The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-05

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Take the hand-picked team Of
Mrs. Lewis w. Pierce. 1873 Elev.
enth street northwest, for instance.
Jameson, Cuyler, ond Cobb constl-
tute her ohtfield. None can deny
she made "a capital selection there.
Blue. Hornsby, Collins. and Frisch
make up@her infield, Hernsby being
in short and Collins on second.
They are all worthy candidates!
Her battery is the stsreOtyped
johnson, Vance, and Ruel, and you
can't find fault with them. either.
There you are for one woman's
idea.
Mrs. G.. w. Anderson, sos Queen
street, Alexandria, Va, has diff.
ferent ideas altogether. While she
picks Vance and Ruel in the hat
terry, she prefers Whitehill, Of the
Tigers, to Walter Johnson. Well.
that's her opinion and she's entitled
to it. Perhaps Babe Ruth will
agree with her. Wally Pipp is her
choice for first base; Hornsby. Sec
ond; Wright, shortstop; F'risch.
third, and Cobb, Wheat, and Cuyler.
So there's another combination.
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Now for the team of Mrs. Nora
Alice Horton, 3240 X street north
west. She likes Cobb, Jameson,
and Falk out there In the garden.
Grimm, HOrnsby, Collins (shOrtl
and Kan1m. Vance, Yde, and
Bassler are her batteries.
Mrs. Lois Cole, III B street south.
east, agrees with Mrs. Pierce as to
the outfield in naming Cobb, Jamie.
son and Cuyler. Sisler, Hornsby,
Peckinpaugh and Frisch will take
care of her infie!d, while she casts
her vote with the majority of fans
in nominating Johnson, Vance and
Ruel.
So you men baseball enthusiasts
see what you are up against. Don't
think that these ladies have their
brothers or husbands or uncles or
any Of their maculine relatives pick.
ing their teams for them. No, sir!
These selections have been indie.
.pendently created through serious
consideration of the merits of those
players and the arguments presented
in behalf of these teams prove to
Skillet that each is hand.
stitched"
The fans have approximately
two days left i'm which to submit
their teams in "Skillet's" contest.
After midnight, Sunday, no entries
will be received. If you have been
putting off sending in your team
until the last minute, "Skillet"
would warn you that that time
has arrived.
Should anybody wish a complete
roster of the American and National
Leagues, Skillet" win gladly for.
ward them. although this hardly
seems necessary, as it has been
stated day in and day out since the
beginning of this contest that
every player in both leagues who
has played in a game this season
Is eligible. The fans have been
permitted to send one choice each
day together with their reasons. %
II any OF you wish to reconsider
your teams and submit more selec-
lions, you have only a few more
hours in which to act.
Here are some combinations
which should make you think:
By RALPH THAYER,
238 18th Place N. e.
Kelly, first base; Hornsby, second
base; Frisch, third base; Jameson,
left field; Sewell, short stop; Cobb,
center field; Cuyler, right field,
Ruel, catcher; Vance and johnson,
pitchers.
BY CLYDE LEE,
23O0 18th st. N. w.
Ruel, catcher; Peckinpaugh, short
stop; Fournier, first base; Horns.
by. second base: Dugan, third base;
Falk, center field; Jameson, left
field; Heilmann, right field; Vance
and Johnson, pitchers.
By J. w. SCHOTT,
2728 Twenty-eighth st. N. r.
Jameson, left field; Frisch, third
base; Cobb, center field; Hornshy
second base; Rice, right field; Sister
first base; MaranVllle, shOrtstop
Bassler, catcher; Cooper and John.
son, pitchers.
BY H. McALLTSTER, JR.,
676 Fourth st. N. e
Jameson, left field; Erisch, third
base; Cobb, center field; HOrnsby
second base; Cuyler, right field
Judge, first base; j. SeweIl. short.
stop; Ruel, catcher; Vance and
Johnson. pitchers.
By HERBERT ALDRIDGE,
1913 N st. N. w.
Bassler, catcher; Sisler, first base
Hornsby, second base: Frlsch, third