Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING

the two pennant- winning clubs by
hard and conscientious application in
their chosen line Of life work. Each
has risen from the ranks after serving
a hard apprenticeship and there are
no secrets Of the national game with
which they are not familiar. When the
teams take the field it will be as much
a battle Of managerial wits between
Moran and Carrigan as it will be a
contest Of skill and endurance between
the individual players and the teams
considered as units.
In one respect the Red Sox leader
will have an advantage over his Phila-
delphia rival for in some Of the games,
at least, Carrigan will be seen in
catching, uniform. Moran is just as ia
miliar with the duties devolving upon
the backstop for he made his feputa-
ton as catcher as Carrigan has done
but during the past season has hand
led his team from the bench where
as Carrigan has been in the thick Of
the pennant struggle much Of the
time.
Patrick j. Moran, who has won a
niche In basebalps Hall Of Fame by
reason Of his whipping what was con-
sidered mediocre ball club into a
championship team, is a product of a
New England mill. Like Connie Mack.
Tho left a Massachusetts shoe factory
to win fame. Pat Moran gave I'D
job in a textile mill in F'itchburg.
Mass, to make a name in his favorite
pastime.
Moran was born in Fitchbure a little
more than 40 years ago, and at an early
age found his way to a job in mill
There is story told that young Pat
first became an adept in handling a ball
by playing with yarn balls. In any
event he easily took to baseball and as
he grew up he played on amateur teams
in Fitchburg. He caught most CT the
time and sometimes played in the in
field. He first came into general notice
az catcher for the Fitchburg Athletic
Club.
Moran was SO good that he was offered
a place on the Central Parks team Of
Orange. Mass. where he PLAYED in 1895
and 1886, and then. as all good tai. play
ers do, he found his way to larger fields
In 1897 Moran was with the Lyons team
Of the New York State League, catching
rs games. The next year he caught 80
for the same club. In 1899 Moran was
purchased by the Montreal club NJ the
old Eastern League, and 1900 found him
behind the bat on the Boston National
League grounds. He spent five years
with that team and then Joined the Chi
cago Nationals and was with the Cubs
when it was the championship ball club.
Fate sent Moran to the Philadelphia
Nationals in 1910 as a second string catch
er. Charles S. Doom was then the star
and Pat did not get many chances to
show his worth behind the bat. and in
the last few years Of his career with the
Phillies he was used to help develop
pitchers. IN this he had wonderful
success. Many give Moran credit for
making Grover c. Alexander the pitcher
he is today. He helped also to develop
Pitchers Mayer and Eppa Rixey.
Moran's selection to manage the Phil
lies came as surprise to the baseball
world. as it was not thought he had am
bition in that line. The first intimation
that he might succeed Doom came during
the worlds series last year and shortly
afterward the announcement was made.
From a disorganized ball club due to
numerous changes Moran welded together
a smooth. harmonious team of players.
In the spring no one picked the Qua
kers to win. They opened the season
by winning eight games straight. Despite
numerous predictions that the team
would crack. Moran kept them in front.
Pennant talk among the players was
barred by Moran. Each day the team
went out to win the game Of that day.
Moran sought to produce harmony among
the men. The players respected him and
the result was that things moved along
just as the new baseball general had
planned them. -,.....
Manager William F. Carrigan will be
the first playing manager to figure in
a world series in several years. He
has specialized in catching his left
handed twirlers, and will be behind the
bat in games pitched by Leonard and
Ruth. Never great catcher mechani-
cally, Carrigan for many years has
been credited with being better aid
to the pitcher in determining the weak