The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-22
Jake and
ELdred on
Star Club
Seals Lead Mythical Team
With Six Players Out
of IL Selected
BY ID. +. DUGDALE
tSenltle's baseball DEAN

The time Of the year is rollins
around when Allstar teams are in
order and have been requested By
The Star TO pick team for the
year: here goes:
INFIELD
There are wealth Of good first
sackers. but Bert Ellison gets the
call because OF his tremendous hit
ting. The Seal infielder is Il pow.
erful sticker, a dependable fielder
and a wonderfully aggressive man.
Poole, Johnston, GoIvin. Gr1ggs.
Mollwitz Guisto. Lafayette. Leslie.
Murphy and Ellison complete the
finest list OF first sackers the league
has known in years.
Pete Kilduff. the Seal second sack.
er. is head and shoulders over every
other keystone man in the league.
Ed Mullisan. the third Seal picked
for the infield. Is the best OF the
third basemen. Oscar Wit has
played good ball. However. most OF
the third sackers IN this league are
veterans who are going back.
Johnny Jones. Of Portland. is
easily the class OF the shortstops.
with Hal Rhyme Of San Francisco
second choice. Sammy Crane has
played brilliant bali but has been
out considerably with injuries and
has tendency 10 be erratic.
0UTFIELD
Merlin Ropp. the Sacramento ace.
is the best ail-around outfielder OF
the year. He's leading the league
in stolen bases and runs scored
and is whale OF an outfieider.
Paul Strand and Brick Eldred get
the other outfield posts on their hit
ting. the pair OF them being won.
derful stickers.
CATCHERS
Archie Yelle, the Seal star. Is the
best catcher in the league. He's an
all-around wonder.
Art KoehIer. Of Sacramento, is the
most.improved player OF the year.
He has been the leagues best hit
ting catcher turnout the season and
there's little fault TO be found with
his receiving.
PITCHERS
Here's the tough Job and one
that'a merely personal opinion:
] think Ray Kremer. the Oakland
Highlander. deserves first place for
his remarkable pitching. He's a
great hurler.
Elmer Jacobs. Seattle's best,
comes next. He's another fine
Highlander and like Kremer has
done excellent work with a club
that's lost more games than It has
won
Ira Courtney. the long Seal south.
paw. is the best portsider of the
year. Walter Mails has been
streaky and the same goes for
Jake May. altho May as had mis-
cradle support
Pat Shea, the San Francisco
Highlander. is a great hurIer and
has been hard to beat.
Bin Prough. the foxy Sacramento
veteran. is still master and can't
be left out
Rube Harrison. the Portland un.
derhanded hurler, has also had a
good year and is the best bet on the
Rose City staff.
There are many other fine pitch
ers-Harry Gardner. Suds Suther.
Land. Doug McWheeney, Bill
Hughes, Moses Yellowhorse, Tom
Hughes, George Lyons--but think
the six named. at least in my
opinion, rank above them In ALL
around effectiveness.
UTILITY
For extra men I would put Buzz
Artlett Of Oakland. Leslie Sheehan
OF Salt Lake and Ed Hemmingway
of Sacramento on the list Arlett
can still pitch. but does his best
work with the bat and he can be
used In the outfield, Sheehan can
play in any .nfield or outficld posi-
ton and Hemingway is an excel
lent all.around infielder. And Shee
han can hit and Hemingway cal
run those bases