Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-08-27 | Page 14 | Vaughan and Greenberg Lead Race for Laurels

Vaughan and Greenberg Lead Race for Laurels By y ALAN GOULD p f Ass Associated ci ted Press Sports Writer NE NEW V YO YORK K Aug 27 AP The AP-The The twin batting heroes of the major league races Ar Arky y Vaughan Pirate rate shortstop and Big Hank Greenberg sacker first-sacker of the Detroit Tigers are headed for honors as the most valuable players of the 1936 season baseball writers believe 1 b li 1 believe b li The final month of ot campaigning may cause some switches in judgment judgment judgment judg- judg judg judg- ment but bul the powerhouse clouting o of Greenberg who is leading both leagues In home homei i runs and runs batted in h has a s 8 g gained a I n e d him a sweeping indorsement indorse indorse- 5 t ment so far Car A An n Associated 4 1 Press Press poll of ot the W big league e experts showed 30 of ot 46 6 3 I naming the Tiger t 50 r f thumper as the i i j l No 1 American lM leaguer of t the h e year His closest rival Arky Ark Vaughan V Pitcher W e s Ferrell of ot the Boston Red Sox Sox Sox-col- col collected 10 vot votes s. s Opinion is more divided In the National league although It appears appears Vaughan will gain recognition as battin batting king with one o of the highest marks either league has known in years year Tl The e Pirate star gathered 16 1 votes six more than his nearest t rival Joe Medwick the cleanup clouter of ot the world champion St. St Louis Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- and Vaughans Vaughan's closest pursuer pursuer pur put in the hitting race Last years year's winners of oC the most mOlt valuable player awards Manager Mickey Cochrane o of the Detroit Tigers Ti Ti- gers 5 and Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- each e ch received re elved two votes rotes In Inthe Inthe the sentiment sounding nt g p poll oll