The Washington times., 1923-09-06

playing season.
So much enthusiasm and real.
healthy" friendly baseball argu-
ment has been precipitated in
sporting circles by "Skillet's" offer
OF free trips to the series as guests
of The Washington Times, that
entries were still coming IN as
late as 8 o'clock last evening,
when "Skillet" folded up his desk.
These of course had to be dis
carded, as the contest came to ar
official and dramatic close at mid
night last Friday, when messengers
were still arriving at the Munse.
Building with belated all-American
selections.
Halter, incidentally, is an honest
to-Roodness baseball fan of the
s'danrerous tyne Also he is g
stickler for the sporting pages OF
the washington Times. which he
declares are the Invest and most
complete of any published in Wash
ington.
He declares he never fails to re3d
a single baseball story, particularly
concerning major league baseball
and told skillet this morning
that this newspaper publishes more
intimate news and detail OF the ma
tional pastime than any other In
Washington.
.Skillett" will tell the wide. wide
world that this kind of comment
makes him feel good, and he Is alsC
sure that it rubs Dougher, thu
sporting editor, the right way, too
The boys here work hard to put III
a smart sporting section. Thomas
and Collins, Who, with Skillet
aid and abet Dougher in the daily
grind. are all hard workers, being
up early lest something escape
their notice that the fans would
like to read about and often st&y
ing UP until the wee SIM hours tc
help the various amateur sporting
interests get properly organizs1
and on their way to success.
And skillet" knows that the
occasional boosts which come
along with the occasional knocks
for none Of us is perfect, my
dear-are reIished by the whole
gang here In the sporting COM
partment, who not only keep IN
the closest touch with the afh.
letic pulse, but are actually
part of 1t. Each has tried to
take q niche in the affairs OF the
sporting world generally, and
when an echo Of appreciation
reaches him, it is sweet, sweet
music.
Thank you, Mr.. Halter, for your
friendly visit. We all hope you wiz
something in the contest. which you
say has stopped the clocks" over
at the Consular Bureau. We si'al
see Saturday, whether you do OF
not.
Little Arthur Simpson called or
the phone and asked why his selec
tion hadn't been printed. Skillet
couldn't begin to print tenth 81
the teams submitted. but since
Arthur took the occasion to tele
phone, his will be printed alcne
with a few others of merit.
By Arthur Simpson,
1IO8 Fourth Street Northeast.
Jameson. left field; Sewell, short
stop; Speaker, center field: Horns
by, second base: Bottomley. first
base; Traynor, third base; Rouscn
right field; Severed. catcher; LuGuC
and Adams. pitchers.
By MISS" ELEANOR TOLSON,
1874 Columbia I'd. n. w.
Jameson. left field: Sewell. short
stop; Hornsby, second base: Speaker
center field: Heilman, right field
Ruel. catcher; Traynor. third base
Bottomley. first base; Luque anC
Pennock, pitchers.
BY NICHOLAS VALENZA.
3l8 North Carolina ave. s. +.
Bottomley, first base: Hornsbv. sec
ond base: Sewell. shortstop: Frisch
third base: Rousch. left field: Speaker
center field: Heilman. right field
Hargrave. catcher, Luque and Pen
mock, pitchers.
By RICHTER TURNER,
1916 X ST.
Heilman. right field; Speaker, Ger
ter field: Jameson, left field; Bottom
ley, first base; Hornsby, second base