| Show I Ball all of f Yarn Started 1 M Moran Moran's oran Baseball B sebal Car Can Seri Serious Serious' us' us Mi Minded ded Leader of f Phillies Became Fond o 0 Jl 1 Sport While a Mill Mi Hand at Fitchburg Has Proves I Executive Ability in v Success m I 4 p i 4 1 PAT MORAN I 1 1 11 have Textile workers of ll unearthed an old bs ball b battered ragged and lorz many places It Is ts almost able They are having a score of ot years ago j of eighteen carat cat gold goJ For Fora Fora a na 1 Fitchburg has haa achieved achieve gr gret greats and this ball of or yarn bal say Fit gers started stared the native on on Journey to lame lama JH The hero of is Fitchburg at Jat J. J Moran n. n There lor have beel heroes of or I Fitchburg governor and the like but j lka none J Ji i Patrick J J. J. J who has led therb delphia delphi National league legue CIU club th the ashes of thirty six six thiry-six years of bA hopes into the light of 1915 ot 3 Is Justly justy proud prud Pah of Il j J. J and therefore the ball bal which 1 soon be a golden r mI of ot ti their ll ete esteem m. m v. v ml The sagacious stem stat ste ste. cd ed ad refreshingly modest mOdest modern commander loder of the Phil may not remember the te ball bal i which he I tossed about while his te teens ns but etl ragged undoubtedlY and torn plaything t tway way way for the development of ball a acumen which has hasto hs la to the fore as asa a a leader Jeader leder of ot men 1 will wl dispute that Moran has made mag mark am amOng ng rough and ready mad nor that hi his sauve Eave diplomatic an reY nu in 1 ner has played hs a a. great gat part pat ni In triumph of th the he Phillies Atje t J Fitchburg is as one In this Moran has always been bee a leder leader was he who made the ball ws pty me bal which first interested the te Yo l lof of Fitchburg Fitchburg- It he I woe was wa h r the first firt kid Ida Jd nine t and ad It i was was he CI lect d nickels to o substitute a b hide bide covered regulation ball t I yarn yan plaything From Prom the Moran ballor had h hankering hankerIng for a catching job jb J i wisely wIsely figured he lie had bad bet better conti of ot the situation if he be th 1 were mIl pivotal position He le positions Jn hl his long diamond ar ee but catching was Wa his favorite and asi Id was waa as a a a a catcher he h ended his hi pit pla 1 lug ing- days dys' dys With Boston Soston in hi n 1900 I j Hia H first first major league league- was with wit Boston in i he he- hayt hev been bee purchased front from Mont Monta al I the Eastern Easter league leg For tV ye Ye he was wa one o of ot the mainstay manst bI the he me LUt Li b bat ua t for UX o iu the the Ul j. j Braves craves ayes and ana ana men then tae ew I the he me LUt Li b bat ua t for UX o iu the the Ul j. j Braves craves ayes and ana ana men then tae ew transferred d ci to the he Cubs There was was forced fored to to play second Tr Udd 1104 d first to Johnny Rung Kilns KUng and ad then ten Jimmy Arce Archer That Is I h be h dW did d v get fn s. I chance to tov t catch as al many gam gate gamas gama gateas as a hIs has hs ambitious manner maer manY de but he did succeed in lieutenant to Frank F Chance Pro Pr ably abl Moran learned more boutt t Inside workings of b baseball ebal with t the Cubs than anh cI l' l There ere he was as given chg charge of oft ft U young roun pitchers and ad Jt t fas raa T t who developed the the stars of theO thC the C mound mond staff He o came caine to th the Phillies inn an anti and Charles Charles' Cale Doom the then manager Iager the the Phillies probably as assigned ran rn to coaching coaching- duties dut sagacious and seeing that tat Moran om to toan b an uncanny ability In c pitchers Last Lt winter Do Dodin l was iraa a lowed to drift away from th lies ie and ad loran was wa appointed teat mai ml ager by William F. F Baker Baer pr ot of ater the club lub Baker Bake also als wat sij cious cios jU Judging by the manner which Moran Mor took tk a lot of castoffs and ad mae made te thena p. p nant winners Th The most outstanding Wa of Moran Morn is 18 his ity tb He never guesses gesses what to fd toLd d but knows knows' what to do and does des 1 H Ho He is in rigid co command ad of ot evet eVe player on the field and bench r well well and hla men flea me o obey ey hi b cause of ofte the force re of lila hla is voice iv 1 his pugnacity for he e nor does he resort resor t to because his serious senious SJ his stern ster businesslike orders Or One of ot his bis players players' player sold said sd recent that taking orders orde from w like keeping in condition OM u allow himself to get out ott of but alo woud would suffer by hi i. i it Ad I could cold overlook an order from Mow 10 without personal violence but in tt end h he hs who wh watt was so sa 9 Morans Moran's Inherent xit rt modesty maw smile him most likeable He ie e seldom seldon not most because his hs is i's a Jat at s beca most ser se serous and he he considers his Job a S Fe and at lisa urn ous affair He lie le is quiet and at rid Wv almost speechless He never r e his players for or a a. but que ine qUe ti ns them theta about the te mistake fan explains r so so there ther need be 56 f r tIter ther the mistakes Mentally A Aler Alert Jert I JH i. i He h has the f-alty f of ot tally alert at most critical Many times a game gome has gae h b by the Phillies because or b or of le learnedly grasped i situation seen a weakness Of t t U opposition and driven toward t t weakness with wih all al the strength forces force He lIe sees playS with it Judgment and his men have bave less less' it were better to tell Tat Pat at abbet i WEre beter than risk their own o Judgment J J up give up ive-up spin Moran Mota has lisa the that Mor makes leaders It I is is said of th 31 ho he never knows when to quit never l loses ses kows heart beart Ha lIe 16 always f lever there ther is la a way vay to win wi and must win whatever the way H his studious and arises to his con coni spontaneity He lie e COnS cona 6 co with will ivill wi There are many mary argument that managers do not make make ball bale w wIt make manager that players and It must be granted that Pat 0 I blend tW the ability to h has S proven players of ot questionable one ty-one into into one t-one a pennant winning aggregate flu I p I It Iwa was ivas Moran Morn who silo guided these thes some of talent others of ot D ability into the ways of ship gaining And not a but r. r w P Philadelphia nor Fitchburg e t that at to Moran Morn all aU ere cred duc in i n. n Just what Moran will do series with the he be Red lied Sox wil Is yet w to J fie he heto a ato seen en er en or not he will wi aM M spirit beaten to Inject th thAt t never beaten his men lot for tO the short series seres T rD TwillIng willIng a question But bot ad dolphin delphin queston behind are behind Moran t to t a ar Morn willing to g gamble money of l chalk halt that i I be a a. 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