Luke Appling, White Sox, a graduate of Oglethorpe University of Georgia. Appling is one of the few players who came to the major leagues the same year that he received his diploma and stayed. Regular White Sox shortstop since 1931, he has hit well over .300 for the past three years, a high average for a position, where expert fielding is the vital factor. Fast on the bases, with 12 stolen sacks to his credit in 1935, he is fast becoming one of the game's outstanding stars and one of the players around whom manager Jimmy Dykes hopes to build a pennant contending club.