The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
lew Managers Of Real Calibre Could
 Get Along With Owner Of Phillies

ment further" And that ended the discussion.
 What a furore this unsportsmanlfke I action of Baker created in Phi1ly can well be known by the small attend ance at the National League Park in Philly ever since. Upon the occa sion Of the first visit of the Reds to Phil delphla early this season Pat Moran was rendered a banquet and shower ed with gifts from Philly baseball Tans, among the gifts being a beauti- ful diamond ring as well as an Ellcs charm studded with diamonds.
 Pat Moran hated to leave Philadel- phia where he had made friends. He was righteously indignant but pa tiently bided his time knowing full well that a man of his capabilities would not be long without job in the baseball world.
 He was offered e job by John Mo Graw as coach of the Giants pitching staff. This job was to pay S5,0oO year. Pat was advised to lay off and not accept the offer in the middle of January. It was a Chicago sporting editor that advised so. It was at that time contemplated by the stockho1d- CTS of the Chicago Cubs to make Fred tYapp) Mitchell, president of the Chicago team. The National League rules say that a manager of a base ball team in that circuit cannot sit a league director. It was the in- tention of the stockholders to make an offer to Pat Moran, the deposed Phil1y leader, to lead the Cubs on the playing field.
 The offer did come from the Cubs to Pat It would pay ss.oO0 a year. A Nl,a L fer to replace Jack Hendricks as leader of the St. Louis Cards. The latter job would pay s7,5oO a year. Moran was considering both offers when he recevied a telegram from Mussy McGraw to hurry to Gotham. No particulars came with the teIe- gram, in the typical McGraw brusque style 1t read. Come at once" Pat went to New York and here is what occurred:
 McGraw offered Pat Moran a s5,- 900 year contract to sign as coSch of the Giants. Pat could not see 1t and told McGraw he had better offers. Mugsy was playing a foxy deal. While all the big league pa pers gave McGraw great praise for his recognizing Moran's efficiency they little knew that he was playing 2 deep game of his own.
 Christy Matthewson, then an overseas Army captain in the Chemi- cal Warfare Surface, was the recog- uized manager of the Cincinnati! Reds. McGraw wanted Mathewson to return to the Giants and eventu- ally to succeed McGraw as leader. of the Polo Ground outfit. He made Garry Hermann an offer for Mathew son. Hermann finally agreed to give IcGraw Mathewson providing he could give Cincinnati a good leader to take Mathewson's place. In order to make sure of Matty the Giant leader procured Pat Moran's sigma ture to a New York contract after as- surfing Pat that he would land him a better job than his former one with the Quakers
 In baseball circles Muggsy Nc Graws word is as good as his bond Pat Moran took McGraw's word and signed the Giant contract at s5,00O a year. It was less than six weeks later when he was allowed an uncondi- tional release and signed to manage the Reds at a salary, believed to be 900 a year and Matty returned to the Giants.
 Today John McGraw and his New York Giants have their bitterest rival In Pat Moran and his Reds in the race for the National League cham ptonship and 1t Is even money at this writing that Cincinnati will yet win the pennat. However, this is no pre- diction, but the Times-Farmer feels sure that Cincinnati with Pat Moran at the head are surely a one-two-three in the race in the older league. It is a question if McGraw did the wisest thing in practically exchanging Pat Moran for Mathewson.
 Close followers of the national game can readily ina zine what a big help Pat Moran would be today on the Giants bench and on the coach ing lines. Pat has the reputation of being the best signal stealer in the big show as well as the best pitcher coach in the game. He has made a star out of Hod Filler as well as Reuther, who was a dismal failure with the Cubs. He has also been in- strumental in the reJuvenation of Slim Sallee, who was last year like wise a failure with the Giants, as | well as the comeback of Ray Fisher a failure with the Yankees.
 Jack Moran is also authority for | the statement that Grover Cleveland | Alexander. premier twirler, and Bill | Killefer, one of the best catchers in
  | the game today, were sold to the Cubs | by President Baker of the Phillies l unknown to Pat Moran when he was | mspaging the Philadelphia aggrega- | ton. Pat was called into Proxy l Bakers office one summer evening | and informed by Baker that "I have | just sold Alexander and Killefer to l Chicagol" The pride of Fitchburs | was astounded at this announcement and told Baker that he had ruined the Quakers. from a financial as well as a playing standpoint. This fact has since been realized by the base
 ball public.
 While managing the Phfflles MoraI
 and his family lived at Atlantic City
 during the summer months and Pa
 would go to the shore resort in tht
 evenings but always reported at tn
 PhIlly ball park at S:3O the nex
 morning. The Quaker players wer living in batchelor quarters in Yves Philadelphia. Proxy Baker informe,