The Washington times., 1924-09-08

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Needless to say the last few hours
otfthe contest were filled with many
amusing incidents. Skillet hung
around his nest all Sunday after.
noon and greeted personally a great
many late starters and he was
actually here at midnight last
night to take the selections of the
stragglers who have Just seemed to
awaken to the fact that Washing.
ton itself might be the scene of
those games.
All mail delivered at The Wash.
ingtOn Times office this morning
bearing DOstmark up to and in
Guiding midnight last night is in
the official count. Should letters
come today and tomorrow from
distant points bearing midnight or
previous pOstmarks, they will be
accepted.
In the last mail delivery of Satur.
day, an official entry came from
the famous Ned Cady, the press
box pest of pre-war days who Is
convalescing from the effects of a
War-contracted ailment at Saranau
Lake, New York
Ned is living at 81 Lake street,
and declares that he just had to
take a crack at the Babe Ruth
thing He believes that
a better combination than his can
not be effected, and despite the fact
that hea has not been out of bed
since January a year ago, he says
he would gladly be 'Skillets"
guest on the basis of his all-Ameri-
can selection.
Skillet" will add to Ned's boast.
Should Ned be one of the two for.
tuEate guests of The Washington
Times, Skillet" will personally see
t. it that Ned is tenderly brought
from Saranac Lake to Washington
or wherenot. to see the games and
just as attentively returned to his
present place of recuperation. AS
Ned is a rank, yes a rank, base
ball fan, his all-star choice should
be of more than passing interest.
Johnson, Vance and Ruel are his
batteries. Fournier, his first base.
man; Hornsby, his second baseman;
Peckinpaugh, short; Traynor, third,
Wheat, left field; Cobb, center, and
Cuyler, right.
Mrs. Alice Sullivan, 815 l. street
northeast, was one of the last.
minute Ia6ybugs to get in her say,
as were Mrs. Barbara Garrison,
81 South st. Aspah street, Alex
andria, Va; Florence N. King,
$40 Third street, Miss Olive L.
PaTmele. 54S ShenFerd street; Mrs.
NJ. l.. HOIOhare, 627 Twelfth street
northeast, Miss Margaret Buck,
Tuxedo, Md; Elizabeth w.
Eturtevant. Wardman Park Hotel,
Miss Anna F.. Burke, Sc r. street,
northeast: Miss Sara v. Buckley,
Hotel Roosevelt; and Miss Pauline
BurIGhalter.
An interesting selection came from
Rem April, all-high catcher of the
local scholastic campaign for 1924.
Here are few others which may,
or may not. hit the nail:
By CLARENCE TURNER,
2l2 C st. s. e.
FOurnier. first base; Hornsby, Sec
ond base; Frisch, third base; Peck.
1npaugh, shOrtstop; Cuyler, right
field; Falk, left field: Cobb, center
field; Ruel, catcher; Johnson and
Vance, pitchers.
By w. c. RICHARDS,
100 Third st. N. e.
Cobb. center field; Jameson, left
field; Cuyler, right field: Peckin.
paugh, shortstop: Hornsby, second
base; Fourier, first base; Frisch
third base; Ruel, catcher: johnson
and Vance, pitchers.
BY CHARLES l.. JOHNSON,
1901 Wyoming Avenue N. w.
Bassler. catcher; Fournier, first
base; Hornsby, second base; Pinelli
third base; Sewell, shortstop; Wheat
left field; Cobb, center field: Boone
right field; Vance and Johnson
pitchers.
BY j. L. BRIDWELL,
Room 327 Southern Building.
Frisch, third base; Falk. left
field; Cobb, center field: Hornsby
second base; Cuyler, left field
Judge, first base; Peckinpaugh
short stop; Ruel. catcher; johnson
and Vance, pitchers.
BY GARRISON DISNEY,
Sixteenth Street Mansions.
iSisler, first base: Collins, second
base; Hornsby, short stop; Frisch
third base: Jameson. left field
Cobb centerfield: Wheat, RICH,
field BasslerA catcher, Johnson and
Vance, pitchers
BY c. NJ. WILLIAMS,
Greensboro, N. C.
Bessie. catcher; Blue. first base
I Horn shv, second base; Frisch, third
base Sewell short stop; Cuyler
( lelr field; Cobb, center field; Wheat
+ right field; Vance and Johnson, pit
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