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Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER !, 3928. 17 BABE SELECTS HIS 1928 ALL AMERICA BASEBALL CLUB Babe Ruth's Baseball Team BENTON, I JOYT GET SLAB POSTS; M COCHRANE GREATEST CATCHER All-Ameri- i hae (5) Paul Waner, Pirates, rightfield ; (6) Lou Gehrig, Yankees, firM hase; (7) Larry Benton, Giants, pitcher; (8) Fretldy Lindstrom, Giant, third base; (9) Joe Sewell, Indians, lurtlop; (10) Mickey Cochrane, Athletics, catcher. of ImrLaU's beat a .Mythical judged ly Hal Unlit and hi crpt of writers? (1 ) Taylor Douthit, (lards renterfield; (2), AI SimWaite Hoyt, Yankmon, Athletics, Jeftfield ees, pitcher; (1) Rogers Hormby, Braves, second Paul Waner Unanimous Choice of Writers and All Concerned for Right Field; Lindstrom at Third; Sewell at "Short. $ DRAWS NEAR II ca () DEWITT LEBOURVEAU Clastic Receives Careful Su pervision of High Ad . THE BABES Position. Bass Second Bass Third Ease Shortstop Player. GEHKia rirrt HORNSBY LINDSTROM J. 8EWXLL AL SIMMONS TATLOK or DOUTHIT P. WANXB COCHBANE BENTON HOYT Left rie'd Center Field Bight Tield Catcher Pitcher Pitcher ""r" BALL CLUB. Club. Isajus, ALL-AMERIC- ' American Yankees BraTsa Giants Cleveland Athletics Cardinals tj jy ' , A National National American American National Pirates By BABE EUTH. CKVEN years ago I picked my first team an a of an informal club, house discussion. 1 thought it might make an interesting subject for argument among the fans, but I had no idea that it would develop into as big I had no idea how much a thing as it has. thought and work the thing would require, either. Each year, it seems to me, the job of picking r an team becomes more difficult. There are so many good men for every position; so To seninny men who are almost on a par. lect a team that will please everyone is", of Not this year, nor in any course, impossible. year, are there ten players who stand out so prominently that they can be picked unanimously aucf without argument. This year, as in other years, I have had the benefit of the opinions of a committee of baseball writers represent in g each city in the two major leagues. These men have done a tough job mighty well Through their eyes I have been able to see more closely certain National league stars with whose work, naturally, I was not quite so familiar How Like to re-su- r I- - th ,1 VjA,; i (v ja Be Neighbors Wfth Edward? piano EDWABD of KEMP, Bunzlau, Germany, recently established a music marathon record when he pounded the Ivories for eighty-tw- o hours without stopping. ' Isaminger, Philadelphia Inquirer; Bert Walker, Detroit Times; Stuart Hell, Cleveland Press; Ralph Davis, Pittsburgh Press. Writers Agree on Selections; Give Reasons, Each writer made his own selection and gave his reasons for It. Not all nttreed on the same men In their selection, which is only natural. And the men whose records best fitted them for .ame thing will prove true among the the honor. As concern! the 1928 selection It Is fans. In some cases a friendly feeling or local pride might play some part In Interesting to note that on only one the selection. In other instances good position has the vote of the writers reasons and arguments nTflht 1e. given been unanimous. Paul Waner, in right the fans as to why certain other field, received the full 10 votes. He ' by men might have be'Sn named. stood out. The tabulated vote for flayers and Just to Illustrate differences In opinion, here are two teams selected by positions by the writers' committee writers In two different cities and sec- follows: tions: First base Bottomley, 8; Gehrig, 2. 0 Second base Hornsby, 5; Frlsch, 2; Pol. Washington Sel. Chicago Sel. I is of think 1. the there Here was a tough selection. Like ballplayer lb 2; Lazxeri, point Crlti, Bottomley Bottomry .. Third base Lindstrom, 6; Traynor, little comparison between the two men. the committee, I named Rogers Horns ., ,2b.. .. .. ..Lazxeri Hornsby Bothas outhtt of the Braves, chiefly because hit 1U28, I. 2; by Gehrig, 2; Kamm .. .. .. .. .3b ..Fexx during Foxx, Kamm, Kress ss.. . . .. Jackson tomley by nearly 60 points. He has superior hitting make him a more de Right field P. Waner, 10. 