Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02
HOW "PAT" MORAN
 HANDLES HIS STARS
Leader of Cincinnati Reds Talks
 of His Success.
Never HumiI' ties Players In Presence of Comrades and Does Not Employ MaiIed-F ist System-Every-
 boey Works Hard.

How does lat Moran win pennantsf
 This question is foremost in the minds of the ardent supporters of the National league now that the Cincin- nati Reds, led by Moran, have won the pennnnt in the organization. Fans are wondering what there Is about him that stamps him as one of the greatest leaders in the game and what method he uses in developing a championship club out of material that was consid- cred this spring Just about fair enough to land place in the first division.
 This Is the second National league title Moran has won since breaking into the managerial game with the Phlllies four years ago, and more importance is attached to his success because of the fact that he has piloted clubs that Moran made his debut as manager with the Phillies in 1915, and that year won the flag, the first the Philadelphia club had won in 33 years. This year he supplanted Christy Mathewson as manager of the Reds and won another championship.
 Manager Moran is liked by all he meets, particularly his ball players. While at the helm of the Philadelphia club he was loved and respected by all his men, who gave him every ounce of energy they possessed while in ac- ton and played smart baseball all the time. Why7 Moran knows how to handle men. He never humiliates any of them before their comrades or op- posing players. md corrects their mis- takes in a way that they profit by them. He does not employ the mailed fist system, Hence his success.
 "There is only one way to win," said Manager Moran, "and that is by pay ing attention to business at all times. We play to win each game, let the next one take care of itself. It has always been my policy to keep my players minds off the worlds series. I do not allow them to worry about our percentage, and insist upon their think ing of only winning the game In which they play. When you win games you win with the pennant.
 There must be no loafng. We worked hard, and we would not be where we are today if we had not Every man hustled to the limit of his ability. When they all do that team 70 Iound to meet with some sort of success. a.. ~
 "I do not want all the credit for our success. see by the papers they are calling me miracle man and all sorts of things. The only extent to which I entered into the victory was in the ap- plication of my longer experience in professional baseball. Every one of the players gave his best effort. merely directed those efforts, in the light of my experience, so that they would have the greatest possible ef- feet.
 eve all had something to do. Their part was to play ball the best they knew how. Mine was to dope out the situations as tiey came up and figure how to meet them.
 "So, after all, there was nothing to it but work, work, work by the players and work by myself.
 "One Is not obliged to have a set of rules or ask men to be angels to win. The first thing to do is to gain the re. spect and confidence of your players. That Is what l did. After did that l insisted on cooperation and the results show for themselves"
 Manager Moran is modest, almost to extremes, but his players are willing to give him all the credit that Is due him. That they respect his judgment and ability is needless to say. They show it on the field and have done so all the season. or the field they praise him to the skies and say he is n wonderful fellow. With thls spirit prevailing one can easily see why the Reds hustle every minute they are on the field. ,s