The Washington times., 1923-08-08

gathering their hopes for a free
New York as the guest of The w;
Their sentiments are: 1--WE kno,
but as for US, give Us Ruel all tn
Briefly. and without any historic
cal Interpretation, Little Muddy
Ruel, the peppery backstop of the
Griffmen, who is right now batting
around .317, is being selected by six
out Of seven readers Of this news
paper who are competing for the
TWO world series trips.
Next to our own Washington
favorite on the championship for
nations being submitted to "Skil.
LETT Finn. Esq, daily, WalIy Schang
is getting the call by National Capt..
tai bugs, but so far Ruel is way out
In the lead over any other candi.
date for the catcher's job, with
Hank Gowdy and Ray Schalk also
getting occasional votes.
Thus, Washington Is precipd-
Eating itself into one of the most
has ever witnessed, because the
two winners Of the debate will be
taken to the world series games in
Gotham by Skillet" Finn, ESQ.
in behalf Of the Washington
Times.
Babe Ruth will be the supreme
judge Of your all-American selec-
tons, for the Bambino, himself no
mean critic, will announce his all.
American selections in this news
paper on September s, and il your
choice duplicates his, OF, nearly du.
plicates 1t, man for man and position
for position, your chances to go to
the series are good.
The only other quality to be
judged outside of the superiority
of your selections will be the rea-
sons therefor. written by yourself
and accompanying your mythical
team in 150-word statement. The
exact number Of words is not a
or less makes no difference.
Remember, you have only until
midnight August 81 to submit your
selection to Skillet who, with
the aid Of the sporting editor and the
managing editor, will pass .iudg-
nent In collaboration with "Babe"
Ruth when he visits this city with
the Yankees on September 2.
The two readers who earn the
free trips to New York will he in.
formed in the columns of this
newspaper on August 8. the date
that Ruth will broadcast his 1923
combination to the wide. wide
world.
Meanwhile the devotees Of the
national pastime in every Eection
, of the city. as well as in Maryland
and Virginia, are setting their base
ball senses into volcanic eruption.
The real students Of the game
are bending their every effort to
fathOm what kind of team Ruth
will select, for that, after all, is
the essence Of this contest. The
nearer to Babes team you can
come the better, for, after all,
Babe will have to consult the
fielding and batting averages and
general aIl-arOund baseball quail
ties. He only has the advantage
of having played against most Of
the material with which you both
have to deal.
Selections received today from
Roanoke and Burnleys, Va. show
that the Old Dominion is going to
be strongly represented in this con.
test of brains and skill linked with
baseball knowledge and judgment.
AS yet the State of Maryland is
holding OUT but when those
fans at Lanham and Mt. Rainier
who were lin" on the acrostic con.
test arrive at their baseball ver-
dict-look out!
Commendable selections were re.
ceived today from William Martin,
1924 Salem street. Roanoke, Va;
John Swope, jr, 913 Fifteenth
street, which is the office Of Morris
Cafritz; r. T. Mitchell aged eight.
cen, who omits his address; c. II.
Bacon, apartment ALI, Rutland
Courts: Marshall w. Douglas, Burn
leys, Va, whom Skillet" thinks he
once met at Bristow, Va; S. Cor
man, 627 Eleventh street northeast,
and Robert w. Wood, zoos Column
bia road, which is the Oakland
apartments.