The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-15
BY CHARLES 8. DOOM,

BY CHAhLES =. OOOtN,
Manager Of the Philadelphia Nationals.
Pitching and batting are the chief
essentials OF success In the national
game, Team work. inside play, speed.
quick thinking and harmony are other
important things. In making an all
star team on paper. team work. inside
play and how the men would hook up
II put on the same club must naturally
be eliminated. Speed and brain work
however, may be estimated. Aggres-
siveness also count as a big asset TO
a team. This may also be estimated
In picking a mythical team.
Much depends on pitching and bat
ting. Speed Is somewhat wiped out
when the players are taken from two
leagues. For instance. IN a league
season. Cobb and Eddie Collins are
champion base stealers. In two worlds
series, Killing of the National league
stopped Cobb on the bases. In an
otner worlds series, King and Archer
failed to keep Collins from stealing.
What the star catchers Of one league
might do to the best base runners OF
another league Is largely a matter OF
doubt.
But great pitchers IN one league
would be great pitchers In any other,
think. Star batsmen OF one league
would shine just as brightly, no mat
ter what pitchers were against them.
In picking my pitchers have match
ed Hugh Jennings group according to
their various methods OF delivery as
closely as possible. Brown would
make dandy foil for Mathewson. He
has proven this In actual battle, the
records showing that Brown has beat.
en- Mathewson many more times than
Matty has beaten the three-fngered
marvel.
Ford and Walsh are great spit-ball
pitchers. Each Is a wonder, and
doubt II any one could say which Is
the greater Sfarquard Is just begin
ming to find himself. Comparing him
with Rucker. II Gems TO me the
choice should go to the former on
recent work.
Johnson and Moore are Of differ
Moore has wicked underhand, cross
fire delivery which is almost unhit-
table when he Is right. Johnson has
tremendous speed with q hop" on
his ball that makes him also a marvel.
They would make a great battle. So
would Bender and Coombs. Bender
Is the more finished workman but
Coombs, while he gets hit harder and
gives more passes, lands his games
just the same.
Jennings, think, has more ag-
gressive trio OF catchers than my
bunch. In batting and all-round abil-
ity behind the bat, though, Gibson,
Thomas and Archer are hard to excel.
The infield which I have picked Is
a harder hitting one than Jennings.
Daubert should out-bat Chase. Lajoie
ranks higher than Eddie Collins In
the batting averages. Baker gets
more base hits and more long drives
than H. Lord, and there would be lit
tie to choose between Bush and Doc
lin. except that the American Lacquer
has something on Loolin in the bat
ting department. Honus Wagner out
shines Tinker in smuggling, but the lat
ter has often proved his ability as q
man who can break up a game. In
fielding, barring first base, there
would be little or nothing to choose
between the teams.
Jennings has picked a wonderful
outfeld. He has selected not only
great batsmen, but also two men, Cobb
and Magee. who are the best men In
the respective leagues for driving In
runs. Still, there are others. Joe
Jackson, OF Cleveland, comes near
equalling Cobb as a batsman and is a
"clean up" slugger. Murphy is fully
as dangerous with the stick as Craw-
ford. AS for Schultz and Speaker,
in my opinion, the formers reputation
as home run king" should give him
the preference. Both Magee and
Clarke are grand hitters and each de-
serves to rank with the three men
picked for the outfeId for each team.
Cobb and Collins would give Jen-
nings' team greater ability on the
bases, but think the men that have
selected would outpitch and out-hit
the players selected by the manager
OF the Detroit team.