The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29

III appears now that ne ~ W4LlHk
% admit that Gabby Hartnett, of
the Cubs. and Mickey Cochrane, Of
the Mackmen. as reasonable can
didates.
He also figures that BIuege,
OF the Griffs. has show at
third hase and that TraynOr Of
the Pirates isn't absolute king.
Also That Harry HeilInann
should be given consideration
along with Paul Waner for
that right field job.
With So different combinations,
LundYs surely would seem to have
u real chance for one Of those five
free trips to the first block Of
world series games to be given, the,
Babe Ruth contest winners by The
washington Times. But Lundy
says his chance may be slim.
1T seems that nearly all the base
!, ball fans Of Washington are trying
to guess the ten players Babe Ruth
will place on his All-America team.
Some OF them are not actually en-
tered IN the contest.
These fans are urged to send
IN their selections. So long as
the Babe Ruth Editor 1s
swamped already he feels that
.it may be just as well to get
swamped good and proper.
All records for Babe Ruth con-
tests have been smashed already,
and the editor would be pleased to
nut the new record as high as pos.
eible.
The fans have only three more
DAYS, counting today, in which to
submit selections, the contest cIcs.
ing at midnight Wednesday. Until
after the contest is over the Babe
Ruth Editor himself will remain In
ignorance OF the names the Ranl-
bino will have in his list. He Will
be Just as interested to learn them
as any fan III the battle.
Read what LuIi6y has to say:
81 think I was the more surprised
At the space devoted to my forty
Babe Ruth all-America team COM
binations than you were amazed to
receive them. 1t seems to be the
concensus Of opinion that am try
ing to cinch a trip to see the
Worlds Series, though the fact Is
that forty is a comparatively few
combinations that can be made
from possible and plausible candi-
dates for the mythical team. Just
for instance, there were published
IN IAuTSuay = 4lItlGS1 SAA SS4SSifOAAS
OF teams. From the players named
I'M these six teams, arranged ac-
cording to the positions assigned by
the selectOrs and without duplicat.
ing, 1864 different teams. might be
devised.
s.Tke selections as submitted
by me were Just q few Of those
which considered the more
likely Of being correct. Each
selection was accompanied by
q concise explanatory cOmmeuta.
ton Of each players respective
ability, this in accordance with
the governing rules as pub
IisIied. which. presumed,
would be adhered TO when the
distribution Of awards win have
been made.
"A few minutes calculating should
convince any one that 40 combina-
tions do not constitute cock
sure" proposition. Consider the
possible combinations which may be
made from the following list of
players, which records of perform
ance give chance of being among
Babe Ruth's selections:
Pitchers Hoyt, Root. Lyons.
RIIetller, Haines,
Catchers Ruel, Hartnett. Coch-
rane.
First haseG ehrig.
Second base Frisch, Hornsby.
I1azzeris
Shortstop Jackson. SewelI.
Third base-Traynor, Bluege.
warner.
Left field-Meusel, Goslin.
Center field Simmons, Speak
Combs, Wilson, Cobb.
Right field-lWaner, Heilman.
From the foregoing list of play
ers q total of 10000 different com.
binatiotk two pitchers eachl may
be formed. The addition OF one
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