The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-23

noses buried in. the batting and fl
rest of the day and evening cheN
this and that player.
Easily 10 per cent ofsthe entries
being received daily by "Skillet"
for the world series trips, auto
graphed baseballs and Babe Ruth
bat, are from the villages and
citadels adjacent to and near the
National Capital.
From this data it is easy to see
that the suburbs are sure to give
the city proper hard chase for
one or both Of those TWO free trips
to New York next October to see
the league leaders mingle.
Today come communications
from Ross Walker, AccOtink, Va;
L. Faith, Hancock, Md; Joseph
Bauman, Bowie, Md, and willard
Brown, LandOver, Md. Andrew
Cronlx, 1900 Minnesota avenue,
KenilW0rth, Is a near-cOnlmuter
who is also bidding strongly for
one of the two main prizes or one
Of the thirteen consolation
awards.
The young gentleman, Mr.
Walker, from Accotink, starts Off
his batting order with F'risch at
third, whom he claims is the best
lead-off man in either league. Next
he has our own Roger Peckinpaugh
for shortstop, whom Walker declares
plays with heart and soul in the
game and Is further deserving be
cause of his sensational fielding and
sacrifice hitting.
Then Waller ceIoofS uofIxroo nv
for his hitting; Hornsby at second
for his cleanup proclivities. Iris
Speaker to furnish the brains Tor
the team, Bottomley for his hitting,
Jameson for his wonderful all
around playing, Ruel for catching
and hitting better than all others
with Jones and Luque as the pitch
ing staff for very obvious reasons.
Walker, incidentally. honors the
Griffmen by selecting both Ruel
and Peckinpaugh from their ranks.
The Kenilworth entry, Andrew
CronE, also selects Ruel, but
substitutes TraynOr for Frisch at
third: SeweH for Peckinpaugh at
shortstOp and PennOck for Jones
as one of the pitchers. Outside
Of that, Walker, of AccOtink and
CronI Of KeniIw0rth are In per-
feet accord.
Willard Brown, of Landover,
scene Of the opening today CT the
new Beaver Dam Golf Club, dis
Walker by naming Pipp for first
base honor instead of Bottonlley;
Collins for short instead Of Peck
or Sewell, and Schalk in place of
RueI.
Joseph Baumann, the Bowie base
ball sage, deviates from the three
foregoing opinions mainly in the
selection of Ryan for the pitching
staff and Zach Wheat for a field
ing berth in place Of Jameson. All
four of the suburbanites give Luque
an unqualified certificate Of merit
for the. first-string pitching berth.
There you have what politicians
would call a farmer vote" although
It is questionable If either Bau-
mann, Walker, Cronk or Brown are
actual dirt farmers. It is refresh
ing to Skillet" to get the back
to the soil low-down on the all
American problem which is troub-
ling so many. Here are some
opinions from real city-fellers:
By d. f. POLICEMAN,
Apt. sol. Alabama Apis.
Grimm, first base; Hornsby, Sec
ond base; Scott, shortstop; Traynor,
third base; Wheat, left field; Speak
er, center field; Tobin, right field;
Schalk, catcher; LuQue and Shock
er, pitchers.
By A. T. ROBINSON,
81 1910 s Street Northwest.
Jameson. left field; Friseh, third
base; Speaker, center field; Horns
by. second base; Heilman, right
field: Bottomley, first base; SewelI,
shortstop; O'FarreH, catcher; Lu-
que and Jones, pitchers.
By KENNETH TOWNSVILLE,
1116 Cameron ST., Alexandria, Va.
Tobin. right field; Speaker, CEN
ter field; Jameson, left field; Pipp,
first base; Hornsby. second base;
Gerber, shortstop; Frisch, third
base; Perkins, catcher; Luque and
Shocker, pitchers.
By T. /. THOMPSON,
Apt. 800, The Northumberland.
Ruel. catcher; Pennock and
Ehmke. pitchers; Pipp. first base;
1AOA ASOyB oCSOllu DdSc1 1TOn1 LnlEQ
base; Sewell, shortstop; Heilman,
right field; Speaker, centerfield;
Cobb, left field.
By III. o. BURNELL,
1903 Olive Avenue N. w.
Bottomley, first base; Hornsby,
second base; Traynor, third base;
Sewell, shortstop; Jameson, left
field; Speaker, center field; He'll
man, right field; Ruel, catcher;
LuQue and Ryan, pitchers.
By WARNER HAMMOND.
1923 Thirteenth st. n. w.
Fournier. first base; Ward. sec.
ond base; Kamm, third base; Peck,
shortstop; Meusel. left field; Burns,
right field; Speaker, center field;
Bassler, catcher; Dauss and Doak,
pitchers.
By K. EUGENE BUSHELL.
134 Thomas st. n. w.
Bancroft, shortstop; Collins, Sec
ond base; Pipp, first base; Groh.
third base; Heilman, left field;
Speaker, center field; Jameson.
right field; Ruel. catcher; Luoue
and Alexander. pitchers.
He Likes Capital.