The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-03
SAYS CHOOSING
IS SIMPLE FOR
ALL POSITIONS
Says Three Hurlers Have Best
Records; Only Three Throw.
ers Needed
COCHRANE Is CATCHER
Ruth, Manush, and Waner
Are Chosen to Guard Gar
dens for Stars
COCHRANE Is CATCHER
By HENRY L. FARRELL

=
With the exception of one or two
positions, the selection Of an all-star
major league baseball team for 1928
can be almost automatic. 1t so hap
pened that there was one man so
outstanding for almost every po-
sition on the team that there could
be little question as to his right to
the honor.
Under these circumstances it
seems possible that, for once, the ex-
perts will be fairly well agreed and
that there will be a striking similar
ity in the selections.
There probably will be a differ
ence of opinion in the outfield and on
the nominations for the pitching
staff. There wasn't such a surplus
of brilliant outfielders, but there
was generous supply of fine pitch
ing.
These Are Writer'S Choice
With the satisfaction that it will
not make much difference to the
players concerned or will not i'm
pair the health or test the temper of
those who read it, the writer offers
the following selection:
First base-Lou Gehrig, New York
Yankees.
Second base - Rogers Hornsby,
Boston Braves.
Shortstop-Joe Sewell, Cleveland
Indians.
Third base-Fred Lindstrom, New
York Giants.
Right field-Babe Ruth, New York
Yankees.
Center field-Heinie Manush, St.
Louis Browns.
Left ficld-Paul Waner, Pitts
burgh Pirates.
Catcher-Mickey Cochrane, Phila-
delphia Athletics.
Pitchers-Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn
Robins; Lefty Grove, Philadelphia
Athletics: Waite Hoyt, New York
Yankees.
Experts Practically Agree on lnfield
Considering the class of their
game during the 1923 season, it
seems that the infield section cannot
be seriously questioned. Because 80
many other people think the same
way.
Gehrig certainly showed his class
over Jim Bottomley in the world Sc
ries, and form in the series must be
considered because it is the real big
test. There may be an argument Of
fered that Lindstrom is not better
than Pie Traynor and that Sewell is
not rs good as Glenn Wright or
Travis Jackson. And in these cases
the old matter of personal opinion
will have to prevail.
Mickey Cochrane cinched his place
as catcher. He is by far the best
catcher in the big leagues, and he
rates with some Of the best Of all
time. The three outfielders men,
toned may have their equals, but
there aren't three better men, and
IT you know a better man than any
one of the three you can have him.
Can't Pick All Good Pitchers
1t is impossible to recognize all
the pitchers deserving of mention
when there are only three places to
be filled. It would seem impossible
to reward class without mentioning
Larry Benton, Burly Grimes, George
Pipgras, Ed Morris, or Alvin
Crowder. but they can't all be
placed on the team.
Dazzy Vance, the ball players say,
is without doubt the greatest pitcher
in baseball. With a winning team he
might not lose two games a year.
He doesn't stand as high on the list
as Benton and some Of the other big
winners, but the ball players appre-
ciate him and rate him on what he
shows them.
Lefty Grove has been compared
to the greatest left-handers Of all
times and his record in 1928 proves
that he is the best southpaw in the
game today and one Of the very best
pitchers.
The selection Of the third pitcher
is largely a matter Of choice, and
Hoyt is our selection for the great
exhibition Of heart and spirit he
gave in the closing weeks of the
pennant race. He had to carry the
pitching burden almost alone, and
when he wasn't pitching in his regu-
lar turn he was pitching out Of turn
or laboring in the bull pen ready to
get in at the first call.
The first thing to do after reading
one Of these all-star selections is to
sit down and write out another team
that could beat it, and perhaps an
other team could be picked that
would beat this one four straight in
0nv series.