Evening star., 1925-10-17


first poll taken last year by The
Star and the widespread interest
taken by fans in the selections then
made by the big league players them
selves, this second baIloting was ar
ranged this year. Compilation of the
results has now been completed To
morrow the aIl-National League team
Will he published.
The votes cast by the players con-
tain many surprises. The series of
articles which The Star will publish
beginning today. will explain in de-
tail the results of the ballotinG and
the reasons for the players choice.
Fellow Players Best Judges.
Nobody can render a juster esti-
mate of the ability of a big league
star than his fellow players, who bat
tie daily with him on the diamond,
matching wits and skill throughout
a gruelling season in the long grind
for the pennant.
In the all-league teams selected by
the players last year there was
notable lack of agreement with the
all-league teams selected by McGraw,
Mathewson and Ruth. This sec
ond annual balloting shows equally
startling results and it represents a
COncenSuS of opinion from an almost
complete roster or the big leaguers,
who know whereof they speak.
In balloting this year it was decided
not to choose an all-American team
composed of players of both leagues
but, instead, to have each player vote
for members of a first. second and
third team in his own league. 1t
was felt that the rank and file in the
American League are not sufficiently
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 judgment upon
the American LeaguerS.
Johnson Unqualified Choice.
The choices for pitcher of the all
American League team will excite
some comment. Walter Johnson was
unqualified choice for the first team.
His team mate, Stanley Coveleskie,
received votes for all three teams,
but was outnumbered for second team
by Rommel of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, and for third team by Herb
Pennock of the New York Yankees.
Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers
carries the right field honors of the
first team. Speaker, chosen by the
players for the first team last year,
dropped to the second nine and Al Sim
mons of the Philadelphia Athletics
moved up to the first team. With
Bluege of Washington at third base
on the first team, Kamm of the
White Sox led Joe Dugan for the
same post on both second and third
teams.
Jameson dropped to the second
team this year. giving way to Goslin
of the Nationals. Cochrane of the
Athletics was the majority choice of
the players for catcher of the first
team, with Ruel Of Washington on
the second and Schalk of the White
Sox awarded third place.
Collins Beats Harris
Eddie Collins OF the White SoX
again held supremacy over Stanley
Harris of the winning Washington
combination, who followed on the
second team. with McManus on the
keystone sack of the third aggrega-
tion. Judge, first baseman of Wash
ington, went to the third team by the
vote Of the players, while Sisler of
the st. Louis Browns ran away with
the premier place.
That the balloting of the players
is done according to their own indie
pendent viewpoint is clearly shown by
the fact that only four members of