The Washington times., 1926-09-11

40 games more than Meusel ana
bats Is points higher. Goslin de-
serves first call. 7 think he ID
one or the most improved players
in the major leagues. They used
to call him clumsy but he's q
finished player today. He IL the
slugglng type at bat, but an aver.
age OF $50 shows he is q consist.
ent slugger. Fothergill OF Detroit
is another player with q great bat.
ting average, but his absence from
nearly so games spoils his claim to
All American honors.
CENTER FIELD--MOstl Of Chi.
cagO: Johnny Mostil Ii one Of the
best outfielders that ever wore q
White Sox uniform. Hitting .3SB
and fielding all around the place
earned him seven votes from the
Writers Committee and certainly
endorse their pick. Rousch, Man.
ush, ana Simmons receive one vote
each for this position.
RIGHT FIELD CuyIer or Pitts.
burgll: Here is q spot like the
enortstop 5ob-a close decision.
Right field nonors In the American
League easily go to Heilmann Of
Detroit. Cuyler Of Pittsburgh Is
the best at that position In the
National. Harry has . better bat
ting average than his Pirate rival
but IN throwing and base running
and general value to his club Guy.
ler has the edge. Cuyler has few
equals In throwing. He u one
Of the swiftest men IN the game
today, and the best runner In his
league.
CATCHER-EIargrave Of Cincin.
natl; Big league catching talent
isn't as classy as In some other
years but Hargrave OF the Reds
deserves worlds Of credit for his
batting, handling OF pitchers and
his gameness. Several attacks OF
appendicitis have benched him but
he refused an operation as long as
Cincinnati had q chance to win the
pennant. He has caught nearly
100 games to date and shows bat
ting average Of $40.
The best boost for mis- batting
consistency Is that Manager
Hendricks has had him hitting
number four, six or seven the en-
tire season. HargraVe Is slow
but once on base he keeps going
fast enough 70 score in front Of
ordinary hits. His wise catching
noodle Is responsible for much OS
Cincinnati's fine pitching.
PTTCHERS-UhIe Of Cleveland
and pennOcIx Of New York: There
has been some great pitching this
year, with Pennock, Ul1le and Rhem
running one-two-three. In votes re-
celyed from the COMMITTEES, Pennock
divided popular l1onors with Tray
nor by getting eight out Of a possi-
BILE ten. Rhem received two votes.
One vote each goes to the follow
ing: Shocker, Kramer, Grove and
Carl Mays.
Many fans viii ask "TIow do you
account for the absence OF such
pitchers as johnson, Vance, Rom
mel. Coveleslxie, Gray and Luque--
after their fine work in 1926f"
Answer that and you answer What
keeps up interest in baseball2"
PennocIE is q southpaw. and
UhIe Eight.handed. Ideal pair for
III kAAA'tAtu&E1C8 lcAIMs NANuS tCAUs
handlers are wild and erfatic, but
PennOck's control Is almost per.
feet. He is unusually smart, and
IN the opinion Of many, he has
the best curve ball Of any left
handler In the game today.
Above aII-PennoclS inspires conf.
dence In his club, and every time
he starts the Yankees Just seem to
feel the game is in the bag. don't
mean they loaf, but they play with
that old winning zip that comes on
days when a team knows it is
right.
AS for Uh1e--he is the greatest
comeback in baseball this year. AL
most through" in 1925, he L. now
pitching Cleveland to the very
heights-if not to a pennant. 1
think Uhle has more stuff than ! e
had three years ago, In his last big
year. And IL you doubt my word
ask any member of the Yankee ball
club including Miller Huggins.
Copyright. 1926. by The Christy Walsh
Syndicate.)