The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-09
PAT MORAN TO
 COACH GIANTS

fhe Philadelphia National league team out of the ashes of thirty-siX years of buried hopes to a pennant, yester day signed a Giant contract. He will perform the duties of right bower to John Joseph McGraw, coaching on the lines and developing the recruit material.
 The sagacious, stern, serious-mind- ed, refreshingly- modest, wonderfully modern ex-manager of the Phillies, should prove an 18-karat asset to the Giants. He knows every course on the baseball menu, and the New York club deserves to be congratulated in securing his services.
 Pat was internationally released iby President William F. Baker, of the Phillies, during the National League meeting at the Waldorf last month. The announcement of his re- moval was the most sensational de- Velopment of the conclave, inasmuch as Moran, since he took charge of the Phillies in 1915, had made a remark able record.
 Wonderful Record.
 Moran won the pennant in 1915, was second in 1916 and 1917. and last 4SbdI llulSLtu StAlH Anu f dL dC- complished these results without spending any money for new talent.
 The big Irishman has always been staunch National Leaguer. When the American League was launched, he was one of the few star players who was not weaned away from the parent organization by the fiattering offers of salary by the clubs in the American organization.
 Pat was born in Fitchburg, Mass. on Feb. ', 1876, and began 10 show ability as a ball player while q youth playing on the lots. He first came into prominence with the Central Parks, team maintained by Athol and Orange, Mass, during the seq . sons of 1S95-96, as left fielder, occa- sionally catching.
 His first professional engagement was with the Lyons chb. of the New York State League, in 1897, and in that campaign he participated in 76 f championship games having a bat ting percentage of .3O3 He com tiEued with the Lyons team until it disbanded, late in 1898, when he fin ished the season with the Cortland LtdAAly Ol lIle SdulG lea Sue.
 Boston Lands Moran.
 In 1899 he signed with the Mon- treal Eastern League club, and dur ing that season he made such a cred itable showing that he was re-engag- ed for the following season. In that campaign he participated in eighty eight games, and gained 50 much re- nown that his services were in great demand by major league clubs.
 The Boston Nationals tried to pur- chase his release during that season but were not successful. At the close of the schedule, however, Bos. ton made a higher bid and landed him.
 For five years Moran was the mainstay behind the bat for Boston Then he was transferred to the Cubs but he was forced to play "secont fiddle" first to Johnny Kling ant then to Jimmy Archer. Although h, didn't get much opportunity to catcf Frank Chance appointed him as frs lieutenant and he probably learned more about the inside workings O baseball while with the Cubs thar anywhere else.
 JO1nS PhtIS In 1910
 He joined the Phillies in 1910. ant Charley Dooin. then manager of tho team. promptly assigned Moran tc coaching duties, Charley being saga cious and seeing that Moran had al uncanny ability in conditioning pitch CTS. During the Winter of 1914-1! Dooin was allowed to drift away iron the Phillies and Moran was appoint ed manager. He took up a jumbleC up lot of castoffs and immediatel, welded them into pennant winner.
 The most outstanding characteris tic of Moran is his executive ability He never guesses what to do, bu knows what to do and does it. H. is rigid in command of every playe and men under him obey him no because of the force of his voice no his pugnacity, for he neither yell nor does he resort to fisticuffs, bu because of his serious mindedness an, his stern. business-like orders