The Washington times., 1925-09-05

dartpett to Cochrane, and 1lnal
Rommel.
On the Yankees last Western
trip found more interest in this
years team than any other year.
Maybe it's because so many new
stars have come along. I talked
to sports editors running the All
American Contest in Washington,
Detroit, Chicago and other cities,
and they tell me the fans have
swamped them with letters. The
editor-ef the Louisville paper says
the contest busted all records in
the Derby City-where the pennant
bee is buzzing loud.
But from the questions popped
ut me all along the line, the fans
of the country are about as close
together on the All-American team
as the vets and drys. I'll bet there
aren't a dozen fans in America who
would agree on the same ten
players.
But that isn't all. Look at the
committee of writer's who helped
me pick the team. There are ten
writer's on this committee, repre-
senting every city in both major
leagues. These men are profes-
sional baseball writer's who study
big-Ieague players day after day
and season after season. But just.
look how they differ. Take the
position of first base, for example;
the writer's divide their ten votes
between foAIr men. In the outtield
eleven men are named to fill three
positions.
The reason / bring out this
point is to console the many fans
whose selections failed to match
the official lineup. After all, it's
Just a matter of personal Opin-
star PLAYERS Of about the same
ability. But the mistake find
most common is the tendency to-
ward naming players on grounds
of friendship and admiration
rather than on straight perform
ance.
The sport writers who were kind
enough to assist me this year were
George H. Daley, New York World;
Warren w. Brown, Chicago Herald
Examiner; Howard Reynolds, Bos'
ton, Post; Henry P. Edwards, Cleve-
land Plain Dealer; John Z. Wray,
st. Louis Post-Dispatch; Louis
Dougher, Washington Times; Ralph
Davis. Pittsburgh Press; James Z.
Isaminger, Philadelphia Inquirer;
Bert Walker, Detroit Times; Tom
Swope, Cincinnati Post.
Here is the way they voted:
RIGHT FIELD-CUYLER. 3;
Cobb. 2; Heilmann, 2; Simmons, 1;
Speaker, l; Young. 1.
CENTER FTELD-SPEAKE2, q;
Cobb, 2; Carey, /; Roush, 1; Sim
f left F1ELD-GosLIN. S; Guy
Ter, 2; Carey. /; Lamar, l; Boo
FIRST BAsE-sisler. 5; BOT
TOMLEY, 3; Fournier, 1; Kelly, l.
SECOND BASE-HORNSBT 8;
THIRD BASE-Frisch, 4; Tray
nor, 8: BLUEGE, 2; Hale, /.
SHORTSTOP-Frisch 4; Peckin-
paugh, 2; WRIGHT, 2; Bancroft,
cATCHER -cocHRANE, 8;
Hartnett, l; Sch2lk. /.
PITCHERS Z; Rommel.
s; Coveleskie. 8; w. Johnson, 2;
Gray, 1; Luque, l.
Before taking up the players and
positions it is important to remcm-
Der that edCn player mas DeeH
selected on the basis Of 1925 per-
Torrance only High averages or
star performance in past seasons
carried no weight in this selection.
First base was the hardest Of
all positions to decide. For that
reason i am discussing it before
the others. HonOrs are about
even between Jim BOttOmley Of
the st. Louis Cardinals and
George Sisler OF the st. Louis
Browns. Sister has had fine
year I'm every department OF the
game and with an average around
1850 Is one of the leading batters
in the American League.
Hig eye trouble is all a thing Of
the past and next season I wouldn t
be surprised to see him leading
the entire league at bat. / don
know so much about Bottomley but
did get a lot of valuable infor'
nation in st. LouiE last week, from
newspaper men who have studied
both st. Louis players. l also got
these interesting figures on the
players:
@ Alb H TB HR SB Ave-
Bottomley 1875 sos rs 191 304 10 .37t
SisleF. 121 626 SO 100 273 IL 10 49,
These figures show Bottomley
stronger on the offense. And II
guAS driven in are considered