Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-19
ID MORAN STARTS
viking REGULARS.
a,.hers Begin Pu ttin g
,sStuffD on the Ball as Work
Gets More Serious
,,rcEY HAS SORE FOOT
px ROBERT W. MAXWELL

H.vrrRsBURG, Fla, March 10
81. heoan for the Phillies today
~ WV Moran started In to select his
" r. a. the opening of the season next
|prv ~ Thus far everything has been
enm 49,, the players have beer taking
|hsu' ~ and not running chances of In
bhc ,hs,r arms or legs in preliminary
rrovs ss,,ine has been good. but this, too.
Iw ~ a rather simple variety. The
have been dishing them up with
e'as an the ball but the cover, and all
px'.,sr, pmas had to do was to knock 1t out
=. sst There was no game between the
~, snd the scrubs today, as Manager
~ .ssaed the time to instruct his twirl-
4 me proper method to put big league
Sra' on the ball.
=. ina first time this year the mounds
= Aeourht out their curves before the
~. md although they were a trifle wild
~ hoped that they would tame down a
~ n A few days. Alexander and Rixey
"a sood control, but nothing like that could
IA Of the others. The corps OF twirl-
!. made good impression In the first
- but the men were using only straight
~ The supreme test now 1s on ana
4 .,,,srous recruits will have to show
:csthiug good or beat 1t back to the
lgtsa
Sm and McGafigan
s...,a base still is a problem with Mo-
.s "A the fight has narrowed down to
- and McGafigan. Dugey, at present
~ NJ with q blood clot on his heel, and
I. ..r,u,t has the call. However the vet
z. Slsyed some good baseball last week
~ ..sms TO work better with Bancroft.
"a, snoears TO have the job cinched, with
xssd1san as second choice
~ outneld is In a patched-up condi-
~ ovns TO the continued illness of Ernie
s.nsr Ernie's tonsils are in bad shape
VI rrobably will be removed IL some sur
q. esn be found here in st. Petersburg
~ ma lob. He is needed in the outer
.sr,. and will make a strong bid for the
ss A,ld lob as soon as he regains his
nxh
o.,av now is working with Paskert and
49, hut he will go to the scrubs as soon
r0s regulars report.
hnssty Shows Well
p,rrsrty. the youngster from Brooklyn
A paId his own expenses to get a try-out
IA the Philles. is showing up better
~ day. He still is rather green, but
Srs possibilities of developing into a
htclass nfelder He Is fast, throws well
4 handles himelf like natural player.
4. urobably will be farmed out to one or
4 minor leagues this year to get more ex-
rsnce.
The athletes enjoyed a day Of rest yes
rday despite their desire to snare the
iuivs kingfish and others in the briny.
\ aih wind kicked up the waves in the
Nv and In the Gulf Of Mexico and only
Nr,s Of the party braved the storm. Pat
yuun, Luderus and Joe Oeschger tried
air luck In the bay but accomplished little.
NJ lost the biggest fish Of the day on his
M cast, and then devoted his time to
ulehng the smaller ones.
Another party, which consisted of Ban
euh Jimmy Lavender and one scribe, ac-
uptA the invitation Of II. Walter Fuller,
n ?. Brooks and E. c. Pechin, all Phila-
hpAans, and secured the waters near
hnssrille in search of sea trout. A couple
1 vung ones were captured with much
tnculty, but the rough sea made 1t I'M
rshs to make any big catches.