The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-03

Stan0-off all others.
If he is the most valuable player,
it stands to reason that he is the
highest authority and for that
reason his expression was chosen
as the basis for "Skillet's" ALL
American contest.
So all day while you free-and-
easy birds are enjoying the last
official holiday of the seas IN.
Skillet" is here in The Washing
ton Times checking off the
thousands of lists which have been
submitted to him during the last
month. You are having your holi-
day today, but the squirrel editor
will grab his next month on that
weeks jaunt to Gotham with the
Two fortunate bugs who happen
to most nearly tally with Babe
opinion.
Then the laugh will be on the
other cheek. Ell?
Although Skillet" isn't any.
where near through his tremen-
dous task Of personally inspecting
each list entered in the contest,
he has gone through enough OF
the selections to learn that Wash
ingtOn fans are practical unani-
NOUS I'm picking Cuckoo" jamie
son for the left field honors. In
almost every letter received. Jim
Jameson gets the call with ken"
williams. Willie Witt, Eddie
Rousch. and Zach Wheat being
mentioned only occasionally.
The. big question now IL whether
~ not Ruth agrees with this top
heavy opinion as expressed in the
Washington ballot.
II win be remembered that last
year he picked himself for that
worthy post, despite his Indifferent
horne-run record precipitated by his
late start In the championship sea-
son. and aided and abetted. no
doubt, by a mental hazard growing
out of fan criticism and personal
troubles with the powers that be.
The fail before he had violated
an explicit ruling in regard to
transforming following participation
In q world seriee-which oftense
brought down @ severe monetary
PENALTY az well az an enforced alb
sence Of one month from the early
part OF the season.
Consequently he couldn't start
from scratch, as he has this sea-
son. I'm piIing up . hOmorun
string, string being constantly
scrufinized by the very large
family Of American baseball bugs.
lt Is only reasonable to suppose
that his mental attitude was q
little ugly from tho puHlishmenG
he was carrying, and no player
can do his best when his mlnd
ian't at ease.
Despste this, Ruth unhesitatingly
selected himself for place on ms
own all American team, ana No
was roundIy criticized In many
quarters as many thought his 1917
playing did not Justify such q ols-
tinction.
This year, adversely, when he has
lad q wonderful year In every de-
partment Of the game, gaining rame
a. O plain hitter as well as nome
run demon, he leaves himself OH.
He condemns himself to obscurity
ae far as the aIl-American lineup
II concerned.
which brings Skillet to the
that the Babe may be
running more or less true to form
this season by doing the unexpect-
Cd. Last year he apparently didn't
deserve the honor, and he conferred
IL upon himself, this season he de-
serves il and names somebody else.
Is il any of the five favorite
sons mentioned above-Jamieson,
wheat. Witt, Rousch or Williams
or ia IL Ty Cobb? We shall see
Saturday.
e. G. Carey, former Post Office
worker and now living at the John
Dixon Home. very delightful
gentleman of the superanueTed
type, paid Skillet" a personal call
Friday to deliver himself Of his
base ball beliefs.
Mr.. Carey, q veteran baseball
fan and venerable authority, gives
Jameson the position discussed
I'm the foregoing chapter. He
first took a fancy to Jameson
when he wore a Griffman UNI
form and has followed his career
from the time Jamie first APP
peared on the baseball horizon.
In his thirty three years work in
the employ Of the Government,
Mr.. Carey has found time Tor
keen enjoyment of the national
pastime and attributes his excel
lent health at seventy-two to his
many afternoons out at the park.
He told Skillet" that everything
is-fovely out at the John Dixon
Home and that the fine gentlemen
quartered there are getting the best
of everything and enjoying reel
home comforts.
1t has been a pleasure for "Skil-
let to meet Mr.. Carey in connec-
ton with this contest, and 1t would
be q tonic for some of the con-
testants to know such man and
such a fan.
The rest of MIR. Carey's team fol-
lows: Speaker. center field: He'll
mann, right field; Grimm, first base;
Traynor, second base; Sewell, short