Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-10 | Page 9 | Cronin Selected Most Valuable Player in American Circuit

Uw vc pE JE CRONIN SELECTED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PLA Y R IN AMERICAN MERICAN CIRCUIT Ff A A 5 Is f r T SOLON NOSES AL SIMMONS OUT HANDILY Mack Fielder Lou Gehrig Rate 9 Points Behind Shortstop By Alan Gould NEW V YORK YORi Oct 10 AP AP Joe Joe I Cronin sensational young shortstop I of or tho thio Washington Senators Senator today was proclaimed tho tIm American Je leagues league's gues gue's most valuable player for 1930 by a special committee of ot the members of oC the tho Baseball Writers Writers' Association of oC America The Tho writers representing t ing each American lea league ue city cast their votes at the request of or the Associated Press Pres for tho tim second successive c year car since the league abandoned Us Its custom oC or making an official selection tion lon Ion Cronin although playing only his year as a a. major league regular regu tegu- lar merited sufficient votes to beat beai out Al Simmons of or the Athletics the he league batting champion and LOU slugging first bat ba baseman eman of or the Yankees in a close chose contest Cronin selected as Washington's most valuable performer by every everyone everyone everyone one of the thu eight experts led with a total of or 48 points out of or a possible maximum of or 61 6 G GEHRINGER E H R I NG ER RATES FOU FOURTH RTH Simmons and G Gc Gehrig eh riff were tied for Ole second place with 39 points each Charley Chancy tIger Deli Detro Detroit oils oil's I Ls L's secona second was as fourth with 36 36 Ted Lyons Jons of oC the tho hUe V Sox fifth firth with 6 6 ti anti and Vc Wesley JC Ferrell Cleveland's Cle sensational y you yot 1 i ig pitcher sixth with 25 points Simmons was the choice of oC most of or the experts Co for I first ranking bo bong bc 10 ing ng put at the tho top tOI of or th the tho list by four our of or the eight critics but his chances of or winning the the- honor were reduced educed by tho the nomination o of Lefty Grove and Mickey cy by other experts as the representatives or orho ortho ortho tho ho worlds world's champions Cronin will be 24 years cars old this tills Sunda Sunday October 1 12 according t tOlie to he the hu baseball records Born in San Francisco Cronin received his first major league trial with Pittsburg In iii 19 1925 He remained with tho the Pirates itt In u a a. utility role in 26 1925 before Cit He eing heing released to Kansas City was vas sold to Washington in 1928 1925 and became a a. regular In 1929 CRONIN CLOUTS FOR MARK Cronin is a a. sensational fielder and batted for Cor the fine Cine a of 34 34 Tho The complete completo tabulation of votes Joe oo Cronin Washington 48 Al Simmons immons Athletics 39 9 Lou Gehrig Yankees 39 9 Charley Chancy Gehringer Detroit 36 Ted lcd Lyons Chicago 26 Wesley Vesley Ferrell Cleveland Cle 25 Eddie Eddie Edie Ed- Ed die ie Morgan Cleveland Cle 1 15 Mickey Athletics 13 Bob Grove Athletics 8 Babe Ruth Yankees 7 Danny anny MacFayden 1 a en Boston 7 Le Leon n Goslin St. St Louis 6 Carl Reynolds Chicago 5 Walter Waiter Stewart St. St Louis 4 Milton Gaston Boston 4 Oscar St. St Louis 2 Luzerne Blue St. St Louis 2 Tom rom Oliver Bos Bos- ton 2