The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-15

ion here and hereaboutss that those
three players are still leading big
league baseball in their particular
jobs and to save himself Skillet
Finn, ESQ.,, who is taking bids from
the District of Columbia, the Vir.
ginias, Maryland and other points
within the circulation of this news.
paper, can't offer any argument to
offset their Judgment.
Hornsby, Heilman and Frisch
seem to be going along at the same
y CLIP, il not just a bit better, than
they were a year ago, taking into
consideration both their batting and
fielding as well as their work on
the bases which point Is not to be
overlooked. You know many a
batter gets on the bases these days
and then doesn't know what to do
with himself. 1t takes just as much
brains to run bases effectively, as
it does to shine anywhere else in
the game, and no matter how good
a hitter player may be, If he is
forever getting tagged out, he's not
much good to his team and has no
place on Babes all-star aggrega
ton.
So, when you are assembling
yGtlI'' -at-Amerlcan OutlI5 to- he
matched against the one which
Mr.. George Herman Babe Ruth
selects, be sure to consider every
thing including the strong and
weak points OF your player.
Urban Shocker, of the st. Louis
Browns, is another of the haloed
ones of the 1923 pick team who is
coming in for beaucoup praise from
those who have thus far submitted
opinions to "Skillett" Finn. Esq, and
the same may be said-of our own
Walter Johnson, although Ruth did
not SO honor Barney when he tore
off his famous 1928 decision.
Too, some new faces are appear
ing, such as Cuyler, of the Pirates,
who Is playing whiz of game in
the outfield and hitting the ball for
something over 1850.
That is the way the wind is
blowing during the early stages of
this all-American episode, although
it is too soon to judge just how the
majority is going to feel about the
personnel of this team. Thousands
of Washingtohians who expect to
bid for one of "Skillet's" two trips
to the world series are Withholding
their expressions until they can
study their men bit more and
satisfy themselves as to the resr-'c-
tive merits.
However. it can't do any harm to
guide these reluctant ones by quot
ing few teams which are selected
~ L. al
ready received. The teams given be.
low are more or less typical of the
many already in "Skillet's" keeping,
contest himself knows how nearly
they will correspond with Babes.
Anyway, you might glance over
them and see what you think of,
EN-. Here they are:
By l.. Martin, 22S N Street.
Joe Judge, first base; Hornsby,
second; Bluege, third base; Everett
Scott, shortstop; Ty Cobb, center
field; Harry Heilman, right field;
Bob Meusel, left field; Walter John.
son, pitcher, and Muddy Ruel,
catcher. Martin named only one
pitcher, and is entitled to name an.
other.
BY j. III. Darr, 1902 Forty first st.
Falk. left field; Cobb, center
field: HeiIman, right field; Frisch,
third base; Gerber, shOrtst0p;
Hornsby, second base; SheeIy, first
base; Ruel. catcher; Vance and
johnson, pitchers.
: Mr.. Darr, who, by the way, is
only fifteen years old, has this
to say of his choice:
"Falk, Cobb and Heilmann are
my selections for the oIitfield be-
canse Of thaiI. oYnarinnnn and shn.,r-