The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-01
NAMESTAR
TEAMS To
MA ITCH
BABES
Announcement to Be Made
Next Saturday as to Those
Who Earn Awards.

"WelI, it was a grand finish"
So moaned Skillet" Finn, Esq.
this morning as he received from
the hands of an overburdened
mail man the last days quota OF
selections of all-star baseball
teams to decide the identity of the
two readers of The Washington
Times who will be its guests at the
world series games in New York
next month.
By ordinary and special delivery.
by dime messenger and by personal
appearance in the editorial depart
ment of this newspaper, the last
minute attempts to duplicate Babe
Ruth's aIl-American selection came
into "Skillet's" astonished pres
ence all day yesterday and last
night.
The first crack out of the box
this morning the postman brought
Skillet the last. final contribution
from Washington fandom, all OF
them having been mailed and post
marked before midnight last night
when the contest came to a happy
end.
Happy for at least TWO readers
of this newspaper and very crafty
ing to the dozen who will. earn
autographed baseballs from Babe
Ruth, and also gratifying to Skill
let who doesn't mind working
night and day over the mass of
correspondence from the real fans
of this city and environments who
are solely responsible for making
the various contests conducted by
the squirrel editor the immense sue
cess which they have been.
This is the third competitive
sporting proposition which ''Slkil-
let'' has submitted to the base
ball bugs of the National Capitals
greatest afternoon medium, and
but for the ready cooperation re-
ceived from the general public.
OF course, each contest WOuld
have been ineffective.
Testifying to the popularity Of a
purely sporting proposition sub
mitted to newspaper readers, nearly
5000 Washington fans have taken
part in the world series trip con-
test which closed last midnight.
That number of baseball enthu-
siasts have tried their skill at fore
casting the personnel of the team
of ten stellar performers on the
major league diamonds which Babe
Ruth will name in these columns
next Saturday.
On the same day and in this very
sporting section the names OF the
two contestants who earned the.
free world series trips, as well as
the thirteen consolation prizes con-
sisting of twelve autographed base
balls and Louisville slugger type
of bat, will also Be announced.
So that Is the real day for the
interested ones to look forward to.
In the meantime ''SlxiIIet'' win
discuss eGRltOFially all during next
week tho nature Of tho responses
received, quoting hero and there
from the llne-ups which approach
that of the Babe, but revealing
the actual character Of that line
up only next Saturday.
AS Babe plays in Washington
TOMORROW, ShlIlOl Will COlllcF Win
him before the game as to the
ceremonies incident to awarding
the prizes. This Is sure to occur
on Sunday. September so, on the
occasion Of the final visit of the
Yankees to Washington for the sea-
aon,
Every fan who earned a prize,
Whet her it ID one of the trips or
baseball ar bat. will have an 0p-
rartunity Ia shake hands with the
babe, who wilt congratulate each
winner for his excellent selections.
There will, Of course. be many which
do not correspond with the team
Ruth will pick, but Babe rs broad.
minded and generous enough to ad-
matt that all should not necessarily
agree with him.
Babe realizes this is purely a mat
ter Of opinion. The player or.
mayors wharn one thinks is su-
neriar in a certain position is not
at necessity the choice of all.
That is enc of the gigantic fea-
lures about basehali-the fact that
certain types Of players appeal to
certain types of fans.
Around that very theory this
contest is built 1t has been a
contest to match vr''" baseball
Judgment against Babes and ii
won't be long now until YOU all
know just how your teams com
pare with the choice of the King
Of Swat. -
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