The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-10
SisIer Rates Terry Ahead Of Cehrig
In Selecting Greatest First Stacker
But Yankee sIugger Is Popular
Choice and AlI-Star Play
or; Foxx Third
BY HARRY GRAYsON

New York. July 10.-Just because
an athlete Is awarded the most valu-
able player prize in the American
League, 1t does not necessarily fol-
low that he Is the best first base
man, even though he looks after the
position as capably as Jimmy Foxx.
BY this time, Maryland Jimmy must
b. convinced Of the fact, for this Is
the second consecutive year that the
games most powerful right-hand hit
ter has played second fiddle to Lou
Gehrig in this all-star business, after
having been adjudged the most able
citizen in the junior circuit.
Gehrig not only was the peoples
choice this trip with 117,789 votes,
but the candidate of F'oxx's own man.
ager, Connie Mack, q year ago, and
Joe Cronin this season.
Because of the controversy provoked
by the sighting Of Foxx. ! believed
the view Of one Of the two greatest
first basemen Of all time would be
interesting.
When graybeards 60 back to Charles
A. Comiskey and Cap Arson and list
Dan Brouthers, Roger Conner, Fred
Tenney, Harry Davis, Jiggs Donahue,
Frank Chance and the rest, in argu-
ing it out down through the years,
they seldom fail to wind up with just
two-Hal Chase and George Harold
Sisler.
Best In Baseball
Perhaps it was because Sisler is such
q dyed-in-the-wool American Lacquer
that was somewhat surprised when
he rated Bill Terry ahead Of both
Gehrig and Foxx. Coming from tho
immortal Michigan product, that In
deed Is q tribute to the Giant pilot.
"Gehrig, imagine, might be placed
ahead Of Foxx on account Of gen
eral value, although Foxx IL fine
player and one Of the foremost slug
gers Of this age" said sisler. But
the best first baseman In baseball In
my opinion Is Terry.
"Memphis Bill does not ring up lonR
hits as consistently as either 0ehtig
or Foxx, but he always Is among the
leading batters and drives In moro
than his share Of runs. The New
York manager Is the most polished
defensive player Of the three, and
an inspiring figure. as he has demon.
strated In guiding his club. s.
The most remarkable thing about
Terry is that he was slow in arriving.
having been IN ordinary pitcher ana
outfielder and considered q mark for
left handed pitching for q lot Of years.
TERRY and 0ehrig possess the nat.
ural fielding advantage over Foxx
that left-handed players have ct first
base. Qehrig Is bit more agile than
Foxx, and while both are durable.
the Athletics star has been hurt ana
out. while the Yankee player Is COM
piling IN endurance record that may
never Be broken" -
Cronin Likes Gshrig
Cronin Is the latest to list dehrig
as the daddy Of al first seekers.
Asked to name an all.time. all,star
outfit, the Washington leader replied.
"Gehrig gets the call over Foxx. I
never saw Chase. but no one can tai
me that baseball every saw the match
Of Gehrig around first base"
Now, Cronin Is = young fellow. 70
cennot be expected to pass On Ohase.
but he certainly must have seen ais.
Ter somewhere along the line. And
when California Joe rates Columbia
Lou. outstanding - he =. ahead q
the once matchless Brown, q any.
thing except swatting . lively ball Tor
magnificent distances, ! join thnee
Who rise to object.
I'm sure that don't know anybody
better qualified to rate first baseunen
than eisler, which makes the fans
right Tor once anyway. They knev
something when they cast III. Ito ~
lots TOR Terry. more than any otlaae
player on either all-star team re-
ceiyed.
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