The Washington times., 1931-01-16
WISELY FAILS
To RANK
TEAMS
This is the last story OF q series
of sic on Joe Mccarthy.
BY FRANK BUCK O'NEILL

of StT on Joe Mccarthy.
By FRANK BUCK ONEILL
Picking an allAmerican team
for any period of time is a olc
for trouble, in the opinion Of 10:
Mccarthy, manager of the New
York Yankees, but he has wheel
ed into line for the benefit Of
the readers of The Washington
Times and picked not one team
but three. When he picks teams
he has limited his years Of sc
lection to the last 20, from
1911 to 1880, inclusive.
Being canny after the fashion
of the Mccarthy tribe in Ole
Erin, Joe merely stipulateS that
these three teams would be good
and makes no effort to state
which is the first team. He leaves
that to the readers of The Times
Walter johnson On Team
Here is team A, as selected BY
Mccarthy:
First base, SlSler; second
base, HOrnsby; shOrstop, Jack,
son; third base, Buck Weaver;
catcher, Cochrane; OutfielderS,
Cobb, ROuSh and Hafey; pitch.
ers, Walter Johnson, Nap
Rucker, and Alexander.
Here's team B:
First base, Bill Terry; second
base, frankie Frisch; ShortStop,
Arthur Fletcher; third base, Tray,
nor catcher, Gabby Hartnett;
outfield, Paul Waner, Speaker
and Combs; pitchers, Mathewson,
Pennock and Ferrell.
Here's team C:
First base, Lou Gehrig; second
base, Eddie Collins; shortstop,
Honus Wagner; third base, Fred
Lindstrom; catcher, Ray Schalk
outfield, Babe Ruth, Kiki Cuyler,
and AL Simmons; pitchers, Vance,
Grove and Ted Lyons.
Names Greatest Managers
The managers of the period,
McC Carthy says, are John =. Nc
Graw of the Giants, Connie Mack
of the Athletics, and ranking
with the greatest in history, the
departed Miller James Higgins,
late of the New York Yankees.
Let's look over the teams for
moment. SiSler on Team A
ranks with the greatest first
baSemen of his day and time.
Chase with more fire and
greater personal magnetism,
caught the eye more than the
steady going SiSler, but the
latter could do everything and
was a greater hitter than
Chase.
Hornsby, Jackson and Buck
Weaver form a hard-hitting, fast
and aleft infield. Cobb, Roush
and Hafey at their best form a
great outfield, while Cochrane be-
hind the plate is the greatest
catcher of the last 20 years.
johnson, Rucker and Alexander
need no explanation. What q
pitching staff that would be!
Team B: Memphis Bill Terry
is the greatest first sacker Of this
day and time, while frankie
Frisch is the greatest second base
man today. There have been
few shortstops to equal the abil-
ity of Arthur Fletcher when the
present lieutenant of the Yankees
was in his hey day. Pi Traynor
balances this infield ideally.
Gabby Hartnett, the old
county fair boy of the Cubs is
sweet catcher, and his color.
full personality makes him stand
out on any ball field. He could
certainly do the catching for
my ball club.
Paul Waner and Hafey working
with iris Speaker in center field.
Now there's an outfield that en-
bodies hard hitting, strong de-
tense and all essential elements.
Mathewson. Pennock and Ferrell
form a real trio of pitchers.
Team c.: Places Lou Gehrig on
first base. with Eddie Collins at
second and the greatest Shortstop
Of them all, Honus Wagner, rov.
ing at his post. Fred Lindstrom
is the third baseman. Ray
Schalk, clever and keen at his
best would watch, with Babe
Ruth, Al Simmons and Kiki
Cuyler in the outfield. Vance,
Grove and Ted Lyons would give
you pretty fair sort Of pitch
ing staff.
Those three teams, Mccarthy
thinks would fare well over a
season. If they happened to be
in the same league at the same
time, the fans probably would
go stark mad before the pennant
race ended. The season might
well end in a triple tie.