Show a G ANTA P CE THERE seems to be a rather widespread opinion that you must look for value In ballplayers among the averages The averages slip you a pretty fair answer but answer but not the entire story For example well we'll take the 1948 season It is dead sure to furnish the hottest race in inS S years in locating 5 S 'S S the most valuable St ballplayer the ballplayer the one anti who has rendered greatest service to his mates There are certainly five men worth consideration consideration consid consid- consid- consid Ted Ted Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams Hams and Verne KELLER Stephens of the Red Sox Sox Joe Joe DiMaggio of ot the Yankees Yankees Lou Lou Boudreau of ot the Indians Indians and and Stan of ot the Cardinals Yet their averages ato ar ar wide apart in many respects In this group Williams 1 and Boudreau all have been hitting hit- hit tin ting Ung over most of the year DiMaggio and Stephens have been under Yet et the effective effective tive play of DiMaggio and Stephens lists them high up practically on even terms with those having far higher batting averages The hottest race will be in the American league when it comes to naming the most helpful star Stan should take over the Nation Nation Na tion league selection with several kilometers to spare |