Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-09-16 | Page 17 | Moran's Veterans Keep Him in Race

i I I I I I I I MORANS MORAN'S VETERANS i KEEP HIM IN RACE By United Press NEW NEV YORK Sept 15 Old l.-Old Old veterans tried in their places men places men who have learned the game and haven't forgotten It are it-are are the reasons for Pat Morans Moran's success suc sue cess year ear after year with his l Phillies Starting each season with a a. team t that at scarcely figures as strong as some of or the others Moran is always able to give the best beat of or the league a stiff stitt fight This year while he hasn't been close enough to seriously worry the Giants he ho has been pounding along behind ready at any anytime anytime time to spring out aud tear down the McGraw predominance I Pat is the kind of a a. manager who would rather have the tried veterans veterans' than the flashy chance taking young young- eters Nearly every man on the young young-I Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia club chub is a man who has played tho the game for years Starting in with first base bas there is found a man who got his first crack at atthe atthe the National league when Frank Ch Chance was guiding the Cubs and that was several several several sev sev- eral seasons ago John Evers levers has been een doing most of or the second basing for Moran Moran Mo- Mo Moran ran and the world knows he ho is an old timer Bert has done the rest of or It and the pin feathers long ago left I Bert Stock was a member orthe of or the Giants when they won their last pen pen- nant The pitching staff starr is the newest part of the whole club and no one ever has been heard to accuse Grover Alexander of or being a youn youngster youngster that that ster-that that is not ot in recent recent re re- re- re cent tr years If b and hR R Rixey ar ar corn com comparatively n new but both h have b heels up there several years Mayer and Lavender Lavender Lav Lay ender are two of or the leagues league's oldest fling fling- el ers era Bill Milder KUerer was rated a star and a veteran when he pulled off his famous double leap to the Feds and back again agarn Eddie Burns is a a. newcomer but hut gets hittie lit little little lit hit tle tie to do and Adams is mainly a bullpen bull bullpen bullpen pen workman In the outfield George Whited ed a member mem mem- ber her of or the Braves when they won won their worlds world's championship Cravath who is growing old fast rast and Dode Pas las kert a relic of or baseball perform But those old boys can hit the ball the they can think fast rast and straight and the they can field well enough to make the I I youthful one step lively Bancroft is the only noticeable youngster on the tho team and he fits in mighty well J JA A recent cross country race race in England En En- England gland between French and English sot sol diers brought bro out a field of or 2456 starters