The Washington herald., 1915-10-06
PAT MORAN MOULDED BUNCH OF
CAST-OFFS INTO FLAG WINNERS
Took Team Dnand by Federal League Raids and Built Into World Series
tender-S Have Figured Past Fall COn One Pem Club

ishcd that year with the Cortland a. " team Of
Ihe indrlr Td'ut Hudson Valley League.
In the eIrIns OF 1879 he juined Montreal of the
Ia Tern i..aSIe. and remained there until he
chased - the boston National LaaG1Ic team III
the middle e .hr 1901 season. lie was with Boston
until hv traded to the Chicago Cubs in lG5
for JOr I'f"f. 7. a brother If the Brooklyn pitcher
This va of the fIrst trades engineered by
Frank Chance after succeeding Frank Scllee and
II proved the making of h.- pitching staff
AS Moran I.iaN,d important tart in the develof,
meut Il ny-rIil Brown. LundgTpn. Ruehach. Pfeis-
ter. Taylor. ard numerous lesser lights who aided
n the G rs T'Ic;lOm OF that staff.
In tlI' Hiile of the 1916 Moran was sold
to The PhIliic-. and after an active
llaNer Wds aSsi2rcd tn coaching the pitchers and
other relnns. The release Of DOOM gave Moran
chance 10 irarage the team What lie has accom-
ilishCd in riS first is history He is
one of the few managers in the game TO turn out
ptnnlnt winner in his first season.
FREDERICK WILLIAM LUDERUS
Captain and first hasernan. was bora in Milwau-
Sec.. Wis. September Z. 1856. and rakss his home
ther when at his Olley residence in Philadelphia
He hegan bis career at Grand Forks y. Oak 1906
The year 1876. and 1906 saw him at Winnreg acro,,
the Z anadisn border. but he got back into fair
tcrrlto:% Ill "ta, with FreerCrt, in the Wisconsin
inihoE Lon""c. from where lie was drafted by the
Chicago Cubs that fall. and played with Chances
team in i":0. That fall he was trad.d TO the
fhilhcS. and has hecn their regular frs, basman
handed. and hits hard TO every feld.
GROVER CLEVELAND ALEXANDER
The greatest living pitcher was secured by the
Philhes through the drafting method although
his record in the New York State League in 1910
was excellent. No major league club had pIr-
chased him M to the time Of the drafting season
so the Philles obtained his services the prirceIv
sum ri S1o. lie born February s. 1885,. al
st Paul. Ns' and his first professional ensase.
ment with Galcsburg If the Illinois Michigan
League. in 1879. He drafted for the Iu-
diansrolis team of the American Association for
the season Of ls0 but turned over, without
tEial. TO the Syracuse club OF the New York State
League. His record that year induced the Phillies
to put in draft for him. and from the start o.
his big-leagre career at the spring training camp
At birmingham. he He has
marvellous ball and almost as marvellous q
East one. He uses side arm delivery. which
makes both his curve and fast one that much
more effective.
JAMES ERSkINE MAYER
Pitcher was born at Atlanta. Ca. January 10.
1881. and still makes his home there He was
Georgia Tech. star Titcher in 1903 and 1903. and
after graduation ri.ched for the Fayetteville team
in the Carolina League. the same team which
Jim Thorpe played under alias In the spring
Of 1911 the Atlanta Southern Leagne team obtained
him. but sent him to the Albany team of the
Georyis State League. Atlanta took him back
It the end oe ths season. but nsxt spsimg sat hin