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Have to Be Considered, and Catohers
Are Plentiful. ...
This is the season when every one
has the privilege of picking the All
American baseball team. Come On in,
the waters fine Whom would YOU want
on your team if you had ;dl the leagues
ut your disposal?
Managers of several of the big
league teams We're recently asked to
name their selections. Some refused
to 20 on record. George Stallings mere
~ saying that the Boston Braves look
good to him. Some Of them also look
good to other managers. and not one
of them left the Braves off his list.
For instance. here is Hughie len
niugs' selection: Left field. Speaker,
Red SoN; center field. Cobb, Tigers;
right field, Crawford, Tigers, or Jack
son. Cleveland; first base, McInnis,
Athletics; second base, Evers, Braves;
third base, Baker, Athletics; shortstop.
| Alaranville, Braves, or Bush, Tigers;
catchers Gowdy, Braves; Archer,
| Cubs; Schang. Athletics; Schalk, White
SoX: pitchers. James. Braves; Rudolph,
/ Braves; Coveleskie. Tigers; Johnson,
| Senators; Alexander, Phillies: utility
! infielder, Collins. Athletics; utility out
/ fielder, Milan. Senators,
| The unprecedented observer would
question the wisdom of putting Cove
/ leskie in the list and leaving out Ben
der, Plank, MathewsOn, Tesreau, Doak
and several others. Perhaps Mr. Jen-
nings' judgment was warped by loyal
/ ty TO his own team. But one can't
make that charge against Miller Hug
gins, manager of the St Louis Cardi-
nails. Here is his selection: Left field,
Burns. Giants; center field, Speaker
Red Sox; right field. Cobb Tigers;
first base, Daubert, Brooklyn; second
base, Collins, Athletics; shortStop,
Maranville, Braves; third base, Baker,
Athletics; catchers, Snyder. Cardinals;
| Schang Athletics; Archer. Cubs pitch
crs, Alexander. Phillies; Rudolph.
Braves; Tcsreau Giants; Leonard, Red
SOX; Johnson. Senators,
IT will be noticed that higgins names
but one Of his own team, Catcher shy
der. He prefers Snyder TO Wingo, esRe-
pecally since Wingo has jumped to the
stead of his own star. Willis DOak.
Manager Callahan of the Chicago
White SoX has better idea of his own
team and his own Judgment. as he puts
two of his own players in his list
which is:
Left field, Speaker (Rcd SoXl; center
field Cobb CTigersl: right field. Jack
son (NapSl; first base. McInuis lAth
lCticSl: second base, Collins (AthleticSl
Shortstop Weaver white SoXl; third
base. Baker (Athletics); catchers. Cow
dy Schalk: pitchers. Rudolph. James
Scott
Mr.. Callahan ignores Marapyille',
claims ana can see only Weaver a
short field In this lie has no competi
ton though Branch Hickey. manager
of the st. Louis Browns prefers his
shOrStop to StalIings' star. Here il
Rickey's selection:
Left field. Burns (GiantSl: cente
field, Speaker O2cd SoXl; right field
Cobb CTigerSl; first base. Dauber
CBrooLIyn; second base. Collins cath
leticsl; ShortStop Iayan tBrownsl
third base, Foster Senators; catcher>
pitchers. Scott white Sox). Wcilma
(Browus1, Johnson Senators, Leonar
(Red Sox). James tBTayesi, AleXande
Philies).
Mr. Hickey also likes Weilman, hi
elongated twirler. and he agrees wit
Callahan that Scott is Il desirable pitcl
err Hank O'Day thinks he had som
+ stars on the Chicago Cubs payroll thi
year. as he shows when he picks th
following team:
! Left field. Speaker Red Sox); centt
field. Cobb CTigersl; right field. Jacl
son maps: first base Safer (Cuhsl; Sc
ond base. Collins athletics; shOrtsto
Maranvile Braves; third base. Tin
+ norman: catchers. Archer (Cubs
S SchaIl1 white Sox); pitchers, RudoII
70 Braves. James Braves, Waugh
Cubs. Cheney Cubs.
q These lists are fair samples Of VIII
v will be had when well posted fans n
c asked to pick an ideal team Tho
j. who prefer Burns OF the Giants
= Jackson of the Maps explain that thu
@ regard the New Yorker as better
) fielding and base running and on
Z slightly inferior in batting. Those w
Il prefer Evers at second to Collins /
y, lieve that he would be Il more yalu
u Bile man teamed with Maranville.
., Doubtless many persons in MAXI
- their selections are Influenced by t
q work Of Gowdy in the worlds serit
!. and yet four games do not furnish n
terial on which to make an estima
of a mans value. Had the Athleti
triumphed over Stallings' team,
-, most Of the wise ones believed tn
l. would. Gowdy and his teammat
~ would not get so much considerati
i from pickers of world heaters
= 1t is noteworthy that for the fl
y time in many years experts are W