Evening star., 1924-10-22

Opposing each other daily on the
actual field of battle, matching their
skill and wits throughout the season,
the players are fitted to render es-
Inmates of the exact qualifications
of the stars of the game which no
one else could give.
Far From Unanimous.
Following a custom of many years.
Christy Mathewson, John McGraw.
Babe Ruth and other experts have
been selecting AN-American base ball
teams for the 1924 season. The play
ers. in their balloting-and this
vote has received the interested con-
sideration of big majority of the
regular players-are far from agree
ing unanimously with individual all
star selections.
In taking their vote it was decided
not to choose an AllAmerican team
composed of players of both leagues.
1t was felt that the rank and file in
the American League are not suf-
ficiently well acquainted with the
players in the National League
to pass upon their merits, and that the
National Leaguers scarcely could be
expected to give a just critical judg-
ment upon the American Leaguers.
However the ballot renders pos
sible deductions which show that the
privates in basebaIldom's army do not
agree with some of the experts on
AllAmerican selections. For instance:
Babe Ruth chose as his catcher
Schang of the Yankees, but the play
ers of his own league, by a large
vote. rated two other backstops su
perior to Schang.
Buried i'm Landslide.
McGraw selected Jackson of the
Giants for shortstop. but the young
ster was eclipsed by two other men in
the National League vote, one of
them being overwhelmingly ahead of
him.
Mathewson made Falk of the White
Sox his leftfieIder, but only three of
Falk's comrades in the American
League voted for him as the best
man in that position within the or
ganiZa ton.
These and other developments in
the vote show that the players have
an independent viewpoint.
There is no doubt that the ALL
American League team as listed
above is very strong one. Very
likely the players in Ban Johnson's
against any of the experts All
Americans and put up good money
that it could beat them.
The outfield is exceptionally strong
from every viewpoint, the infield
would be one of the most alright
ever assembled, the pitching and the
catching fine in the extreme.
Walter Johnson made a disappoint-
ing world series record in his first
two games, but in the pinch of the
final game he came through and won
the series for the Senators, perform
ing in accord with his regular sea-
sons record, which made him easily
the pitching leader in his organiza-
ton and which earned for him the
award as the most valuable man to
his team in the American League.
Pennock of the Yankees is the most
fitting associate of Johnson on an
all-star aggregation.
Only Four of Ruth's Six.
Babe Ruth, for his all-American
team, used six players from his own
league. They were Jameson, C1eve-
land, left field; Judge, Washington,
first base; Dugan, Yankees, third
base: Peckinpaugh. Washington,
shortstop; Schang, Yankees, catcher.
and Pennock, Yankees, pitcher.
The vote in the American League
showed that the players regarded
only four of these men as supreme in
their positions = Jameson, Judge,
Dugan and Peckinpaugh. Both Ruel
troit were rated superior to Schang
as catchers, while Pennock was placed
second to Johnson as a pitcher.
Babe Ruth could not place himself
on his own team. But it is certain
that his associates would have elected
him.
Mathewson selected only three
American Leaguers on his team they
being Bassler, Detroit, catcher; Ruth,
Yankees, right field, and Falk, Chi
cago, left field. American League
players agree with only one of his
selections. They consider Babe Ruth
their best right fielder, but they rate
Ruel above Bassler behind the bat and
they are almost overwhelmingly for
Jameson as compared to Falk in
left field
McGraw, like Mathewson and un-
like Babe Ruth, is extremely partial