Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-07
BRAVES CHANGE
TACTICS; CEASE
TO ride" PILLS
Stallings Now Has Ordered
Team to Play Hand
Shaking Game"
ALEX SAVED FOR GIANTS
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER

BOSTON, Sept Manager Moran, of
the Philles, figures that Boston was bene-
fitted by the postponement of yesterdays
double header but we cannot see IL that
way Moran declares that Boston, with 10
pitchers in flrst-class shape, will be better
able to stand tho twin bills late in the season
than the Phls, but he probably is losing
sight of the fact that the present is the
time the champion pitching staff needs
nursing and not in October.
The Braves will meet the Phlies in
Philadelphia on October Q, 3, 4 and 5. Yes
terday's postponed games will be played
off here as parts of double-headers and
October and 3, respectively. Only one
series will be played after that time, and
the Philly hurlers can be sent to the mound
as often as Moran desires and no harm
can result excepting that they may be
thrown off their stride for the worlds Sc
ries but after all, that is a secondary
cons deration.
II the Phillies had played ycsteroays
double-header II would have been necessary
to send RiXey and Mayer to the mound with
only one days rest. RiXey can stand this
sort OF treatment, but Mayer cannot. 1t Is
certain that the little side-arm artist would
have been off form and Boston probably
would have beaten him. The additional day
Of rest has benefited him and also enabled
Moran to save his star hurlers for the
Giants.
Alex and Demaree Saved
Alexander would have been on the mound
today IL II had not been for the postpone
ment and so would Al Demaree, who has
beaten New York six times. The postpone
ment OF the twin bin enabled Moran to save
Alexander and Demaree for the double
header in New York tomorrow Now that
the Phlllies are I'm first place. It behooves
them to clinch all the games possible at the
expense Of teams that are not In the race.
and no better opportunity will present itself
than the coming series.
Boston's veteran scribes concede that the
Phils will win tho pennant IL Boston is the
only team they must beat to win II. They
admit that the Braves have slowed quite
Bit and that the team is not going to be
able to stand the pace with Evers out of the
game. The latter il no longer a popular
idol I'm Boston, but his absence has weak
ened Stallings's team, which tho latter is
willing TO admit.
Braves Now Lack Ginger
Ginger and fighting spirit is necessarily
the most important asset OF a light batting
team in the home stretch, and Boston lacks
these assets with Evers out OF the game.
One hardly would recognise the Braves at
the present time, as they are entirely lack
ing In fighting spirit and do not even
ride" the Phils as they did in the past
Manager Moran says that the Braves
have ceased riding" his team because
stalllngs ordered them to change their tao
tics The Phillies thrive on riding and
always have been able to outgame the
Braves, and now, according TO Moran
Stallings has ordered a handshaking game
but he is not meeting with much success
as Moran's men are fighting them all the
time.
Any way one looks at IL, the postpone
ment has benefited the Phils. notwithstand-
ing Moran'a pretense at being disappointed
This probably was done more for effect
upon the Braves than because the Philly
pilot really believes H.