Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
MORAN. ALTHOUGH IN FRONT,
SAYS HE IS NOVICE MANAGER
Leader of Phillies, Top Club in National
League, Discourses on the Way He
Handles His Team.

some teams that could NOT De nanQled
this way, but the Phillies are not that
sort. Ny orders are obeyed-of course.
it is necessary for a manager to give
orders-to the letter. not alone because
am manager. but because the boys real
ize that am trying to do just what they
are trying to DOWN ball games. We
both have jobs. Theirs is to go out there
and play ball; mine is to think out the
situations as they arise and meet them.
They are not the kind Of players who
try to manage my team for me-.
During the conversation. interviewed
and interviewer had left the clubhouse
and started for the field. Just outside
the clubhouse some moving picture men
had lined up the Phillies preparatory to
making some films, and here an incident
occurred that shows just how jealousy
Pat guards the work of his men.
In an instant Moran was on the scene
of action, and in just two minutes he had
every man busy on the field, the movie
Pat had resumed his talking. The f1orid
faced boss of the Phillies is a hustler of
the first degree-he works hard all the
time himself and he has the faculty of
making those around him move at full
speed.
Perhaps you have noticed the i'm
provement in the work of our young
pitchers" Pat continued. after he had
started things moving. Il have made
one drastic rule, and that is that the men
on the hill be let alone The players are
encouraged to go the limit in encourage
Ing their pitcher. but they are not to
ride them under any conditions. I ap-
prectate the fact that occasionally a
nurler IS found with temperament that
benefits from riding. but such men are
In the minority. and much more is lost
than is gained by such tactics
Waited Out Mamaux.
I'VE do not try to wait all pitchers
out" said Pat. 'For instance the
other day when We were playing Pitts
burgh and Mamaux was pitching I told
the boys to wait as long as possible.
Several times I heard fans yell, Get up
there and hit that first one On the face
of it their advice appeared to be good.
for Mamaux was putting that first one
over with painful regularity. but they
did not stop to realize what was back of
our apparent stupidity. Let me explain
how figured Mamaux.
He is a great pitcher and particu-
larly good against the Phillies. But
he is also a slight young man who
pitches with all his strength and tires
easily. There was little chance of our
hitting him hard during the early in
nings. and l reasoned that our one
best bet was to make him work him
then suddenly jump on that first
pitch in the closing innings and beat
down his defense.
That is ,t Just what we did do EXCEPT ssd
Pat. with laugh. I'VE did start to
hit him. but unfortunately for US it
started to rain and grew so dark that
his fast one could not be seen.
.On the other hand. few days be-
fore. jeff Tesreau worked against US
and I told the boys to slash into the
first one If it looked good. With big.
burly chap like the Ozark giant out
there. 1T is bad policy to wait him out.
first one over and have you in a hole
all the time.
Generally speaking, however. I be-
lieve in making the opposing pitcher
pitch nine innings. but it takes lot
Of vitality to go the distance, particu-
larly If pitcher is out there worry
ing. The batsman who stands at the
plate and makes him pitch from five
to ten balls Is getting on his nerves
Although l believe in aggressive ball
all the time. I am not for riding the
umpires. and 1 try to impress essa TINS hs on
player is he Is valueless to a team
when he is out of the game. Nothing
is accomplished by getting after the
arbitrators-you cannot MAKE them
strenuously you kick, and you are
likely to go out of the game.
Summing the whole thing. up, l
should say that manager TO be sue
cessful must first get the confidence
of his players-it is not only neces-
sary to get their confidence but their
personal regard as well;
Lastly. would say that manager
must be hard worker and full of
pep. You cannot make other men
work hard if you loaf yourself. The
only way the manager can keep them
on their toes is to stay off his own
heels Furthermore, l would
-. there
cling when he may have to act as re-
lief pitcher today; there is Mayer
pitching to those fellows straight over
the pan and they think they are get
ting batting practice. Hey. killefer.
come in here and get your breath.
How do you think you'll feel in the
ninth inning today? Burns, warm
up"
There was no use hanging around
any longer. Pat was done with in
terviews for the day. His team need
ed him and he had forgotten every
thing else.