Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1912 — STAR TEAMS OF BIG LEAGUE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STAR TEAMS OF BIG LEAGUE

Recently Compiled Averages Giving Best Batting Players Favor Those of American League. On the most recently compiled averages of the best batting team in the National league would be: Myers, catcher; Crandall, pitcher; Wagner, shortstop; Konetchy, first base; Doyle, second base; Zimmerman, third base; Wheat, left field; Marsans, center field, and Donlln, right field. Would

not be such a bad combination, either. The premier American club of sluggers would be: Lapp, catcher; Johnson, pitcher; Barry, shortstop; Lajoie, first base; Eddie Collins, second base; Baker, third base; Jackson, left field; Speaker, center field, and Cobb, right field. A series between two such teams would prove attractive. Non-partisan fans would fancy the chances of the American league, owing to the fact that Johnson is a vastly superior twirler to Crandall, and that the Johnsonian outfield trio would have a big edge on the Nationals in all-around play and run-getting.

Konetchy of St. Louis.