50 in more man for an cent team. Not sirable almost driven runs. per If... .. ...Simmons Stephenson Shortstop Jackson, 7; Sewell, 1; In fact, he has driven In more runs than Ui years, I believe, have the big leagues Wilson Ford, 1; Kress, 1. Simmons cf so Had He l P. Waner Waner Left field Simmons, 7; Manush, 1; any man in the National league. many star performers at second. ,rf..has played more Innings and hag ap- Or so many who were ao nearly on Hartnett catch.. .. .. Cochrane Stephenson, 1; Hafey, 1. Vance Alexander Centerfield Combs, 4; Douthit, I; peared in more ball gamos. par. Frisch of the Cardinals. Crlta of pltrfi In fielding both are good men. Bot- the Reds, Lazzeri of the Yankees and Benton .. pitch.. .. .. .. .Quinn Simmons, 1; Klce, 1; Wilson, 1. are all far Catcher Cochrane, 7; Wilson, I; is, perhaps, more graceful. But Gehringer of the Tlgera one tomley Choices Not Dictated of them above the average. Any 1; Hartnett, 1. Lou is a great fielder and Is particucould well on an be 7; 4; Kenton, By Personal Feeling. placed Pennock, pitcher good on bad throws. Scarcely a team In larly the knowledge that second Grimes, 3: Hoyt, 2; Pipgras, 1; Vance, game goes by that he does not save I have not always followed the recwell cared for. out Infielders from one or two .errors base would be ommendation of the baseball writers. 1; Alexander, 1; Quinn, 1. I call attention to the fart But again on beautiful bad In one or two Instances I have gone First Base Goes to his throws. that by pickups the selections are made on 1928 At first base I think he Is, On his 1928 against their Judgment to name some to Bottomley or to playing alone and this season I think other man for a position but always Gehrig Over Bottomley. record, superior 1 have done this At first base I have overruled the Bill Terry of the Giants, who is also a Hornsby has a little edge, chiefly be only after the longest and deepest consideration. I have put Judgment of the writers' committee in whale of a first baseman despite the cause of his superior hitting. backin the fact that he got no recognition from Fred Lindstrom Stands naming Lou Gehrig over Jim Bottom-lepersonal feeling absolutely I do this because from the stand- - the writers' committee. ground and have tried to select the Out'for third Base. At third we have Freddy Lindstrom of the Giants, a man who, I think, is above all the others In a season of more or less ordinary third basing. Lindstrom has every mark of greatness. He, more than any other one man, h.as can kept th Giants up in the race. He field, he can hit, he can throw, he can run. Traynor, a great player, has had an indifferent season this year. Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics got several votes. In value to his team Foxx probably W lr-Miayheads all the others with the possible exception of Lindstrom. But you mum remember that I am not selecting the most valuable player to & club. 1 am naming what I think la the best team In baseball, and there's a decided difference, Jimmy Foxx came near making the Athletics but as a third baseman It seems to me he ia inferior, to , Lindstrom. Shortstop Honors Oo To Cleveland Star. . I have gone a'gainst the vote of the writers In naming Joey Sewell of Cleveland over Travis Jackson of the Giants. Last season I picked Jackson. But Jackson has not had his best season this year. His play has been erratic. His fielding has ranged from bad to sensational. Hia hitting average; of .24 is far below the mark I . of greatness. Joey Sewell. on the other hand, has had a great year. He has started more double- plays than any man In either league. He has hit timely and well, as Ills average will show. He has been the backbone of a rather youthful Infield and has; by his experience, kept "' that Infield playing good ball. Over a and you'll know period of seasons he would, perhaps, rate second to the Giant star. But on Wm. Penn v once as the '1 the 1928 records I think he is entitled to the call. VarWrf cigar of Simmons, Douthit, leaf Waner for Outfield. v i unbroken, Left field: Although At Simmons No ash the ash holds specializes In centerflelding, no S'pZeL oiub could be called complete without this Athletic star somewhere tobacco , r n jbSi, In the outfield. Simmons has been of tremendous help to the Macks this ' hands on dropping your IS Zg season, and he must be given a place ri on a club such as I am picking. arid Wm. Perm is clothes . Center field: ft Is perhaps not too II If much to say that the Cardinals would GOOD smoked t not be where they are today but for the WSest v " brilliant service rendered them by Taym sw lor Douthit. His bat and his fine fieldIast year F0IL PROTECTED ing have given bim the call for an team. Job on the too Always fresh Breakproof Right field: Paul Wsner of the Pi' of the rates Is choirs the unanimous In for safe TT writers for this post and I see no reason for going arslnst their Judgment. He Is the leading Co la the Pirate rjffrn.lv. machinery. He possesses a i .... all-st- ar - Ho-ga- n. all-st- y. J Lift j- Here-agai- V3L XrS ' ' y X yJWNi j XJNvX i XL NjjSv r. f Atnri V ii V V V , j ) . ffTiTT " FV XS II y WATCH THE ASH HOLD... I at I long filler full-flavor- I ... ut Tum8 CH ICAOO. Sept. I U P). Dewit t By CCORQB CMADWICK, "Bevo" Lehourveau, another of those (Copyright, J928, Consolidated Pleas. who still retains his batting NEW V'URK, Sept. I. It is no re flection 011 he box office power of the eye, has compiled the disxy averag of to say that .430 to lake the lead in the Individual prevldenll.il raiulldHtes most baseball finis today are giving batting race in the American associamore .thought to the Impending world tion. Kven though the sturdy Milwaukee svrles than to their duties at tlie pulls outfielder has been at the head of the Aovenioer. The effixt 0 a national election on list since he came bock to the Hirkey world teneii is nil, although a presl circuit two months ago, It was not un dentlal rar is not deemed to be overly til he took his two hundredth turn at it hasn t been so the bat during the past week that the (iKfl ior Dnsiraii bail this in the midwest, official league statistician recognized excel and if a wewtern city of Hie National him as the leader. Lehourveau. who haa played with league gta half of the world aeries games everybody will be smiling again. eleven major and minor league clubs The east is bound to be happy, bet suae since 1918, hit the ball at nearly a .too either Philadelphia or New York will clip during the past week, boosting his lie the American league contender in average eight points, unofficial averthe world series. ages including Wednesday's games re. The players fur the big series are veal. He deposed Hobby Veaoh of To In that Is, tni-lined ledo, another veleraa, who fell back have all up and counted. To be eligible for the Into second place. aeries, a player must lie a bona fide Ihe ten leaders and their averages: member of a qualifying team on Annuel Lehourveau, Milwaukee, .430: Veach, 21. The eligible members of the Yanks Toledo, .878; Shklng, Louisville, Toand of the Athletlca have been named Scarrltt. St. Paul, .362; Craford. and in the National league the players ledo, .350; Layne, Indianapolis. .147; of five teams, St Louis, New York, Yoii-r- , .3(6; Myers. Co Minneapolis, and Cincinnati, lumbus, .844; Luce and ' McMeaemy, Chloago, Pittsburgh have been named, because those teams Milwaukee, .339 each. still have a mathematical chance to Ad Liska of Dwigbt, Neb., ace of win the pennant. Minneapolis slab artists, clung to his leadership In the pitching race, even Five National League though he didn't win a contest during Clubs Name Players. the week. Wlngard of Milwaukee Thn National league row of eliglbles crept cloaer by winning two. Bo far, la aa long as a petition fnf free drinks. Lieka has won sixteen and lost four, It la the first time that the players of while Wingard'a record Is twenty-tw- o tiv ciuna in one league have had won and eight lost. look-i- n or a Most of thera KL Paul's great double-pla- y comlooka will get a look-se- e rather than bination added eleven more double killIn. There Is a slight financial differ tofor a the season's week ings during ence between the two. tal of 169, or twenty-fou- r less thsn the Kllgible players must have their con record established by Milwautracts approved exactly as If It were kee In 1925. a championship race In the regular Other leaders'. season, The formalities of the world Team hatting, Minneapolis, .SOS; aeries are quite as exacting as they team Kansas City. .874; most are for the major chompionehlp races runs, fielding, Minneapolis, alii; fewest oppo- perhaps more so. The reason for this nenta' (29; most inIs found in the loose manner In which dividualruns, Indianapolis, runs, 8. Harris, Minneapolis, poat season series were run prior to the 122; homers, Harris, Minneapolis, 21; construction of the Brush rules, which triples, Matthews, Indianapolis, put the world series on its feet and Strohm, Milwaukee, 37; stolen made the games sound. Then the play17. bases, Haney, Indianapolis, ers became greedy and avaricious, and at length one lot of them became dishonest. That gave added weight to uer who will not get any of It this the value of the Brush rules and triads the club owners wish the rules were year. Some players were called back betighter. fore August 31 and put regularly on the La mils takes the payroll Commissioner because the team managers orld series greatly to heart. He can them to act as reserve stock. not very well avoid it, because he la wished I to have reserve stock on best It responsible individually for the manhand. Two or three times in a world agement of the show. It Is one thing series a valuable player haa been inin basenall in which the major league jured, and without a good substitute playera have no concern except for the the affected team haa had hard eludhonor to be gained by the league that ing. Brooklyn lost Ks third baeeman wlna the series, and the money for In a series with Cleveland and the themselves. Brooklyn