The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-26
FOUR SAINTS WITH THE PICK OF
THE AMERICAN ASSo-
CATION
HoGRIEVER THE ONLY
CHAMPION ON THE LIST
Little Higgins Is Named as the Leader
of the Cracks-AItrock Placed Ahead
of Flaherty and Mock-Toledo Is
Missed in the CoIIectins-Hart and
Geier Handicapped.


the surprises and failures of the year
AT the start off many of the players
who promised to make the league look
on par with the American and Ma
tional fell down, while others who on
the first paper looked mere filling-in
material made good.
Fortunately for the league the stars
were most evenly divided, In picking
an all-star team players must be taken
from almoStseVery club on the circuit.
Toledo is left out in the first draw
ing, but furnishes several players for
the second all-star team.
In picking an all-Star team T h e
G | o b must give four st. Paul play
ers place. Louisville also secures four
positions, its pitchers, Coons and Dun
lle helping in the count. Just one of
the champions, Hogriever, is placed.
The AII-Star Team.
The all-star team is picked as fol-
lows:
Hugg dii A St. Paul. Ii b and captain.
Tannehill, Louisville, SIS.
Turner, Columbus, 3b.
Hogriever, Indianapolis, rf
Shannon, st. Paul. CT.
DUNCAN, Milwaukee, If.
BeV1lle, Kansas City, C.
Hurley, ST Paul, c.
Ferguson, st. Paul, p.
Dunkle, Louisville p.
COOnS, Louisville, p.
Altrock Milwaukee, p.
Gibson, Kansas City, p.
Big John Camel, of the Colonies,
owns the lead place in the list of first
basemen. Camel is a fast inside play
er, a shreWd man and a league leader
with the stick.
Higgins has it over every other sec
ond sack man in the association. Dur
ing the season the little fellow surprised
his admirers by making good with the
stick, thus overcoming his only weak
point. Higgins headwork and his will
ingness to fight for every point make
him the best man to place in charge
of the team.
Lee Tannehfll is admitted by all
critics to be the fastest shortstop ever
signed by a minor league club. Tan
nehill was injured several weeks be-
fore the close of the season and was
compelled to leave the Louisville team,
but his work with the Colonies up to
that time earned him his place with
the stars of the association.
Geier Deserves Place.
Terry Turner, of Columbus, has
demonstrated from the first day of the
season that an all-star team would
be incomplete without place for the
little third baseman. Turner, too, in
drawing a position with the big lights,
had an advantage not offered to the
men playing the other positions. Third
base was the weak spot in every team
in the association. Phil Geier, Of the
Saints, really has as much right to
the position as has Turner, Geier only
being left out of the list by reason of
his having played in other positions.
If Geier had held down third for the
Saints through the entire season, he
would be placed in this position on the
Rll-star team.
Hogriever's daring work on the bases
alone wins him his place. The out
fields of the American teams were
strong and several other right f1elders
may be picked by other writer's draft
Ing team of stars.
Spike Shannon wins place as a CEN
ter fielder blocks ahead of the other
middle men of the association. A sure
fielder, a heady ball player, fast man
and a strong sticker, Shannon stands
out from the others.
Dungan's ability to use his head and
his stick work give him the left field
position and adds another Milwaukee
man to the list.
BeviIIe the Strong Man.
Mont Beville is picked as one Of the
backstops on the strength of his work
during the season. Beville in this
one season demonstrated that Kansas
City pitchers worked with the strong
est backstop in the association. Spies
and Schriver are heady catchers, but
Beville knows all the tricks and he
pulls ahead of the two veterans in 9th
er points of the game.
Jerry Hurley is picked for the other
catcher. Other writer's may give this
position to another man, but Hurley
deserves the place.
The st. Paul backstop did not show
as strong as was expected with the
stick, but his experience and ability tC
coach young pitchers make him a val
liable man. Hurley's slump with the
stick is weighed against his unfortu-
nate illness and the catcher wins out
Charles Ferguson, of the Saints, is
given a place on the twirling staff an6
the place belongs to the st. Paul boy
Ferguson is one of the strong Isl
pitchers in minor company today. I'm
like many of the star tWirlers, the big
fellow has forgotten the old belief thai
pitchers are not supposed to be able
to hit the ball and, worked regularly
Ferguson would be up with the leading
stickers Of the league.
Two Colonel Pitchers.
Dupkle and Coons must be picked by
anyone discussing a star team. The
two Colonel pitchers brought Louis.
VILE up to the top Of the heap by theil
strong work.
Altrock, of Milwaukee, did not have
a chance to show with the others, be-
ing with a second division team, bu
his work with the Brewers proved his
worth.
Gibson of Kansas City, though {
youngster, went through the season a!
one of the successful pitchers and hi!
work helped save a finishing place fol
the BLU S.
In king up this al1-star staff O
pitchers, several fast twirIers ar,
missed by reason of their being left
handed. If the list was made UP re
CARELESS of which arm was used IL
throwing, Pat Flaherty and Noel
would be given places.
The Second Choices.
For a second team, the followin;
players are picked:
Kelley, ST. Paul, lib,
Fox, Indianapolis, 2b.
Clingman. Milwaukee, IS.
Hart, Columbus, 3b.
Lumley, ST. Paul. rf
Mcbride, Milwaukee, CT.
billiard, st. Paul, If.
PIERCE, st. Paul, C.
Kleinow, Toledo, @.
Flaherty, Louisville, p.
Kellum, Indianapolis, p.
Mcdonald. Kansas City, p.
Barber, Milwaukee, p.
Mock, Toledo, p.
In the second list more chance To-
dispute is offered. Grady, of Kansas
City, stands close to Mike Kelley as ;
first baseman. Second base belong
to Fox, but Lewee, of Kansas City, ha