El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE 5H0RTST0P5
AND OUTFIELD MEN ARE BEST
National League Exce at First and Second Base and in
Pitchers Box; Donovan VIII Allow Fieh to
Pitch in His Own Style Without Inter
ference From Team Members.
By DAMON RUNYON


\ TEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-Nearly ev-
NJ cry club in the American league
- y now has a highclass shortstop,
while there are just two real stars Of
the abbreviated field in the National
circuit
For some years the American has
outolassed the older organization in
outlielders. George Burns. of the
Giants, being the first National Ieag-
uer TO edge his way into the all star
selections Of the experts i'm q long
time, and now the younger circuit
comes bObbing up with such a wide
margin in shortstopping talent that
there is scarcely any comparison.
Bush, of Detroit; Barry, Of the Ath-
letics, Weaver, Of the White Sox;
Chapman, Of Cleveland; Mcbride, OF
Washington; Scott OF the Red SOx,
and Peckiupaugh. of the Yanks, gives
The American seven stars, while john
ny Lavan, Of The Browns, is unques-
tionably a future great Against this
array the National can show only Mar
awhile. Of Boston, and Fletcher OF
the Giants.
Wagner might be included, but Wag-
ner is a faded glory. Herzog could be
added, but HerzOgs name viii prob
ably go down in baseball history as a
third baseman and not as a short
fielder. O'Mara of Brooklyn, might
have become star had ne not been
injured early last season. The Ameri
can leagucrs named are nearly all
ycuug and all Of them sound in limb,
and, while three Of them may have
reached the height of their possibili-
ties, none Of them has yet commenced
10 slow UP.
National DOOrLeeperE Best.
AT first and second the National has
something on the American, however.
Stuffy' McInnes of the Athletics, is
about the only doOrkeeper who stands
out in the American, although the eX-
Red, Dick HOblitZel, was showing
return to form with the Boston SoN
last season. The National league has
the wonderful Victor Safer, Jake Dau-
bert, John Miller and Fred Merkle.
Tor the sake of courtesy. Charley
courtesy because he was with
worlds champion club. although many
baseball men do not regard the Bal
timore butcher as a high-class first
baser.
Eddie Collins and Del Pratt about led
the American out at second, while the
National lea que has Evers. Higgins,
Groh, CutshaW and Doyle. IT is about
a standoff at third, Baker, Foster and
possibly Maisel giving the Banjohnson-
ties no shade over Zimmerman, Lobert
and Red smith.
Great OutfIeId Talent.
There is not much chance for an out
fielding argument between the two
err. jackson. Milan. Shotten. Crawford,
Hooper, Eddie Murphy, Oldring, Lewis
and Cree up against Burns, Wheat,
Wilson. Carey, Sherwood Magee. era
vath, Becker Schults, Leach Bescher.
and Snodgrass. The advantage is all
with the American, even II you toss
into the National scale the famous re-
Versible, ambideXtrOus outfield OF the
Braves. Connolly Gilbert. Mann, Whit
ted, Cathers-uOue of these fellows
shine out alongside the stars Of the
johnson ring.
Behind the bat we claim that the
National has a strong edge with Arch
er. Snyder, Killifer, Eddie Burns. Win
go. McCarty. Bresuahan, Doom, Mey-
ers. Gowdy and Clarke, as opposed to
Schalk. Schang. Carrigan, Sweeney, Ag-
now. O'Neiu Henry or Ainsmith. At
least half a dozen of the National
backstops are real stars. but not over
three OF the American maskmen rise
above the ordinary.
About the Pitchers.
Tn pitching talent it is another
standoff so far as the established stars