The Washington times., 1923-08-31

Hardly q team has been sent t
expert earmarks and proves that
study of the major league 1nateria
They have come from men, women.
and children in every walk of life
and establish thoroughly the fact
that baseball is indeed Americas ma
stional pastime and is INDUCED in by
young and old, at least, so far as
the city of Washington and its bor
dering communities are concerned.
Midnight tonight is the last
moment that readers may submit
their teams. The TWO nearest
teams to that selected by Babe
Ruth will earn trips to New York
to all of the world series games
played there, with all travelling
and living expenses paid, including
seats. box seats IL you please, to
the games themselves.
Should Cincinnati, or even Pitts
burgh, happen to run-out the Giants.
the TWO readers of this newspaper
to take the trips will remain in New
York during the off-days and see
good standard theatrical attraction
each day the clubs play awayffroEn
Gotham. Isn't that worth working
for?
Miss Emily G. Urbina, 1928 L
street is the latest lady baseball
bug to try her hand at selecting
What she thinks will be Babes
choice. Skillet" is going to with
hold her selection, but wants you
~ he
which she has in her ability to
pick. Here's an excerpt from her
letter:
ST am enclosing herewith my
team and want to thank you for
this opportunity you are affording
Washingtonians to get closer to
the national game.
ST really believe that my selec-
ton is going to be tough one for
Babe Ruth to reject feel that
my team is the class Of the two
leagues, although I am not count
ing the Babe. To tell you the
truth, I have relied a great deal
ON the papers for my information
about those players have selected
from the National League, as I
team playing.
Zone thing I hope anS that is
that L will be one of your two
guests at the World Series next
October"
=. Isn't that hot stuff for you, and
from a fair fan too?
- Miss Catherine Montgomery,
Ee5 Sixth street, southwest de-
Hiares, without doubt. you will
have to go some to find a better
4eam." It follows: Pipp. Sewell.
SchaIIx, Speaker, Frisch, jamie
sOn, HOrnsby, Holman, Luque
and Jones.
Listen to B. r. Freeman's words
Of wisdom about picking an all
altar team. He lives at 1444 w
street and has this to say:
There are two things that every
Winning ball club must possess.
Those two things are offense and
defense. Even the most argumen-
tafive mind cannot add anything
that these terms would not cover.
Therefore in selecting an all Ameri-
can team, / have tried to pick nine
men that possess those qualities to
the highest degree.
last year majority Of the base
ball statisticians and high salaried
sport writers Including Ruth pick
ed an alI-American team with this
result. That a few ball players
Names appeared on each Of the all
american teams selected by these
naen. These ball players were Cobb,
Speaker, Hornsby, Heilmann, Frisch
and McInnis (the latter being run
f1er up to G. Sisler). AS it is an
impossibility for a fan to get an
actual line on every ball player in
both leagues, he has to resort to
these writer's. And If they came to
the unanimous conclusion that these
men outclass the other players,
there would be only one reason why
they should not be picked again
this year.
= THAT reason would be deteri-
=0ratien. Old Father Time has
sslOwed up a few of them, per-
haps, but still the records Of
This year show that there are
spone that can take their place.
the OutfieId, Cobb, left field: Speak
-Er, center field, and HeiImann,
light field. This leaves me with
three stars that will go to make
up an unbeatable infield. Nc.
Innis, first base; HOrnsby, second
base, and Frisch, third base. Now
Tor the shOrtstop.
800
,s~> Again we have to resort to dope
end we find two or three players
taken from both leagues that are
nearly matched in every angle OF
the game. The one l think that
stands out a shade above the others
n Traynor, a powerful hitter and a
Wonderful fielder. For catcher,
Rome other than our own Muddy"
Ruel.
Ruel has steadily improved, and
This year finds him better than
Those usually termed the best.
think Luque and Ehmke shoald
be given the call on the other
spitchers. Luque has proven to be
xs:is years sensation and EhIsIke
has a wonderful record for being
with a losing team"
Here are some other selections
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