I did some checking and found out that Ackley's first-place vote (and one of Pineda's second-place votes) came from Charley Walters, a columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He hold the distinction of being the only newspaper writer I know who actually pitched in the major leagues.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thehotstoneleague/2016768603_catching_up_with_jack_zdurienc.html?syndication=rss
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