Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-08
LUDERUS, CHIEF 7
OF PHILLY CLAN.
GIVES REALDOPB
Slugging First Sacke,
Writes the Inside Of
Worlds Series
EVENING LEDGER REPORT

Every baseball fan in PhiladslpA,.
vitality interested in the games wh,.e :.
Phillies play with the Boston Rea ~
in the 1915 worlds series. Tbo.. ~ ~
see the games invariably like "a ~.
the accounts Of the contests. 49,
they learn why certain plays ara -
and why others are not pulled oe~
In order to give the readers =, i.
EVENING LEDGER the best ins,d. as.,-'
on the series this paper has obta,,.. 4
services Of Fred Luderus, the phlms.
able captain and first baseman A.
view each game.
Luderus was chosen by Pat Mor..
his Held captain at the beginning ~ ~.
season because the Philly manas., s'I' w
lied that "Ludy" was not only can.,s.
of setting his teammates a good ss' sw.
pie by his fielding and batting, but m.
he was himself a good baseball eS,ss.' ss
This position on the Philly club nsta..,,-- tne's-
puts Luderus in closer touch win ~.
running of the team than any nlsv,r,
member, from which Il follows tha, ~
is the man who can best tell the awk..s y,
and "wherefores' of the variops ~
made by both the locals and m. -
Sox In the series.
The splendid work which I,uderps h..
done this year has made him one ~ ~
most popular figures in basebaIl u. Il.
idolized by Philadelphia because ali fsrs
like winner and "Ludy'' is a winnb,-
player. He is peculiarly suited To tbs
position he holds as captain, as arss
baseman and &C the second cleanup man
In the batting order. Luderus has NINA
Of the so-called baseball temperamentn
which means nothing more nor less ths.
that he is a regular guy and has nol
become mentally inflated by his remark.
able success. ~
Far from being temperamental Luderu,
possesses that excellent Teutonic char.
acteristic-phlsgmatici In spite OF thl.
German quality to take things az the,
come, Luderus has developed a vast
amount of what Is known in baseball
parlance as pep" He is constantly en-.
couraging his pitcher when the team u
in the field. and when his men are on ths
offensive he is talking to the batter and
the base-runner and keeping the club fun
of life by his own vim.
At the beginning of the present seasoE
there was talk among Philadelphia fam
to the effect that Luderus had slowed up
too much to be of permanent value to ths
team. How far wrong this opinion was &
now realized by every one who has seen
the big first baseman in action He mss
played this season the best fielding game
OF his career, and is at the top Of the
National League hitters in point Of aver.
age and extra-base hits. There is not a
man in the game today who Is NOV
feared with men on base than Luderun
no matter whether the opposing pitcher
is southpaw or a Highlander.
Just how much Luderus is feared as /
hitter was revealed by Wilbert Robinsun
the other evening when he was talkins
of the Phillies' team.
You know" said Robbie, "that never
feel safe in a game with the Phillies until
Cravath and Luderus get out of the way
That pair are likely to break up a per.
fectly good game in any any inning With
a cleanup hit. have often, in the latter
( part of the games, put the tying or even
the winning run on base by purposely
passing Luderus. although he is FOLLOWED
by George Whitted, who is himself q
dangerous slugger"
on the field Luderus is pleasant and
affahle to everyone, even TO the baseball
bugs who insist on introducing them
selves on the iimiest excuses 'Ludy'
Is not verbose, but he is a good talker
He uses perfect English, is well-informsd
on all topics and can discuss baseball.
football, the tariff or the war with equal
| facility.
Mrs. Luderus has just arrived from
their home In Milwaukee TO see the
worlds series. Mrs. Luderus will be Al
the Majestic Hotel during the Philadel'
phia games and at the Copley Squars
Hotel In Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Luderpa
have three children, all girls. None Of
them is here. Fred says that he brings
one of the children East each summer
but his duties as captain of the Phiilies
prevented one of the Riddles" coming 70
see the big show.
After the series is over. Luderus vii
rest for a month at his home and then
take a hunting and fishing trip around
the lake region OF northern Wisconsin