The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-05
The LATEST NEWS OF THE SPORT WORLD
IS pills LET OUT
BY OTHER CLUBS
Moran Will Depend Mostly
On Cast OFFS to Win
Championship.
fey AssoeIated Pres..l

fBy Associated Press.)
EEwsYoRK, Oct. Sin the minds
OF many baseball, experts Manager
Moraa's feat OF making supposedly
mediocre team a pennant winning ag.
gregation Is equally as great per.
Torrance as that accomplished last
year by George Stallings with the
Boston Braves. The Moran men are
virtually. a" cast of" team, as thirteen
OF them were let out by other major
league clubs. Captain Luderus was
once with the Chicago Nationals; Kill
lifer was tried by st. Louis and let
go; Adams was with the New York
Giants for aSshort time; Demarse
came from the Giants and McQuillen
played with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh;
Niehoff was with Cincinnati; Dugey
and Whitfield came from the Braves:
Stock was transferred to Philadelphia
by New York: Byrne was once with
st. Louis and Pittsburgh; Cravath.
the fence demolisher, played with
Boston, Chicago and Washington
Americans; Paskert chased flies for
5SluClliudlitfduu peGhtl odM 6tlfiSS
with the Boston Nationals, New York
y Giants and Cincinnati.
Alexander, Mayer and Rixey, Chal.
smers and Bancroft are the only mem.
bers Of the team who grow into Ma.
tional League material while with Tie
club. Tincup. Baumgartner and Weis.
ers are youngsters who have yet to
8winfregulaf places on the team.
Alexander's great work in the box
during the. season has placed him in
the limelight as the star pitcher Of
The National League and the backbone
of{the Quaker City team. II the series
goes to the limit OF seven games Alex
ander, IL is expected, will be on the
mound in at least three games. begin
ming with the opening clash After
he had won his thirtieth game, few
days ago Alexander when asked what
he would do jinsthe worlds series, re.
piled: ""Just whatever Manager Mo.
ran tells me. have been well sup.
ported by my teammates and ! must
say they have saved me frequently.
Boston may boast OF some great hit
tiers, but think we have some fence
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thu Boston 2slpggers."
With Mayer, Demaree, McQntllen,
Chalmers and Rixey on his pitching
stan, Manager Moran feels that he
has a formidable array OF boxmen to
back up Alexander in attacking the
Red Sox defense. The infeld com.
posed OF Luderus, Niehoff, Bancroft
and Stock. is strong combination
and Cravath, Paskert and Whitfield are
we'll able to care for tho outer. garden,
Captain LuderIs stands second In
{heibatting list OF the National League
and with Cravath. Whitfield. Stock,
Becker and Niehoff the hitting of the
Moran team shows consiaeranle
strength.: Should the majority OF
satnesi be played on the Philadelphta
grounds, that the park with Its short
Fences will suit the home hitters much
halter thanSthe visitors is the opinion
gtiared in by many close followers OF
including Manager Moran, FIVE
members OF the Philadelphia Nation
ais have been members of former
worlds series teams. The other four
ara peri,aree, Whitfield, Becker and
purey! Moran was with the Chicago
Cubsywhen Frank Chance was man
ayerSofs the National League pennant
winners. Demaree was with t1ie New
York Giants in 1913. Whitfield played
with the Boston Braves last year.
seais Becker was with the New York
Giants in 1911 and 1912, and Dugey
gasEwithythe Boston Braves last year.
Compared with their Philadelphia
opponents sthe roster OF the Boston
Red Sox includes many worlds series
winning veterans which naturally
rfyes the New England team the al.
vantage at least OF experience. zen
ofSthe players who were on the cham.
pfonship eligible list for Boston three
years ago are still wearing the Lannin
uniforms, Jack Barry, who was with
he Athletics OF PHILADELPHIA through
victory and defeat, is an additiona.
heip this year. Only two OF the ola
Epitehers, Wood and Collins. are now
with the team. The former. however
may not, be called upon during inc
coming conflict while the veteran
southpawtC collins has not been able TO
reach the standard of merit he at
tanned In previous years.
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