Davis County Clipper | 1938-10-21 | Page 3 | All America Team

All America Team The All America team of the most popular players in baseball chosen chos n by y fans in a nationwide voting con- con contest contest test cst offers plenty of or room for ment But supporters of Dizzy Dean can Billy Herman lierman Johnny Alize Mize Paul aul Waner and a handful of other spectacular players who failed lIed to tomake tomake tomake make the mythical team will have no recourse For the fans them them- themselves selves elves have spoken The hurlers for lor the honor team listed isted in the order in which baseball followers ranked them are Ruffing k HUBBELL DU BELL GROVE Yankees Hubbell Giants Van Van- Vander Vander der Meer Red Grove Grov Red Sox and Bridges of the Tigers Here is the complete line up Player Team League Position Gehrig New York American lb lb Detroit American Ott au New York National Cronin Boston American as Medwick St Sl Louis Louls National 11 Foxx Detroit American rt rf DIMaggio New York American d Cf Dickey New York American e c New York American Rutting p n Hubbell fi New York National t n g Steer p Grove I Boston American P Bridges Detroit American p p The contest was not based upon a players player's ability but solely upon his popularity with the baseball public This provided a new type of All AU America selection