The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-15
CAVARETTk MOST VALUABLE N. PLAYER
By CARL LUNnQUIsT

OaVareCCA OI Cne CuhAlPAOl NAAASoBN Cubs never progressed in baseball, Geographically speaking, but he made up today for being a stay at-home" by winning the most valuable player award in the Ma tional league for 1945.
 Cavaretta, the still-youthful first baseman of the pennant-winning Bruins was the choice of commit- tee of the Baseball Writers of Am erica, and he piled up decisive to- tai of IS first place votes, seven seconds and one-flfth, failing to score on only one ballot.
 The grinning Italian, who be- came a prep school star with Lane Technical High school on Chi cago's North Side and moved into regular job as Cub first basemen in 1885 when he was IT years old, hit his peak last summer after a decade of progress"
 Good On Defense
 Winning the National League batting championship in 8 duel with Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves, who gained runner-up honors in the balloting, Cavaretta also was a standout in the fine Cub infield that made the club the top defensive unit in the circuit.
 The 28-year- slugger, who has played in three World Series with the Cubs and starred in all of them, had season hitting mark of 1855, edging out Holmes by three points. In addition he batted in 96 runs, made 33 doubles, 10 triples. six homers and total of TIT hits for one of the most impressive marks in recent years. Inasmuch as the American League leader was far down, Cavaretta also gained the mythical major league batting crown.
 The smooth-fieldin first sacker, who custer Manager Charley Grimm from his job at the post shortly after joining the club has never played with any other major team and needed only a year of minor league seasoning at Peoria, H., and Reading, Pa, before stepping into the big time.
 Breaks Card Monopoly
 Although he always has been a consistent hitter, his final average this season was 34 points higher than the previous best mark of his career.
 Cavaretta's selection broke the St. Louis Cardinal monopoly on the award, much as the Cubs them selves stopped the Redbird reign as league leaders. In the three pre- ceding seasons. Marty Marion in 1914, Walker Cooper in 1943 and Stan Musial in 1912 won the award as Cardinals.
 Cavaretta received 279 points out of 8 possible 336. Holmes had 175 points and Charley (Red) Barrett, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher acquired early in the season from the Bos- ton Braves in a trade for Morton Cooper, was third with 151. Another Cub, star, Outfielder Andy Pafko was fourth with 131 points; George (Whitey Kurowski, Cardinal third basemen, fifth with 90; Hank Borowy, Cub pitcher, who was waived out of the American league by the Yankees at mid-season, sixth with 84, Hank Wyse, top winner among the Cub pitchers, seventh with 72 and Marion. last years winner, eighth with 69
 Others who placed were Dixie Walker of Brooklyn, 66; Goodie Rosen of Brooklyn, 56; Stan Hack, Chicago, 42; Harry Brecheen, St. Louis, 31; Mel Oott. New York, 9; Augie Galan. Brooklyn, IS; Johnny Hopp, St. Louis, IT; Bob Elliott, Pittsburgh, IS; Luis Olmo, Brook lyn, 13; Buster Adams, St. Louis, 12; Claude Passeau, Chicago. g, Johnny Barrett, Pittsburgh 8; Ed Heusser, Cincinnati, Don Johnson Chicago and Buddy Kerr. New York. 2 each; Frank Mccormick, Cincinnati and Bill Salkeld, Pitts burgh, 6 each; Harry Lowrey, Chi cago, 5; Ace Adams, New York and Anton Karl, Philadelphia, each; Hal Gregg, Brooklyn, Al Lopez, Pittsburgh, Phil Masi, Boston and Eddie Miller, Cincinnati 2, and Vince DiMaggio, Philadelphia and Eddie Stanky, Brooklyn, one each.
 Selected Listed
 The writers making the selections were:
 St. Louis-J. Roy Stockton, Post Dispatch; Sid Keener, Star-Times; Ellis Veech. East St. Louis Journal; and Martin J. Haley, Globe Demo- crat. chairman of the committee.
 Pittsburgh Chilly Doyle, Sun Telegraph; Ed Ballonger, Post Gazette; Chester L. Smith, Press.
 Cincinnati-Lou Smith, Enquirer; Frank Grayson, Times Star; Tom Swope. Post.
 Chicago-Ed Burns, Tribune; Ed gar Munzel, Sun; Leo Fischer, Her ald-American.
 New York = John Drebinger. Times; Joe King, World Telegram; Dick Young, News.
 Boston-Bill Grimes. American; Joe Cashman, Record; Harold Kaese, Globe.
 Brooklyn-Harold Burr, Eagle; Lee Scott, Citizen; Edward Mur- phy, N. Y. Sun.
 Philadelphia-Bill Dooley, Record Stan Baumgartner, Inquirer; Ed Pollock, Bulletin.
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