Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-31
PAT MORAN, NOW
FEARING BRAVES.
TO CHANGE PLANS
Leader of Champs Believes
Brooklyn Will Not Hold
Up Much Longer
DODGERS HERE TOMORROW
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER

Dy ShAkNDLEn MIL
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug 31.-Manager
| Moran, of the Phillies, is inclined to believe
that the Braves are likely to be the team
that will be battling the champions for the
| National League pennant within a few
| weeks, and he is thinking seriously of
| changing his plan Of working his pitchers
| against Brooklyn in the series starting In
| Philadelphia tomorrow. Morah and his
| board of strategy talked over the situa-
ton last night, and the players agreed with
| Moran that Brooklyn will not hold UP
| much longer, while an improvement in bat
ting makes the Braves chances better
According TO plan mapped out by Moran
| on Sunday, Alexander and RiXey were to
| have pitched tomorrow's doubleheader
| against the Dodgers and the same pair
| would face Robinsons team again on Mon
| day Labor Day., with either AL Demaree
| or Erskine Mayer hurling on Saturday.
| Demaree pitched yesterday, but insists that
| he also needs more work and wants to go
| back to the mound Saturday, and his re-
| quest probably will be granted.
| Here is the way the board of strategy
| figures out the plan of battle for the Inn
| portant series with the Broklyns and Bos.
| ton. Alexander and Rixey are to be sent
| at the Dodgers In the twin bill tomorrow.
| If both games are won Mayer or Oeschger
will be sent against the Dodgers on Satur-
day. In case the Saturday game is lost.
Alexander will pitch the morning game on
Monday, with Demaree hurting the after
noon game in case Alexander wins in the
morning.
Have Chance For Four
In this way the Phils will be assured
three victories, have splendid chance to
make it four out of five. as Demaree is al
most unbeatable when the center-held
bieachers are crowded. as the batsmen can
not hit his fast ball with such back
ground That is why Demaree always is on
| the mound in the second game of double
header and on Saturday, whenever II is pos
sible for Moran to manipulate his staff ac-
cordingly
This plan, depending entirely upon the
breaks, would enable Moran to use Rixey In
the opening game of the series with the
Braves and to send Alexander in FOR the
second game, coming back with Rixey on
Thursday. OF course II the Phillies should
be upset by the Dodgers and lose two of
the first three games IL would spoil Moran's
plan, as 1t would be necessary to come back
with Alexander and Rlxey on Monday.
If Alexander and Rixey are sent against
the Dodgers twice. IT will leave the pitching
stan in poor shape for the start of the
series with the Braves Moran is confident
however that the Phils will get the jump
on Brooklyn, and he will be able to save one
of his stars for the first game against the
Braves.
Facing the Test
Moran and his men realize that they are
facing the supreme test II they can beat
Brooklyn and Boston, they probably again
will win the pennant. whereas, II they fall
down in either series nothing but sensa-
tlonal finish can put the champions back
in the race.
Yesterdays defeat in Chicago caused the
Phils to lose their first series in the West
in two years, seven of the thirteen games
being lost II was an Improbable trip, as
the Phils should have won a large percent
age of the games and gained on the lead
ers.
Al Demaree pitched grand ball, barring
one inning. but Jimmy Lavender was un-
beatable. with the Cubs pulling sensational
fielding plays The champions got only
three hits. and without a lot Of luck a
ball team cannot win games on this paltry
number
One little play turned the whole game.
1t happened when Cooper bumped the left
field bleaehers just as Zeider's lrlve had
lodged squarely in his hands. Cooper made
a great try and probably would have held
the ball II he had not bumped the wall
Tho ball bounded out of his hands and
zeider got double. Flack sacrificed and
Mann followed with a single. scoring Zeider.
Mann was out trying to stretch his hit
into double, but Safer and Williams dou-
bled, the former scoring. Barring this in
ming neither team had much OF a chance
TO score.
Sensational fielding by Paskert and VIII
llams featured the game.