The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-04
STAR TEAMS PICKED Sad DAYS FOR PUGS

Comparison Of Crack Mines From the.
National and American Base
-. r ball Leagues -":> /
Pittsburg Team Looks Stronger Than
the Pennant- inning Aggre,
cation of Connie Mack. - |
Sporting writer's on the American
League baseball circuit have at the
solicitation Of a Chicago paper, selected
the nine players of the league, who In
their estimation have done the best work
in the various positions during" the year.
A comparison between the selections of
the majority Of these experts, and a
similar team selected from the National
League stars is interesting.
Out Of eight writers, one from each city
in the league. three pick Cr1ger for
catcher, three select Sullivan OF Chicago.
one man names Clarke and one Schrecon-
COST. Sullivan, however. is given second
place by nearly all the experts.
Among all the pitchers of the league,
only two are named, Young Of Boston, and
Waddell. Of Philadelphia. Young is the
choice of five and Waddel Of three. Five
men pick Harry Davis Of Philadelphia for.
first, baseman one, names Carey. one
Hickman. and one Anderson of St. Louis.
The great LaJoie is. the unanimous
choice for second baseman. Bardley is
the selection Of four for third base, while
three name Jimmy Collins, and one Lave
Cross. WALLACE meets. with the favor of
six writer's, Parent and George Davis get
ting the verdict. of the other two.
Among the three named for the outfeld
| and Barrett each one. Delehanty, Fultz
five, Flick four, Hartzel two, Jones two,
Green two, and Bay, Hickman, Dougherty
| and aBrrett each one, Delehanty Fultz
and Flick are accordingly the choice of
the Majority -: 49,.
/ A comparison between these mon and a.
representative nine fronaS the American
| League would read as follows:'
American League. Position. National League:
Young, ...:........ Pitcher CHESHIRE
| Sullivan. ..:....... Catcher .O'Conpot
Fl. Davis first base ........... Tenney
La Joie. Second base. Ritchey
Bradley .......... Third base. Leacl.
De]ehanty, Fultz, Clarke, Keller,
Flick ,.,....H.... Outfelders ........., Wagnet
There is, of course room for arguments
in many Of the National League selec-
tions Chesbro was +Pittsburg' q most
effective pitcher and his record of forty
one consecutive innings without score
puts him. in a class my himself among
the twirlers of the older league. There
| may be dispute In regard to tho selection
of O. Connor, and some: of the outfielders.
Crawford, Beaumont, Sheckard, Kelley,
are all in a class with the three outer
gardeners named. On the whole, however,
| it is doubtful If the names named above
could be much improved
! Hard to Compare Pitchers.
Comparing the different positions, the
| position Of twirler Is a. hard problem. The
American league unquestionably mad pet
ter batters than the National, and 1t Is
difficult to make a comparison between
the work Of Young and Chesbro on that
| account. Inasmuch, however, as Young
| won about as many games for Boston as
did Chesbro fof Pfttsburg, the former
has q little better. record, for Pittsburg
! far outcIassed the other clubs in the Ma
tional league aside from tne twlrl ~,
staff while, Bostonz certainly had none the
| best of it with Chicago, Philadelphia, St
Louis or Cleveland lin the American
league.
O'Connor on account, of his greater .ex'
perience, and his consequent greater value
in coaching a pitcher, would probably p@
given preference over Sullivan IN th@
catehings line. ). -: ~.
Amofx the first basemen Fred Tenne,
II is easily the king. His fielding and bat
tinp r,1ace him in "a class by himself. while
his long experience makes him an lnva!u
able man to the team aside from h1s IN
dividual play. j,
Among the second basemen LaJoie Il
enthusiastically the superior OF any man II
, |, the country. Ritchey or PlttspuIs an
owe Of Chicago are the best men IN Tn
National league, '@and their work, Will
brilliant. Is not in the same class wit
that Of the big Frenchman, While the LAT
ter's batting also ;is excelled by none.
Wallace and Dahlen are about on pa
: so far as fielding goes Al tni N.Y. Vas as
!, again the, American. league mas a>Attie ~
best of it,. either Bradley Jl1lany lynn -.
J 0r Lave Gross being the equal II not IN
Y s,,nor,or If I,eachY the premier man In tn
National league.
/, - National Has Better FIeiders.,
9 In the outfeld, however, the Natlons
) has the advantage, Delehanty IS so
l, preme as a. slugger, but only TAT as
= Delehanty's superior as run getter'
:, | not so good in the percentage OF oase nit
u The nirate captain, too, is better neloe
+han Delehanty Keeler in batttng an
l. fielding is unquestionobly the superior
u ! Fultz. while Wagner on his slusg,ng al
| fa11inp q a ValuADle itAdiA' OH A.AAi.e
considered, than Flick, although the iat i,
10 a Great player in all departments OF II
It game. .s,4 .o.;+,ora II q,
~ Stunning up the different posltlons' ~ a]
- nears that the American league mas
- s1ipht advantage in the pitcher. Whlie; I,
- National is stronger behind the pat. II
T.. National has the, advantage at nfst oas
- white the American is stronger AZ Sc
- ond and third and .shortstop IS apout
IL standoff. >TheNational is stronger IN u
, m1tfeld.. Both teams would nave a "a
>; ting average well over 300. "A4togetn
- there is very little difference between Il
g Champion Teams ,compared:
l. Comparing the champion teams of DO
If | 1earl1es- the National appears to nave
id little the better Of the argument Che
le bro. Tannehill, Philippe and LeeVer
t. q, better staff of pitchers than Plan
t. Mitchell, WaddeH and Hastings or t
,e atheletis." Every one, OF the pirate pite
IS ing staff stands at the top Of the heap
I'd his line: Behind the bat O'Connor a.
err: thinner. look stronger than Powers a.
. Schreck. The Pittsburg men are me
RI eperienced and have a wider acquaintan
with the fine points of the. game,
> AT first base Harry Davis. Is: a. bet
f. man than Bransfield, whose work h
: been consistent, although not -brillia
ri: Murphy and Richie have each play