The Washington times., 1911-12-07

BASEBALL RIOTERS
PICKING ALL-STARS
Florida Avenue Fans Want to Register Their Choice of
Diamond Heroes-Many Send In Selections
I for Picked Teams

baSeDail, ike IIutn, can never ole.
Now that football has passed away, the
baseball bug 10 coming back. q little
cautiously. but still he's coming back.
He reads about all these all-American
football elevens and wonders why he
can't pick his all-star baseball teams.
He can. IL he wishes, and The Times
will gladly print his selections.
The average fan. the man In the
bleachers, generally knows as much
baseball as the players themselves.
They go out to the parN day after day
all season long, know all the fine points
Of the game, and can't be fooled They
know a good play and a good player
when they see one They have their Ia
vorites and don't hesitate for a moment
to declare themselves. either.
One Of these baseball fans, Armand
L'Eppe, has written his selection to the
sporting editor. saying: Enclosed you
will find team picked from each Of
the big leagues. do not think that
there is any better with the club. How
ever, some OF the stove league bugs
may be able to pick defensive crowd
that would test its armor plate against
the big guns of my pets.'
Here follow this fans selections OF
the representative teams OF the two biz
leagues:
AMERICAN.
Cateher-Lapp. Athletics.
Pitcher-Coombs. Athletics.
First base-McInnes. Athletics.
Second base-Collins. Athletics.
Third base-Baker, Athletics.
Shortstop-Ball, Cleveland
Left ield--Cobb. Detroit.
Center field-Crawford. Detroit.
Right fieid-Jackson, Cleveland.
NATIONAL.
Catcher-Meyers, Giants
Pitcher-Adams, Pittsburgh.
First base-Daubert. Brooklyn.
Second base-Zimmerman, chicago.
Third base-Herzog. Giants.
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Center field-Millcr. Boston.
Right field-Schultz. Chicago.
This National fan says that these
players lead all others with the stick,
and should be able to clout In enough
runs to land the banner. He has his,
second teams, too. one for each league,
which are as follows:
AMERICAN.
Catcher-Carrigan. Red Sox
Pitcher-Mullin, Detroit.
First base-.Schaefer Nationals.
Second Tsio1 - 6sseIDs Del n;,.: Detroit E
shortstop-knight. Yankees.
Center feld-Speaker, Red Sox.
Right fie!d-Murphy. Athletics.
NATIONAL.
Catcher-Dooin, Philiies.
Pttchcr-Curtis. Phillies.
First base-Luderus. Phillies.
Second base-Doyle, Giants.
Third base-Lobert. Phillies.
Shortstop-Fletcher, Giants.
Left field-Wilsori, Pittsburgh.
Center feld-Mitchell. Cincinnati.
Right field-Evans. st. Louis.
There are certain to be many fans
who will dispute these selections and
come to the front with their own prize
outfits, sure OF victory over any aggre-
cation in the world. One Of these fans
sent In a month or so ago very good
selection for an all-star baseball team,
picked from both leagues 1t goes as
follows:
First base-Chase, Yankees .
Second base-Lajoie. Cleveland.
Third base-Lord. White Sox.,
Shortstop-Wagner. Pittsburgh.
Left field-Cobb. Detroit.
Center field-Speaker, Red Sox.
Right feld-Schulte. Cubs.
Catchers-Archer, Cubs; Meyers, Gil
ants; Thomas, Athletics; stanase, De-
Pitchers Giants; Bender,
Athletics; Coombs. Athletics: johnson,
Washington; Gregg. Cleveland: Mar
without knowing that his selection
avenue rooter sent in a choice American
League team a day or SO ago, saying
that he thought 1t could defeat any ag-
gregation Of National League players
hand down. What do you think of
them? Here they are:
First base-McInnes. Athletics.
Second base-Collins, Athletics.
Third base-Baker, Athletics.
Shortstop-McBride, Nationals.
Left field-Caliahan, White Sox.
Center field, Cobb. Detroit.
Right field. Crawford. Detroit.
Cat chers, Stanage. Detroit; Thomas,
Athletics: Street. Nationals.
pitchers. Walsh, White Sox: Johnson,
Nationals: Gregg, Clevelend: Bender.
Athletics.
This selection" no wrote. '1eaves off
many good players in different positions.
but think that the men named could