The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-20

There seems to be an enormous
amount OF interest throughout the
country In the team which Ruth
has picked, and 1t is easy to under
stand why. All Of us-fais,
players, managers, and owners alike
--instinctively compare one player
with another and do the same thing
with teams. For this reason /
rather enjoy stacking my selections
up against Ruth's; and since my
team differs in several positions, /
feel, Of course. that my team would
beat his.
In picking his team, Ruth inten-
tionalIy omitted himself from con.
sidefation. Every fan knows that
no. All.American team would be
complete without him, and since I
am free to make any choice care
to make, am putting him on my
team. not only add strength to
It, but actually have the pleasure
hypothetically-of playing Ruth
were possible for the two teams to
a homer for me and against him
self, In fact, I would just about
insist on. it.
think you win find one or two
surprises in my team, though
baseball men generally who look
on from the inside will agree with
me. Like Ruth, who picked
Cuyler, yOungSter just breaking
Into the big leagues, find myself
In q deadlock at shortstOp, with
two young players involved. One
Is Travis jackson, of the Giants,
and the other is Wright, Of Pitts
burgh, who came from the minors
this year, and, like jackson, is
playing his first season as n
regular.
felt that it was q toss-up be-
tween the two, and so tossed up.
As luck would have it, the toss de-
cided that / should pick Jackson,
and concerning him I want to say
that I consider him the backbone
Of my team this year. He has hit
300 or more, has the best arm
among all the shortstops, in both
leagues, and broke up a lot Of ball
games for the Giants with some
long hits. There is little, IL any,
difference between him and Wright.
cannot understand how Ruth
picked Peckinpaugh. He was assist
cd by committee Of ten sporting
writer's in ten different big league
cities, but Ruth did not abide by
their votes. He preferred Peckin.
paugh on the theory-A very good
one-that Peckinpaugh has done a
lot to hold up the Washington club
On the other hand, / feel that
Jackson and Wright would have
done even better, and more so,
since they hit a great deal better.
! believe that Sewell, Of Cleveland,
would also be a considerable i'm.
provement over Peckinpaugh. There
Isn't SO much difference in their
defensive work to offset Sewell's
superiority as a batter.
In my Qutfield / have, besides
Ruth, Young of the Giants, and
Roush, of Cincinnati, both great
ball players. Young, in my opin.
ion, cannot conceivably be left off
any team Of this kind. To me he
represents the ideal player-defen.
sively. extensively, and mechan.
ically. But more than anything
else, he has what baseball men call
q great playing disposition" This
II q quality which often makes an
ordinary player almost star. But
q.
would still compel selection on an
allAmerican team. I do not think
that either Cobb, Jameson, or
Speaker deserve decisive consider.
alton on this years form.
At first base pick Kelly OF
the Giants in preference to Judge
OF Washington. Kelly has real
lied on every hope invested In I
him when he first came to the
Giants. And this, in the point
Of value, has been his greatest
season. He has broken up lot
Of ball games for me with some
hard hitting and has also been
used IN the Outfleld. He has one
Of the greatest throwing arms Of
Ill time.
agree with Ruth in his selection
aA second. There cannot be any dis.
Rpte over Hornsby. But at third
place frankie Frisch, Of the
Giants. and displace Joe Dugan Of
the Yankees. Ruth's candidate.
&Iiach started out AZ q third base.