The Washington times., 1925-08-05
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mains TO be seen, but it's a safe
hat that the big Bambino can't turn
his hack on Covey without very
great deal of serious thought. a
wear ago Ruth had Peckinpangn
and Judge on his mythical team
and If anybody from this CLUB Is 70
be picked this year, the molst
moundsman stands as good cnance
Indeed in many quartecs, Cove
leslie ia being highly touted as TINS
seasons nominee for the most val
uable player to his team, and ne
has lived UP to that standard SO
far, if any player ever did.
But the old timers are not the
onlv ones who are getting wide
can for honor positions on Mr..
Ruth's slate. Such players as Al
Simmons and Earl Combs nave
made their marks in the eyes OF
washington fans and "Skillet" has
six selections, every one OF whlcn
includes Ossie Bluege for an In
field berth.
So the picking and choosing
this season is to be merry earn.
val indeed, with "grandfathers
and ssgrandsons'' both getting I'M
limited support in the various
fans bids for world series trips.
Although an American League
city. washington baseball lovers
Rave not confined their attention
to the younger circuit. for the per-
formers in the National League are
well thought of here, as indicated
by the choice of Xxi Cuyler, of the
Pirates, for an outfield berth. XXI
was picked far and wide in Skill
let's contest a year ago, because
Of the splash he kicked up. and the
fact that Ruth passed him up IN
1924 has not taken the focus OH
him one whit. so far as the early
selections indicate. 4
Yde is another Pirate whose pop
uIarity of a year ago has been per-
petuated into this seasons contest
and, who is among the first ten
National League pitchers, aye the
first half dozen, is. going to battle
Il out with CoveIeskie, Rommel and
Vance. if the present corp Of bidders
know what they are about.
OF course, the contest is entirely
too young yet, to give any very
definite clues as to exactly who will
be high up in the running when
the LIST selection has been received
At midnight, August 81. The contest
only opened yesterday, and hundreds
OF washingtonians and near-Wash-
fngtonians are waiting for more
mature consideration before firing
away at the 1925 all-American
squad.
However. the fact that skillet"
6 allowing his trained animals to
make as many selections as they
choose, just so long as each seiec-
ton Is accompanied by separate
bill Of lading; or explanation, If
you please, has brought floods of
nominating blanks to him. The
use Of the coupon printed on the
sporting page Is not absolutely
necessary in submitting a team,
but is requested, for convenience
in handling the clerical end of
this enormous contest which viii
run into thousands of entries be-
fore the closing days Of August
Z arrive.
As emphasized in yesterdays
opening announcement Of the
''SkiIlet'' Finn, Esq, contest, ten
successful team pickers viii be
taken to any world series games
played I'm Washington this all.
But in case Bucky Harris team
doesn't make the grade, contin-
gency which all hands hope will
not come about, Skillet" is going
to take the two readers whose
teams and explanations fit in most
accurately with those of Babe
Ruth to the world series games
played in one of the cities which
does share in the series festivities.
So, in case Washington misses
and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
fight for supreme honors Of 1925,
Skillet" and his two winners will
go to one or the other of the latter
cities and stand by for all games
played in that particular city. The
identity Of this city cannot be deter
mined this far ahead, of course, but
Skillet" will advise with his win
T ners when the time comes and the
three Of them will agree on one
OF the two two cities to be invaded.
y This arrangement is no short
or the conductor of the contest.
Mr.. Finn. but is in keeping with
the plan on which these intensely
interesting contests were founded
two years ago and which has car
ried these contests through the sea
sons of 1923 and 1924 to two of the
most successful conclusions ever &C
corded similar newspaper enter
prises.
In 1928 The Times, when it was
seen that all Of the world series
graciously provided tickets to al
was to be played in New York