The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-03

ii present day pitching staffs.
AL the same time feel Q1ltes
sure that II these men could read
my selections they would scott az
the idea 81 seven being needed.
they would Be right. too. Any one
,of these pitchers could go IN the
box every third day. The only
possible fault To- find with Pitch.
ing staff ike that Is that parts 81
It might get rusty through lack Ct
work. There certainly would net
be much relief work or necessity TOT
pinch-pitching -.
we have there six crack TlgnL
handlers just az effective againsl
left handed hitters AZ right nanders.
I have selected Plank Tor my
southpaw because he was JUST g
effective against right handers -
left handlers.
Every pitcher on this stan
stood m IS star; everyone hau
worlds series experience and turn
~ iTl sensational work. Each
ore 81 them, starred when tlne
vOgue 81 pitching changed. ~.
nf thee men had speed and
curves and were good fielders ana
ro0d hftfers. They knew how %
hold men on bases. They were
finished pitchers n every sense
Of the word.
Already have selected Ray
schalk for my all star all tillle
catcher and now am pnltlng
Mig, Clarke with him. They W 49,
two az the greatest receivers tnal
ever lived. Both were active - :
eats and absolutely the best men. . /! J.
ever saw in taking throws ana
short hops and tagging the Iun 49,.
ners I'll the plate. Both were I .s
il handling bunts anu po1p A =. !.
good snap throws. 80 runner oou. y.
take liberties with Lnelr s a J. &.
schaIk was exceptio gO01 -
handling his pitchers; also ne 49,
..NSses' Clarke Is still catcnlne
affer twenty-five Of twenty-six wears
N the game. He was very last On
10 hases. A true test Of . great
catcher is his ability TO nanule g 6
low ball. Both Clarke ana SGna ..A
were unsurpassed IN this. SlaL \. Z
could always hit. He tried Lor a slss
lead of the American league u AoVo.
Criger and Sullivan also WeIe
great catchers and are close g 1ns
other two.
For f,rst base Chase is the only
possible selection. he was ~ g
class by himself. There VIII never
be another like him, IN my OPINION.
/ have selected Eddie Collins over
Lajoie because he can cover more
ground. Coming I'M on q slow-hit
bali he outclassed Lajoie and as to
going back for pop flies and Texas
leaguers there Is no comparison.
Collins is a real base runner and
I.a1oie wasn't. Collins Ii more or
student: is always coaching every
play. For eighteen years Collins
has a batting average OF 1882 which
viii compare favorably with that
of Lajoie. Another angle In which
Collins showed superiority was In
tagging base runners.
For shortstOp I name Wallace
because he was one Of the great
est fielders that ever lived. He
ing to his right and making .
Turner was q wonderful shortstop
until his arm went back on him.
Chapman, but for his untimely
death, might have been the great
est star in American League his
tory. He was built to play a long
time, was extremely. fast, a great
bunter and a fine hitter. Everett
Scott was a great fielding shortstop
and a real money player. He was
one Of the surest fielders ! ever
have seen but he could not cover as
much ground as Wallace. No man
was the peer Of Wallace as tagging
base runners.
Jimmy Collins stands head and
shoulders over them all at third
base. He was most effective, most
graceful man without a weak
ness. He made every play, no mat
ter how difficult, look easy.
Bradley ranks next to Collins,
i'm my opinion, and then comes
Buck Weaver. When Weaver was
banished from baseball he was
budding into . great star. He
could do verything-field, hit and
bunt and run bases.
In picking Keeler for rightfield ]
have selected one of the greatest
lead off men that ever lived. He
was an artist at bat. Everyone
knows about his great place hitting.
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