The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

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q possible ticket winner.
Because of the brief time between-
s o'clock last night and the print
i ing Of the Sunday paper. together
with the thousand and over acros-
tics submitted on the name Con
roy, the dizzy conductor OF this
Notwithstanding contest is stealing a.
day. on the fans today and giving
the 'tConroy" answers more deliber-
ate consideration. The winners on
that name viii be announced IN to-
morrow's Times, and In the future
q whole day will. lapse between the
closing Of the individual contests
and the printing of the names OF
i the winners.
The bugs who have tumbIed into.
this gripping opportunity TO grab
/ gratis tickets for the seasons blow
off find IL Sd irresistible that 1t has
4 become daily habit with them
win. lose or tie
Everybody Is Doing e.
From every section of the city.
from Maryland and Virginia. from
the service hospitals in the outlying
sections. from the biggest hotels and
] from the lowliest homes are pouring
Elm bids for "slxiIIet's'' matinee out to-
the bah yard. At Fort Myer. Fort
Hunt. Camp Humphries. Walter
Reed and even the washington Agy.
| Ium Hospital and st. Elizabeth's
the acrostic contest has taken .
C ii. Morgan, 61s Seventeenth
street, 4, bidding hard for the dis.
! tinction OF putwitting Skillet's"
daily creations in the following
letter, which arrived postage due:
His ExcelIency The Honorable
"Skillet" Finn, Esq.
Ambassador From Labrador.
Care of The Washington Times,
Washington, d. 6.
Dear 'SIil:"
Zone is generally rather prolific
when one hopes to get something
for nothing, isn't one? I imagine
the general public has been ex-
tremely prolific since your contest
has been running.
Nevertheless, having observed
your ACRoSTIC CONTEST in the
Sport Section, decided that this
was a grand opportunity to get
| something for nothing, and as a
result have joined the rapks Of the
| prolifics.
Incidentally, am moved to do
80 especially because OF continued
forgetfulness on my part. have
kept forgetting and forgetting to
90 by Spalding's and try to reserve
d couple Of seats for the opening
game. I always go, but seldom
have had to make reservations.
HE Is DUCKPIN ROLLER.
'sI've had some luck at receiving
invitations, and then some years I
have been able to mooch a couple
out Of duckpin rolling at Sher-
mans. This year hope to get
them from you. You note am
referring to the honorable paste
boards in the plural. which means
that / want a first prtze-if not
today, then you viii be bored again
tomorrow. ss
We'll. here are a couple of
'nothings' I've thought Of No, Il
shouldn't say thought OF for then |
they wouldn't be nothing-they |
would be 6something-let's say they
just came to me:
Glass continues playing for |
Washington permanently:
better:
Convince Our Washington Root
ers You're worthy.
Now all I have to do is sit |
around and wait for you to notify |
me to come after the tickets.
Yours It'll Greenland wins the |
Davis Cup. c. G. MORGAN"
BARBER JOHN ON JOB.
John Fl. Bower, who gets his mail
at the barber shop of the Washing.
ton Hotel, accompanies his acrostic
with a detailed description of his
domestic and baseball predicament
which should create sympathy for
him II 1T doesn't actually win a
couple Of tickets. BARRIERS ara
among "skillet's" fastest friends. he
having slept in practically everv
barber chair in Washington, and he.
cause of this contact he wants
| Bowers letter printed.
! PLEASE allow me to Impress Won
or the fact that am a Woodworking
man with thirteen children. a very
robust wife, mother-inlaw, a friend
| VINO anyways DoTroWs any surplus
cash / might possess to bet on the
Nationals two hound dogs, and q
'fliVver' to support
80, therefore, please give the re-
suits Of my acrostic efforts your very
careful and kindest consideration.
because when the baseball season
opens / invariably contract. spring
fever. which usually renders me in.
capable of supporting the above
aggregation or buying tickets and
! backing the Nationals sufffcientIv