Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
RED SOX DOOMED
TO BEAT PHILLES,
BUT JUST WAIT
They Can't Win If They
Can't Hit, and Alex Is
Some Pitcher.
MORAN STUDIES RIVALS
By a stos Correspondent

BOSTON, Mass, oct. 2,-Every COM
parlson OF the Phillies and the REQ ~
which has been written gives the bos.on .''i,
array n big margin over the quaker SlV
men in the coming worlds series but
the authors of some OF these renat hepie
documents might consider two tacts ..
which they have thus far failed 10 laNl
cognizance-that a player has 10 reaSh
first base before he can run wllu OH wy
paths and secondly, that no matter now
tight a defense the enemy may have ne
can do nothing without consistent hituhs'
with Alexander, Chalmers and Mayer
in shape, even that mighty trio OF gar
deners, Lewis, Speaker and Hooper, VIII
find it exceedingly difficult 10 pecone
base runners. One man who Is Wen
versed in baseball remarked that with
Alex in the box he couldn't see now
any member of the Red Sox team could
get as far as third base. This man IS
one of the experts who realize the truth
the Phlllies not only have hehtins
chance for the worlds title, but they
actually have an edge on the American
Leaguers in the coming series.
A local writer rises 20 remark: Cactus
Cravath is so slow and flat-footed that
the Red Sox will have his tongue hanging
out running after the balls into nsnt
and right-centre fields"
But before this can happen these same
Red Sox must hit the ball safely. They
may do this once or twice in a game on
Alexander, and may be able TO mex
Chalmers four or Ave times, but outside
of that neither the lied Sox nor any
other club In either major league mas
an attack that is strong enough 10 get
to these pitchers except on rare occasions
at widely separated intervals.
Another bizarre statement made locally
Is that Fred Luderus' value as a hitter
is far less than his average would tndi-
cate, because he Is dead-left held MT
ter although he bats left-handed.
In the first place Luderus is not q
dead-Ieft field slugger. He hit to all
fields. On the last trip through the West
Fred hit the ball consistently down the
first base line, along the third base chalk
into right-centre, left-centre, dead-centro
and way stations. This is not mere
guess, A review of Luderus hits shows
that he is playing no favorites In the
field. -.
But even IL Ludy did hit only into left
and left-centre 1t Is hard to see where
he loses any value. According to expert
ence. man on first base can score on
a double to left centre about as easily as
he can on q ball hit In the other direc-
ton 1t Is true that runner has a
better chance to make third on a single
II the hit is in right than he does on one
hit TO leIL, DuI IN In6 CdSS VI ASAhSi NS ~
Is different because he is an extra-base
slugger, which makes the left fielder have
about as long a throw as the right fielder
after recovering.
While the Red Sox are training their
periscopes on the Phillies. Pat Moran is
not and has not been idle In this direc.
| ton When the worlds series begins II
is an even bet that Moran will have as
much valuable inside stuff about the Red
| Sox as they have about his club. " not
more.
I'VE are going in TO put up the best
contest we can every day and just try to
win the ball game"
That has been Pat Moran's slogan
| throughout the season, and 1t holds good
| for the worlds series. Furthermore, Pat
| has his men playing In this frame of
| mind. He does the thinking for the fu-
ture games. so all the players have to
do is to play each as he directs. This
| policy is going to help the Phillies and
| offset the so-called. lack of experience
| In worlds series"
Lack of experience in a worlds series
has never yet figured, and probably never
will.
There is always a lot Of talk about
this lack of experience, but as the Braves
| and Athletics showed last season the
main idea is to go into the games with
club that is on edge. The Athletics
| didn't do that and were defeated. The
Phillies and Red sox will both be going
well when they meet, hence 1t is more
than reasonable TO expect that the series
will go at last six games. II not the
limit.
Bill Killefer will be able to star in the
worlds series against the Red Sox. He
has been ready to try his arm out In a
game for the last week. However, he
may not do any catching until the Brook
lyn series. He may then be worked Just
enough to catch his old stride
In case Killefer should find that his
arm is not strong enough, Eddie Burns
will be able TO take good care of the
catching job. There will be no running
wild on Burns, just as there will not be
any on Killefer All OF the Philly pitch
ers who will work In the series are past
masters at holding men close to the sacks
so that even the Red Sox will have but
little chance to do any great amount OF
pllfering even II they are lucky enough
to get TO first base.
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