The Washington herald., 1912-06-18
SUCCESSFUL FANS
WIN BALI TICKETS
Thousands Send Answers to Adver-
tissrs in The Washington
Herald Of Sunday.
SEATS FOR WINNERS
BEST IN GRAND STAND
Answers Show that The Herald Is
a Genuine Advertising
Medium.

participate in the formal welcoming home
Of washington's triumphant ball team
sent answers to the advertisers IN the
Sunday edition OF The Washington Her
aid that offered a pair OF grand stand
seats at to-day's game to the first per-
son to correctly supply the missing por-
ton Of the advertisements.
That those who Joined. in the contest
are regular readers Of The Washington
Herald's advertising columns, and have
familiarized themselves with the staple
articles carried by the advertiser, was
evidenced by the fact that 30 per cent OF
the answers were correct: the prize going
to the first person 10 arrive with the cor
rect answer.
Those contestants fortunate enough 10
be declared winners can rest happy in
the knowledge that the seats awarded
them are among the best 10 be had. AS
no favoritism was shown any person or
organization desiring to procure seats, II
was necessary for The Herald TO employ
men to take a place in line at the oo&
once as early as a. m. Monday, in or
der to provide the best seats obtainaole
for the patrons Of its advertisers
In many instances, a vast throng OF
eager participants greeted the merchant
or his employe at the opening hour Mon
day Mornings throng that began shout
ing and shoying-snSdous 10 be the nrst
to gain recognition, while each mail
brought hundreds of answers from those
whose duties would not permit OF an
swering in person.
G. r. Cowie. agent for the Cole auto
mobile, received so many answers ac-
companied by an anxious, hesitatinE.
Am I hrst?" that he hadn't the heart
to say No" and accordingly gave out
six dollars TO three contestants, bidding
them TO see the game at his expense.
Il wish / was a millionaire said Mr..
Cowie, I'd send them all 10 the game. -
The contest proves two great truths
that the city is baseball mad, and that
The Washington Herald is a genuine ad-
vertising medium.
The Lucky Ones.
L. W. Williams. Of sl7 Thirteenth
Street, completed the ''ad" Of Irwin Don
oboe, supplying y. NJ. Shock Absorbers. 90
J. E. johnson. of sss FloIds Avenue,
supplied the name Cole and won the
G. R. Cowie Company tickets.
Charles Smith, Of W. J. Sloan & Co..
won the Overland prize, the correct word
being Adjustments"
Fred Harveycutter. 174O Fourteenth
Street, won the F. K. B. prize with
| Seamless"
sylvan EE4ELBAA "hlAG wv N--'NENS --N'--
the Washington Auto Supply Company
with the name FISK" )
Charles Bender, OF 425 North Alfred
Street, Alexandria, Va. won the Adams
news depot prize. supplying the missing
word Novelties
George scuu, 81 Eleventh Street, in
dIcated the Lyceum Theater as new
and received two tickets from Manager
Mayer.
George DracopouIos. 1885 F Street. COM
pIeted the advertisement Of Chr. Nico-
ladies & Co with the word Assistant,
winning two tickets.
Walter S HalIeck. jr., 635 Maryland
Avenue, was the first to supply Rent
for T P. Culley & Son, and will receive a
prize from the Kimban piano dealers.
John W. Dawson, Of Great Falls. and
L. S. Penneu rs North Carolina Ave
nue.. arrived simultaneously at the Al
haubra Theater with the missing word
''Pennant" so Proprietor William Airey
gave them each a ticket
Mrs. William L. Miller. 1859 Meridian
Place, supplied the word Home in the
Fritz Reuter- Hotel advertisement, and
will receive two tickets from Proprietor
| Henry Achterkerchen.
W. A. Sahli. 2O1i NJ Street. won the A
]. Bennett prize, supplying Usual
| Clarence H. Roxwell. 1919 F Street, wor
the Fountain Luncheon prize, with the
missing word, Thirsty
John z. Garvey. 200 New York Avenue
| is the winner Of the Parker, Bridget &
! Co. prize.
Philip D. Ellis, 1881 Belmont Street
| completed the NJ. Stein & Co, ''ad' with
| the word Free and gets two tickets.
John c. Burck, Rosslyn, won the Lans'
bureh Furniture Company award with
! the missing word as Purchases"
| Alvin G. Stockdale, 1913 Chaplin Street
was the first TO insert the word Con
! sideration" in J. c. Wineman's an
| Inouncement. and is declared the winner
Those named as winners can Obtair
! their seats by calling in person at thC
business address OF the merchant award
! ing the tickets.