The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-07
SKILLET HANDS
OUT H|SF|RST
LIMERICK
Fans Asked to Stick a Last
Line on Jingle About New
Pitching Sensation.
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to wedge yourself into the royal
group of fanatics.
There are very few, IL any rules
to "Skillet's" latest effort in the
way Of baseball ticket contests. On
the Leo Moon limerick, you must
have your answers in "Skillet's''
hands by o'clock tomorrow even.
Ing; all last lines on Leo Moon
will be taboo after that hour, as
in tomorrow's paper there will be
another half-finished limerick on the
name of another player, and so on
every day until April IL, when the
last problem in limericks will be
submitted.
One other rule MUST be strictly
observed in order to earn tickets.
The last line must be in rhyme and
rhythm with the first and second
lines, otherwise the efforts Of the
last-line limerick writer's will NOT
be considered.
A good form Of procedure to be
sure that your limericks get to
Skillet" in time is to clip out
the limericks as printed and just
paste them on a piece OF paper
and add your idea Of an appro-
pirate wind-up for 1t, being sure
to sign your name and address.
Then watch the paper two days
thereafter to see IL your last line
was a winner. The winners Of the
Moon limerick will be published
Monday and the winners on tomor-
rows limerick will be printed Tues
day and so forth and so on.
Or. If you wish, you may copy
on piece Of paper the part Of the
limerick published and add your
last line-always being sure to
write on one side of the paper and
also sign your name and address
so Skillet" will know where to
send your tickets when they have
been printed and issued by the ball
club.
Only Last Lines.
Remember, you don't have to
write a whole limerick-just the
last line to rhyme with the first
and second. Skillet" is already
receiving a lot Of limerlckS on diff
ferent members of the team which
were written by overzealous base
ball bugs who read the rules hastily
or merely wished to show a win
ming spirit by getting in under the
wire early: but that is as wrong
as rat poison. Wait until the
limericks are published, add your
last lines and get them into "Skil-
lett" before 6 o'clock Of the day
following their appearance in The
Washington Times.
You may mail your answers or
you may leave them at the business
counter Of the Hearst Building,
1921 H street northwest.
1t is quite trip upstairs to
"Skillett's" office and besides he
is usually in Seclusion somewhere
going over the limericks.
Skillet" has tried to make the
terms Of his limerick contest as
plain and simplified as possible.
but there are always some who
don't quite feel that they under.
stand. To these, Skillet" SAYS not
to be backward about asking cues.
tons which he will be glad to
answer in the paper.
There are only two rules, to wit:
get your limericks in by 6 %. m.
the day after you read them in tile
paper; and don't write any liner.
icks on any ball player until the
first part OF the limerick appears
in print.
Tomorrow's limerick proposition
Will be printed on the sporting
pages. as Skillet" has to get off
the front page and make room for
some congressman and Senators
VINO are ready to take the fore.