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Show I STAR .SHORTSTOPS I IN BIGJAGUES American Seems to Have Called Call-ed on Nationals by a Score of 6 to 4. (BY MONTY i New York April 24 -An argument occurred In the pre-s box at the Polo grounds among a group of New York baseball writers the other day on the subject of star shortstops. Somebody launched it by pointing out the great number of first class men playing shortfleld in the National league and opined that it was the besi bunch of men In that position owned by any league at any period In its history. Before Be-fore the discussion subsided, however, 1t was the concensus that the Amen-, Amen-, can league ranks just as high In short stops as the National if not a bit higher. At the beginning of the talk, these National leaguers were named as bring br-ing among the very front rank; Walter Wal-ter Maranville u the Boston Braves, Arthur Fletcher of the. New York Gi-ftnts. Gi-ftnts. Ollle O'Mara of the Brooklyn Dodgprs and Charley Hersog ot the Cincinnati Reds Bob Fisher of the Chicago Cubs, who once played with Brooklyn, and three flashy j oungsters. Rolla Berber of the Pittsburg Pirates were rated close up The American leaguers cut In with the names of Georpe MrBrido of the Washington Senators, Jack Barry' of the Philadelphia Athletics, Donie Bush of the Detroit. Tigers, Roger Pecklnpaugh of the New York Yankees, Yan-kees, Buck Weaver of the Chicago White Sox and Ray Chapman of the Cleveland club as topllnors, and also expressed respect for Johnny Laven of the St. Louis Browns and Everett Scott of the Boston Red Sox, both peppery young players From this general summing up, the |