The Washington times., 1913-06-08
HOME RUNS KEEP
PHILLIES ON TOP
Sherwood Mauee Fred Ludeus and Cactus Cravat Are
the Dangerous Batters of National League Leaders
and Keep That Team on Top.

One of the reasons why the Phiilies
after reaching the top rung of the
championship ladder on May 4. have
managed TO keep possession OF II mas
been the ability of the players to punch
out four-baggers. The Quakers easily
are the home-run kings OF the major
league world. and to May "a, inclusive,
had made sixteen of the siXty-eight cir
cult clouts manufactured In Tom
Lynch's organization.
To the same date in the American
League twenty-eight four-bag blows
had been struck. SO Dooin's Daisies
have to their credit one-sixth Of the
major league home-run output of 1918.
Sherwood Magee, Fred Luderus. and
Cactus" Cravath are the dangerous
athletes on the Quaker combination.
These three men have whaled out
twelve four-baggers, and have broken
up many a combat. Magee has five
homers to his credit. OF which three
were secured of right-handers and two
off left-handers. Sherwood obtained his
first loop-the-loop swat on April Is of
Hub Perdue. OF the Braves; his second
Giants, on May 5: his fourth off Marty
OToole, OF the Pirates. on May 70, and
his fifth off Howard Camnitz, of the
same combination. on the following day.
Luderus Gets Four.
Fred Luderus mas poled four homers.
his first hit OF this kind being made
at the Polo Grounds off Jeff Tesreau,
and the next three wallops being manu-
factured in Philadelphia. The pitchers
Ludy maltreated at home were Steele,
of st. Louis. and Harter and Brown. OF
Cincinnati. Luderus has had the happy
faculty of making his four-baggers al
OpportIne moments, for the hits of
Steele and Brown won games for the
DOOinites
Cravath. who, if he could field as wei
as he can hit has three homers TO his
credit. He gained the first while actiue
as pinch hitter. shifting the first bal
served him by Christy Mathewson anC
promptly driving it out OF the lot. RubC
Marquard and Howard Camnitz are the
other fingers whom Cravath has jarreC
for hOmers.
Besides Magce. Luderus. and Cravath
four other Hhillies-Dode Paskert, OttC
knabe, Mike DuOlan, and Tom Seaton-
knabe's four-ply smash kept the Phil.
from falling into second place. anC
Paskert's was made on the first bal
pitched in the first inning. he being tht
Cuakers' lead-off man.
Trick Not Turned.
No Quaker has yet turned the triCl
accomplished by Joe Jackson. Lee Ma
gee. and Joe Connolly this year-that o
hammering out a four-bagger when al
the bases had occupants-but the season
| still is in its infancy. as Charles Hercu
| les Ebbetts would say. Cravath has Il
share with Alva Williams, Of the Sena
J tors, the distinction of having smot
| for the circuit when acting as a sub
\ swatter, and Sherwood Magee has to dt
/ vide with Charley Stengel. of the Su
! perbas, the honor OF having contribu
| ted two four-baggers in the same con
troversy. Stengel, like Magee. got hi
brace OF four-baggers off a southpaw
Otto Hess, of the Braves, being the maj
whom the Brooklynite stung.
The number of home runs made b!
| the Phillies this year. and the pitcher
OF whom they were made. will be foun,
below:
Magee. 5. April &c, off Perdue. Bos
| ton; May .. off Marquard, New York
| MAY Il. off O'Toole, Pittsburgh: May Is
on Camnitz. Pittsburgh.
Luderus, I. April 2. of Tesreau, New