Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-16
MORAN DESERVES j
 GREAT CREDIT
Phillies' Manager Organizes Great Ball Club from
 "Cast-Offs."
(By Traut C. Nenke.


 New York, Sept 15.-P9t Moran deserves ranking among the greate st baseball managers the game has ever known. It is the wonderful leader ship of the redfacad, gray haired Irishman that has put th3 misfit Phil lies where they are today.
 When Moran tock charge of the Philles this spring he found himself the possessor of one wonderful pitcher, two hitters, half dozen east offs from other clubs and a bunch of unseasoned, unlikely looking young sters.
 "The outlook wasn't exactly prom ising," Moran told Us recently, but soon found that the boys had spirit that they were workers and that they'd givs me the best they had al all times. And they certainly have. Never in all my baseball career have l seen a gamer crowd of boys or q more hustliag lot. They never quit. They're out there all the time fight ing until the last 'man is out, and that is why we are leading some Of the teams that se'sm to have the edge on Us in class"
 That's modest Moran's story of the great fight the Phillies have made all year-bu. the story the players tell gives the major portion of the credit to Moran.
 Players Give Moran Credit.
 "He's the greatest manager in the world," say the players. Hes the life and the soul of our team. A dozen im:s we've been afflicted with 'glooms.' Things didn't break right Gnd we started to become dlscour' aged But Pat always rushed to the fore, stiffened up our willing back bones, jollied us, kidded us, restored our good natura', and our confidence in ourselves and sent us into battle the next day chipper than ever be- fore.
 "Moran is a wonderful student O. human nature. He knows just how tt get the maximum result from eacl of us with the minimum effor; on hi: payt-a trick hat so few men know Pat never bullies us. He's kind, patti ent he realizes that all players mus make errors at times and he treat us all like human beings. Is it an. wonder that we're in the fight Whel we are fighting under the leadership of a man like that?"
 Cast-offs Who are Phillies.
 Eleven of the Phillies either wsr' released or traded by other clubs These clubs didn't think they wer good enough ta keep ground as sub stituts s, yet Moran injected them int the regular lineup-and look wher he, Phillies are and where they hay been all season. First Baseman Luderus, who 1 fighting out for the batting leadershl of the league, was considered to- clumsy by the Cubs and turned owe to the Philli's as the bareain part 0 a. trade. "Home Run" Crava'h WIZ tried cut by the Red Sox, Ssnator and White SoX and then sent back t the minors from where he was late rescued by the Phillies. Outfielder Whit d was given 0 tn hillies by the Braves in part paymen for Sherwood Magee. Outfielde Becker landed with the Phillies afte being traded or released by tn Braves, Reds Ind Giants. Bobb Byrne third sacker, was traded b
 he Cardinals and Pirates and con sidered "all in' when he anchored | hiladelphia.
 Infielder stock WIS included as tn "to boot" part of the Giant Philli trade. The same thing goes concern ing Oscar Hugey. infielder. with tn Braves in 1914.
 Demaree. who has been pitchin better ball than any of the Gian pitchers was straded to the Phillies b the Giants. Pitcher Chalmers was re leased by the Phillies last fall. trie out by the Giants in the spring re leased by them and rehired to tn hilles Pitcher McQuillen was trade by the Reds to the Pirates and the sen, back to the miners. The Pirate recalled him and then released hiI to the Philles