The Washington times., 1924-08-13
YOUTHFUL FAN
B|DSFORTR|P
To NY.
SkilIet's Annual Contest
Promises to Attract
Thousands
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selection that the. BambinO makes.
There are absolutely no barriers
of any kind-it il open to the wide,
wide world. You don't have to be
a Enthusiastically a reader-and a
boy the age of Morris Fox, with
the intimate knowledge of the
game that kids of his age have
these days, has just as good a
chance of trotting along with
Skillet" to the world series. as
his elders among the men and
women Of Washington and vicinity.
Fair Sex Eligible.
And the women must not think
that they are not eligible or in
any way handicapped, because
should one of the fair sex among
this papers circulation come near.
est to duplicating the team picked
by Ruth, she will go to the world
series with a chaperone Of her
own choosing, with all expenses
paid by this newspaper.
Now in case you did not read the
detailed announcement in yester.
days Washington Times, here are
repeated the salient features OF
the second annual Babe Ruth.
'Skillet" Finn, Esq, contest which
started then and will end on Sep.
TENDER at midnight:
Any reader Of this newspaper,
not necessarily a regular sub
scriber, is eligible to pick ten base.
ball players including two pitchers
and one man to fill each of the
ether regular playing positions
which selection Is to be compared
to the selection Of Babe Ruth and
judged according to its similarity.
The two contestants who most
nearly duplicate the choice of
Babe, man for man and position
for position. win go with "Skillet"
Finn, Esq. to see the home games
in one Of the home towns OF the
world series contenders. Should
the Washington team win the
American League pennant, the
games to be seen will of course be
played here. Should this not be
the case the home games of the
New York Giants viii be wit
messed, as this is the most definite
outlook at the present moment.
O. No Entry Fee.
Those conditions are the only
ones covering the Babe Ruth.
"Skillet" Finn, Esq. world series
contest, and they have been kept
short and simple, so as to admit
the largest number. Of fans posi-
BILE to be in the running. There is
NO ENTRY FEE and there are NO
SUBSCRIPTION obligations. 1t is
just a plain open and shut offer
to everybody in the wide, wide
world to enter into a spirit Of base
ball play which will bring a great
| deal of pleasure TO two WHO hap
pen to have approximately the
same idea as to the Importance d
| the members of the two major
leagues when considered as a whole
Skillet" made a similar offer one
year ago and had most of Washing
ton falling all over itself to go t.
] the Yankee Giants series az guests
OF this newspaper. The contest rar
Tor five weeks then, but skillet
and his advisers decided to keep the
fans in suspense only four weeks
this year.
Ruth Not to Pick Himself.
Just a word to some possible
Doubling Thomases about Babes
All-American selection. He will
not pick himself this year FOR thu
outfield. Any player in either major
league who has played this season
whether he be a playing manager
or not is eligible to nomins ton or
! your team.
Nobody in the world. not ever
Babe Ruth himself, knows at the
present moment OF whom his team
will be composed. Skillet" Finn
Esq, who is handling Ruth's in
terest in this contest in Washing
ton will not know until after mid
night Of September Z. Immediatel,
! thereafter, Skillet" will be in
formed by Babe Ruth, and the fol
lowing six days, until Septembe.' I3
Skillet" will go through the thou
sands Of line-ups which will ther
be in his hands and compare then
| to Babes.
The result is a pure open ant
, shut affair. No influence can pos
sibly be brought to bear in behalf
OF any contestant. Ruth's selection
will be published nationally, anC
every fan in this contest can judge
the worth of his selection by simply
comparing it to Babes.
While 1t is not absolutely neces
sary, it is advisable for each Tar
to submit with his selection abou
a fifty-word explanation settint
forth the reasons tor his choice
AS Ruth will do this in his owr
signed story appearing the day thu
! winners OF this contest are an
nounced, it is only fair to expect
the fans who are working agains
Babes judgment to do likewise. In
case Of anything anywhere nea,
resembling q tie, this set of rea
sons would certainly have very
definite bearing.
You are only risking your tim,
and thought in "Skillet's Finn,
newest venture into the contAs
field. The merits of your selection
Will stand out plainly when Sc
forth beside the selection OF Ruth
and nobody can possibly "gyp" d
nasty word; isn't it), you out O
your trip to the world series 4
your choice Of players approache,
: that OF the Bambino. Send YOU,
AllnA1Qsricsn teams to Skillet