Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-04
MIGRANTS BEST PLAYERS
 OF ALL TIN
Cobb, Wagner. Lajoie, MerkIe, Math- ewson and Bresnahan Get Place.

John J. McGraw, manager of the Gi- ants. selects an all-time worlds best baseball team He says:
 My backstops would comprise the late Mike Kelley and Buck Ewing, Will bert Robinson and Roger Bresnahan. don't think that quartette could be ed at bringing out all a pitcher had in him. All were good, all-around men, line throWers, good joliiers and BOO hitters. With the exception of Robbie die didn't have the speed, but he often fooled the opposition by making an un- expected move on the bases. Many of the old players living today claim that Aeiey never had an equal. He thought out new tricks every day, and what is more he could carry them out
 Kelley was the oringinator Of the present style of running the bases When he slid head first his arm, from finger tips to elbow was all the base man had to touch. When he slid feet first he would fall away and hook the bag with hls toes. Ewing nipped the fastest base runners with a certainty that has never been excelled. As a batsman he was always dngerotls Hobbies strongest point was in block ing base runners off the plate He has once, but that didn't drive him away from the rubber. There is no better catcher in the game today than Roger Bresnahan. He has shown his worth to d team III hundred different ways.
 His Pitchers.
 My pitching staff would include the late John C1arkson and Amos Rusie Chrfsty Mathewson, Nap Fucker and Mordecai Brown. I have tried to think but failed of another five that would equal this outfit of twirlers for land ing pennant and a worlds champion ship. They lacked nothing. All had that great essential to g. pitchers suc- cess-control. All had speed to bBrn, good curves and a deceptive slow ball. All showed their nerve in the pinches. All were good tempered men. I nev- CT knew one of them to call down a fielder for making a slip behind him, as so many pitchers do. Tn fact I can't think of any other five that could compare with them.
 MerI<Ie Shows Great Baseball.
 @I am forced to put Fred Merlzle or | first base because no first baseman of | much baseball as MerlxIe has. He can and does make the most difficult catches. His long reach enables him i to save the inf1elders from many an er- i TOT. He is death on foul flies. He has developed so that he can take a thrown ball with one hand almost as we'll as with two. I never saw a better throw CT in the position He hits the bali as hard as any man in the game. There is no man I would rather see going to bat with men on bases than IMerkle | consider him great base runner, the equal Of any base runner in either league He is at all times a hard worker and knows when to do the right thing at the right time.
 Lajoie Covers Second.
 Napoleon Lajoie I would select to cover second base for my team. Since his first appearance in the National league, year in and year out, he has always been one of the greatest hitters in the game. As right hand batter ne has always had it on the south paw fingers. He has always been a superb fielder. At times he appears to be indifferent, but when the batters are looking fer holes in his side of the Larry just glides over and ever saw that can handle ground balls with one hand as we'll as with two.
 Wagner at Short.
 There have ben several hfgh-class but I can't find any that ,lassed with Hans Wagner for all- around ability. He can get anything hat anybody else can handle and lew more than men with less agility and shorter reach can get to. He hrows from any position and never lad superior at taking thrown balls md touching base runners. At the pat he can hit anything he can reach md hit them to unoccupied territory. 1e has great speed on the bases and s an excellent base runner. I never znew a player who was the superior If the good old Dutchman at bracing ID a wobbly infield.
 Jimmy Collins on Third. :
 For my third baseman I don't he's tate to pick Jimmy Collins at his best He was a great fleder, with a classy tyle that was confidence itself. He 'ould play deep field because he had