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Show Alexander a Good Loser. "There never was a pitcher who wa a hetter loser than Alexander." Is the botiquet that Pat Moran heaves at the ; pitching star of the Phillies. "The majority ma-jority of pitchers crab and peeve when they lose, and If It happens to be the fault of their teammate? they howl like n. wounded -pea lion. "But Alexander Is different. To lose hurts him bUl no one knows it. After a defeat he's just as eood-natured as after a victory. If the boys boot away a came behind htm. Alex never says a word. If the boys come up and Rtart to tell him how sorry they are. he just laughs and telle them to forget It that ; such things are all a part of the game. "Alexander is 1 he most popular man on the team, not merely because he Is a great pitcher, hut because he has a wonderful won-derful character because he's a man cloar through." |