The Washington times., 1924-08-30

Well. Skillet doesn't care Wne
or not. "Skillet" himself does a
of a baseball season and can stant
Witness the appendage to the
selection Of John o. Slye, 212 A
street southeast-"In selecting my
seat for the world series. would
prefer you to secure reservations
just back of the Washington play
ers' bench"
what do you think of that for
confidence2
Doesn't it remind you Of the
kind Of confidence that has marked
the playing Of the Griffmen lately,
particularly in the opening clash
at New York on the present trip?
Slye's selection, by the way, Is
bAng.up, it including Jameson,
Cobb, Fournier, Hornsby, Wright.
Trisch, Ruel, Vance and Johnson.
Jack I. Fox, 2477 Eighteenth
street, preludes his selection with
this crack: Between you, (Skil-
lett, and the world series in Wash
mgton this October. think I
have the aII-American team
picked. It follows: CuyIer, Falk,
Cobb, HOrnsby, Dugan, Fourier,
Peckinpaugh, Ruel, johnson and
Vance"
For a couple Of days "Skillet
has been wanting space enough 60
print the letter Of Garrison Disney
Of Sixteenth Street Mansions, In
which he puts up q noble argument
in behalf of his selection. In a
postscript he excuses himself for
such lengthy o0tporuing Of senti'
ment and adds that he is a stran.
ger in town and has to relieve his
feelings at the expense of some un'
defensive stranger.
Skillet" likes his stuff" 80
much that he is passing 1t on to
the thousands of you in this con
test who are Withholding your
choices until the last. From now
on, Mr.. Disney need not be a
stranger in Washington, for he il
officially a member of "Skillet's''
gang and strictly. belongs" This
Is his blast:
Allow me to expoSulAte first on
George Sisler. For first base the
opinions are varied and many, run.
ming usually to Fourier, Kelly
Pipp, and Blue. Which one OF
these gentlemen can field like
Sisler? Can throw. like Sisler;
Can run bases liRe George? Have
the brains and personality Of Stsler:
The common remark is that Sislel
can't hit this year. CAN'T HIT?
How many times has the crowd
sighed with relief when SisleI
stepped to the plate? Does thu
pitchers face light up like a coun
try church house? II the score
was tied, one run needed to win
and the satchels crowded what
first baseman would be better fol
: the opposite team, at, bat. I per
sonally think that the opposite
team would choose any first base
man rather than SisIer. I would
as soon eat corn beef without
: cabbage as to compile an All
: American team without Sieler.
"Hornsby .4S0, twenty-five hoistet
ever the barriers.
walter Gerber has been hold.
ing his own and no better short
stop has crossed the horizon. Very
simple. / also wish to add that
Gerber throws out more men while
of his balance than some do when
set. He Is a nice hitter mot .
slugger) in addition.
''Frisch for AlI-American third Il
as much a necessity as water - foi
q profitable dairy.
Jameson while not faster than
. lightning, very few things are foI
that matter, makes many Of the
outfielders enjoy watching the
snails whiz by. Many OF his 16C
hits gathered at this writing
could be, due to his terrific speed
scratches. But they are not, hC
smacks them and they scream an(
howl to the outfield. he uses his
arm for something other than tc
tip his hat too.
Cobb for center speaks for him
self in averages as well as on Tn,
field. He is placed in center because
he 10 better than the others a
shoestring catches. A wonderful
asset to a. center fielder.