The Washington times., 1923-07-16

valuable would take it to mean
missed by his team i'll case he sho
Lets start with the Red Sox,"'
remarked Everett Scott. 81 name
George Burns
What about Chick Fewster?"
eagerly suggested one Of the listen
ing scribes.
This remark did not get a tum-
BILE.
Burns is steady" continued
Scott, who is sometimes known as
the deacon. He is dependable and
aggressive and is hitting around
$50. He is always a dangerous
man in the pinches." And there
being no other nominations Burns
was elected to represent the Red
Sox.
Harry Heilmann for the Tigers"
B said Hoyt Hes leading the league
at bat. My, how 1 hate to see that
fellow come to bat when I'm pitch
ing"
Ty Cobb was mentioned. but the
palm went to Heilmann.
There was quite a difference of
opinion when it came to the Sem
atOrs. Sam Rice got the first
mention, and then Roger Peckin-
paugh, the former Yankee, was
named, because he is playing
such wonderful ball this season.
How about Stanley Harris?"
suggested Joe Dugan. "He Spoils
more Of my infield blows than any
other man in the league and I no.
tice that he always plays great
guns against U.S."
This fellow Bluege is a sweet
player" said Bob Meusel.
But after a long discussion in
which many things were consid-
cred, Sam Rice was said to be the
most valuable man with Clark
Griffith's team.
There's no doubt about the
White Sox," remarked Deacon
Scott. Eddie Collins is the man."
and no one diagreed. And like
wise there was not a dissenting
1voice when Jameson was named
for the Indians.
Johnny Tobin would be the man
for the Browns" volunteered Hin
key Haines. who had but recently
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q table Of bridge.
mo-" returned ScOtty. "ThAt
fellow Walter Gerber is the best
ehOrtstOu in the league. Nothing
gets BIZ him and he's hitting over
800. The Browns would miss
Gerber now as much as they did
EisIer when he got out of the
game.
The discussion waxed warm for
O few minutes, but Gerber won.
There was silence. Everybody
waited as though 1t was some one
else's turn to speak. And then
Sam Jones relieved the situation
BY saying:
We haven't named an Athletic
yet"
Deacon Scott. "Hauser is out and
maybe won't play for a long tina.
How about Galloway?
81 think Wild Matthews is a
better man." said HOyt. "He's
q great hustler, and that counts
for a lot, and he certainly can
sting that old apple. Let's give it
70 Matthews, then, and wind
it up"
And it was so done.
Again silence, deepened by thick
gpirals of tobacco smoke-a thought
full reserved silence.
Hinkey Haines yawned and then
spoke: Say, Scotty. how about
that game of hridge?"
Then one of the scribes got bold
81
fellows finish this thing? You
haven't named a Yankee yet"
$50 we haven't" said Sam Jones.
Nominations are in order" said
Scott with an official air. Still no
well, I'll do the nominating
myself then" said Scotty. I'll
name the Babe"
What Scotty said seemed to have
been the foregone conclusion of all
present and waste Of time even
to mention.
And I'll tell you why" con-
tinued Scott. II know that when
this committee of baseball writer's
make their decision about the most
valuable man in the league they
will have to consider many things
batting, fielding, base running,
conduct on and off the field and
influence upon the other members
OF the teams, and many other
things.
But when 1 was a boy, when
We played a ball game we chose
up for sides. The captain who
won the toss or whose hand was
at the top of the bat when the
last grip was made had first nick
Of the men who were to pIay.
II l was captain and had first
choice and we were going To
play a real game, Of all the men
you have named / would nick
Babe Ruth first"
And that is just how the Yankees
feel about the Babe. He is no long
er the temreramental Ruth. the
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