| Show Scribe Says Phillies I Are a Pennant Possibility I REEVES sporting editor of ot the ROY R Philadelphia Public Ledger thinks well of tho tim Phillies in new hands handa and under tho the administration of ot Billy Locke He says Tho The Phillies ma may easily be classed as a pennant possibility It requires no stretch of conservative statement to place them within tho the championship class For two years the tho team has demonstrated a strength that entitles It to consideration as a u pennant contender contend contend- er or for tor 1913 Divers ers influences and unfortunate un on- fortunate circumstances and accidents have mot materially handicapped the team as a unit the tho manager and players personally No one doubts the tho ability of ot tho the players and there thore is no rio reason why every overy man will not voluntarily give his beat best services to the tho club this year If Ie Insubordination or a disposition to evade the rules of or discipline should crop out a firm resolute hand will bo be found to deal with ith the tho There will wiil be no tendency ren ene to temporize or 01 attempt to placate IJ bv by unquestionable able players who rail fall to live up to o their obligations With the backing of or a stron strong capable capable- minded fair clean living executive Manager Doom Dooin Is de tie to enforce a maximum limit of ot discipline among the tho players this year ear And bo be It said sald to tho the credit of or the players as a whole that there ore are tow few who will feel teel the sting of ot tho the disciplinary whip Tho The very very best best players on en tho the roster of ot the tho Philadelphia club i are those whoso whose habits are aro exemplary and who from tho the first firtH day of or the sea sea-j sea sea-i son Bon until tho the last game gamo give their verY best services to tho the club Without taking into consideration tho the developing de of ot any of or the young players who will bo be taken south Manager Man Man- agar agor DoOm will have at his d disposal enough veterans at ot the tho opening of ot tho the championship season to constitute ono one I of ot the most formidable aggregations In inthe the tho National lea league ue In fact fully ull aa as strong as the teams of ot 1911 HIll and 1912 I I It Is In tho the realization of or tho the proven I ability of such players as Knabe Doo- Doo Doolan Ian lan Lobert Magee In eo Moore Al Al- Al exan er Kill Killifer If er LUderus Miller Cravath Cra i I vath ath Brennan Moran oran and several sev sev- eral oral others that wo we aru are led to state statu that the Phillies are aro pennant But lest we bo ho misunderstood let not this thin statement bo be construed into a prediction that the Quakers will win i ithe the pennant In 1913 We respect respectfully Jy I submit that we are tho the Ilk who never j predict champions champlon I George Stallings will take tako with his Boston Nationals to Athens Ga next spring a whole fleet trotH from room the tho he Northwestern North North- orth J western league They will include e tire pitchers two catchers and a first base base- man The rho twirlers C. C Noyes Noes of Spokane William James oC orl Seattle Cecil Thompson ot or Seattle Lucien E. E of or Vancouver Paul Path Strand of ot Spokane Time The catchers aro aN aroBert Bert Whaling of ot Seattle Rex Hex Devogt of ot Spokane The firt baseman ia La II I of or Spokane Hap Myers I It Iti I I II t ti 1 |
