The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-11
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PAT MORAN

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PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Feb. H.
Pat Moran IL too good a baseball
man 20 be a mere coach. The man
fired BY the Pitts has been appoint
al manager Of the Cincinnati team.
and II means tina; from $4,000 10
800 600 has been added To the value
Of the franchise held by that club.
PA, IL worth that amount 81 money
to any club which operates on
major league scale. The much ma
ilgued Garry Hermann. who. IKE
Ran johnson. has scattered the
human fieaa who have been poster.
ing him. made the most brilliant
move OF his career an a club mag
nats when he turned his team over
90 Fat.
Norm fetched tho first National
league championship 20 Philadelphia
and the hattinE In good that he viii
perform the same Nrrvics Tor Gin.
cinnau Last year Cincinnati had
the strongest team In the National
league. but II didn't win because Of
poor tactics. Iiui the days OF hiip
Nhod management in Cincinnati have
ended and tn. buckeye fans VIII
have the novelty o. seeing a leader
who viii win gAmrn on The aide
lines tns,sad 90 losing them
The io~a 81 Moran 10 blow TO
John McC;raw and E;naAhca hls plans
for 1873. but With his accustomed
generosity he declined 10 stand In
tn. way of Pats advancement and
gave Hermann and Moran permits
sion to negotiate. There IL no more
unneifiah leader in baseball than
Mcuraw. and his act ia rcllnquish-
inE claim to Pat Is only one 81 the
countless examples Of bis sportsman
Hhip and courtesy
Phiis Get Liberal Contracts
Jack cooubA tho ne. leader OF
the phll.. left for his home In Texas
after doing considerable preliminary
work here. He arranged the train.
Ing plans and sent out contracts.
after consultation with President
Baker. From an inside source II In
said that several Of the players got
advances in pay.
Jack told me that he favored the
deal with st Louis because he was
anxious TO get Pitcher Gene Pack.
ard. whom he DECLARED Ia the best
relief pitcher In the league. Many
"A BAN game can. be saved sald
Jack. by putting reliable and
steady finger on the mound in the
seventh or eighth. also regard
Baird as n high class third ssckcr
and Stewart comes highly recon
mended. II Stewart makes good he
will be placed at the keystone sack. "
Coombs. by the way. raid that he
would not pitch at all next season,
but would manage the team In uni
form from the side lines. He will
shift the Phil bench 20 the third
base aide. where It was located be
fore the coming OF Moran.
II don't claim the pennant." said
Jack. but viii hsvr team that
will play interesting bali and prove
better than expected. I arm clad OF
one thing. Certainly the fans are
not expecting too much OF me. IL
they give me a chance, ! viii deliver
the goods"
Jack win return to Philadelphia
In the middle OF the month and
probably stay here until II Is time
for the dash to Charlotte.
Shows New Control In National
Those persons who have tried to
run Garry Hermann out OF base
ball must feel chagrincd over recent
II Is fact that
Herrmanns principal enemies con
slst of two men who haven't oven
the support or respect of their own
constituency. Yet they are brazen
enough TO try to chase Garry out OF
the game when their own patrons
would swap them in minute for
Garry or one OF his type.
DO you know that there IN n new
balance OF power in the National
league and II In going to run the