and leaves tomorrow
for Durham. y. G. where the Maple
Leaves will spring-train under the
watchful eye of Manager Bill Clymer.
Brown stands good chance of stick
ing with the Canadians. He has shown
exception fielding ability and also i'm
proved in his batting since joining the
Grifrmcn in Charlottesville last month.
On the Richmond club of the 1nterna-
iionaI League is Albert McInnis brother
of Stuffy McInnis. of the Philadelphia
Athletics. Last Friday the Mackmen
tackled Richmond and it was brother
against brother. the Athletics just nos
in Ti,.tn u ks
like good fielder hut a weak hitter. and
unless nc improves a whole lot will hard |
ly be able TO stick after the International
League season gets under way
William G. Weart. secretary of the |
baseball Writer'S Association. and the |
baseball writer on the Evening Tele-
=raph. is here with the Phillies
Mr.. Weart opines that Frank Baker |
viii proba bly, return to the national pas
irmc and hold down third base for Connie |
Nack's Athletics. He also states that |
Mack will not sell or trade Baker to
any other club in either of the big |
leagues.
The Griffmen have an unusually busy |
week ahead of them playing the Reds |
cincinnati today, the Philies Monday |
and Tuesday. Brooklyn Wednesday and |
Thursday and the Boston Braves Fri
uEN ana saturday. j
1t will be in these games against the |
National League clubs that Grif pro-
poses to send his so-caIled frst-string |
pitchers. and the boxmen who look the |
best win be selected to start the Ameri-
-ran League campaign regulars.
whole lot has been written about |
possible chance in the Nationals lineup |
for the opening game against the New |
Workers. Wednesday week, but the !
chances are that Howard Shanks viii be |
in left field and Ray Morgan on second |
base contrary reports notwithstanding.
Shanks has not been hitting up to his |
form this spring, but is liable to start |
tearing things loose. II he does there |
will be no chance for Pick, Acosta or |
Rondeau to supplant him.
Manager Pat Moran, of the Phillies, |
when asked last night about the Sieglie |
matter, had little to say. He expects the |
Washington club to pay the Cuban's ex- !
penses from Havana to st. Petersburg |
Fla; also for Sieglie's board while with |
the Phillies. This Griffith is perfectly |
willing to do, and when the managers get |
together for a chat tomorrow the matter
can be easily adjusted. |