manager was so discouraged he surrendered without much furthat In Limit Series Player ther effort. Fixed at Twenty-five- . If a player Is caught pooling his In The teams that qualify for the world terests in the world series and Comseries each can send but twenty-fiv- e missioner Land Is is satisfied that he players into the games. However, must be punished, the player can be both winning and losing clubs occagiven anything from a fine to disbarThe sionally chip In and give some share ment from organized baseball. of their money to some chap who may punishment goes aa the commissioner have been, of assistance to them but deems beat If anyone were caught who is out of the eligible class. In evmonkeying with the financial buzz aaw ery club that has a possible chance under Commissioner Landia H Is sale axe for the pennant there players who to wager that he would nut the of never had had any of the mammoth fender out for life. He is very Jealous Jackpot and there are also a large num- - of his world series. . all-ti- li ri'X'. c - i i rs-t-'- V -- H 'tey ) r H V j T look-se- ) C. Liska, Nebraska, Clings to Premier Place In Pitching Came. bn all-sta- The committee of baseball writers who ass'sted In selection of the team is as follows: James Robbing, New York World; h; .Tohn K. Wray, St. Louis Howard Reynolds, Boston Post; Tom Swope, Cincinnati Post; Kirk Miller, Washington, D. C, Times; Warren Prown, Chicngo Herald Kxamlner: J. LEAD 111 KaUonal American National American Athletics Giants Yankee! BITTI WORLD SERIES TAKES . IDOVOM ' wgSi aa- QJLSfflDlf f(D - Pen-noc- k, -- You find the buyer for your ear, Ws have the convenient plan of financing the contract. Ws also refinance contracts now in force. No other in dorser required. Lesns made on automobile seourlty In smounts ringing from 1100 to f 1000. You to retsm ths use of your car. nl Wasatch 119 Motor Ave. 10SO A ix "rimsfAijis! iwHrpsSIBjs nft ' ifltii.isii their-pitchin- A DODOY HERMAN vs. ADRIAN ELTON Salt Lake Los Angeles BOBBY MASON v.. PASTY ROBBINS L-- a . f iy Semifinal v PETE JENSEN VS. RAY WHEELER SAILOR BROWN v. CHARLEY GRIFF fj JIMMY NUNLEY vs. RAY SAATCH , . A 's - - A. "t, ed ... .. ... carrying , n no burning ... . 4. has all the mechanical requirements of helped to make a winning ball club. Benton's record, in particular, is al greatness and in addition he haa Inborn baseball Instinct. He can get more most perfect. There are other great pitchers. out of a mediocre pitcher than any man Grimes of th Pirates ia having a won In the business. Hartnett of the Cubs, Wilson of the derful year out Burieign. 11 you ex Cardinals, Luke Sewell of the Cleveland amine the records, haa received credit Indians and Hogan of the Giants ait for a lot of his wins on games that he deserve mention for great work this finished. Quinn of the Athletics, season. Vance, Alexander all of these But Cochrane Is a standout. Like Al Simmons and Paul Waner and and a naif dozen others have performed In a him Lindstrom great manner. But where I am you can't keep Freddy limited to pick but two men and must off. name these on their 1928 accomplishBenton, Hoyt Draw ments. I am forced to take Hoyt and Pitching Assignments. Here is plenty of room for argument (Copyright, 1928, by the Christy about pitchers. Every time any man Walsh Syndicate.) names two pitchers he is letting him self in for plenty of argument, I have ILLINOIS DEFEATS WASIDA. selected Larry Benton of the Giants and Waite Hoyt of the Yankees, beTOKYO, Sept 8 (AP). The Dniver-slt- y cause I believe their 1928 records enof Illinois baseball team scored title them to the consideration. three runs at its last turn at bat, to won the most Karnes and win, 8 to 6, from Waseda university They have lost the fewest, which,' after all, is the in the tenth inning here today. The final test of pitching greatness. A lot got 10 hits, while 11 were credited of fans will argue that they were pitchto Waseda. The Japanese were also ing for winning ball clubs.- Which Is charged with three errors, one more true. But you must consider the fact. than the total of the Amerleancolle-- . too, that it was which glans. eut-fie- ld your pocket. A GOOD CIGAR and haa instilled wholesome respect throughout the league. Waner, despite his slightt build, Is of sturdy connot struction and injured ' Mickey Cochrane ofeal!y the Athletics Is. t think, the outstanding catcher In the rr.ajor leagues. In this i,inion the i writers have agreed with B Mickey KlcCULLOU If 9tb So. and Main St. MONDAY, SEPT. 10th, 8:30 P. M. Reservations at The Mint, 18 East 2nd South. Was, 7417. Popular Prices: Ringside $2.00, Parquet $1.50, Mezzanine $1.00, Cen. Adm. 75c, Boys 25c (No Tax) E. Verne McCullongh, Promoter . f Ik- ADBlAir K.TOW i, i |