The Washington times., 1928-08-20
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Y Paul Waner, the hard-nlt-
ting outfielder with the Pitts
burgh Pirates, is receiving
more votes in the 1928 Babe
Ruth All-America contest than
any other major Lacquer.
Waner is being generally picked
=. right fielder on almost every
eelecfion received. The word al
most, is correctly used as rare,
indeed, are the combinations tnat
find his name absent. Babe RuLn
Is II. for some roasting should
he fail to name Waner.
However, not every fan REGARDS
waner as worthy of an outflelu
honor. One such is Warren SteWaT =.
225 Massachusetts, Ave. n. r.
Stewart, by the way. happens -
he a 1o-year boy. His team follows:
Pennoek $1,000. PBiuege ........'' ~. e
Rnaf CGOSlin .Isr
Gehrig ........IR Welsh ...s....r.nnES !.
Hornsby ......eB Combs ...,-s....hr
The fair sex is also using the
contest to demonstrate what they
knew about the game Of basebaHl.
There was q time when feminine
spectator required information. from
her escort on every play. NOVA
DAYS. they are quite well up on the
rules. Let's read the team named
by Catherine Hodge. ga Bates ST.
N. w.
Grove .........PJ. Sewen ....... -
Cochrane ........ CiGOsIln .....s... ~
Bottomley ..... y simmons. $500. W W
H0rneby ....... !2BlP. Waner.... NE
st ~ A0nhnC0
1911 Tenth st. N. w, has a team
that differs from Catherine Hodge 8
In only one respect. Miss Mancuso
chooses Joe Judge for first base.
Her selections are:
Benton Iindstrom 80. = - =
Grove ..........P lJ. Sewell ....... -
r0rhraWa C SimmOn- ...... LIZ
judge ......lB Csosiin ........ &C
Horneby .2BiP. Waner 1900 NE
..pennock has great change Of
J,ace, describes Margaret West, SOB
buchanan street n. W., in her let
ter OF explanation. He Is q fine
fielder and good hitter and has done
more than his share trying to
win for the Yanks.
Benton has won more games
than any pitcher i'm either
league. He is q wonder under
fire. C0cIrane has the best
arm of ali eatchers, is long
distance hitter. fast on the bases
and hasa wonderful baseball
spirit.
'BottomlIey is a remarkable first
baseman as well as home-run hitter
lis long distance hitting has plat' q
the Cardinals in a position to win
-. IsA. =,
team in this order:
PenGock .........P Llndstrom BIB
Benton .....s.. PtJ. SeweIi rs
CcchRame $1,000. q simmons LIZ
BottonIey ......l Bl Combs -. .....- CT
Hoensby .2BIP. WaneF .... RI
Miss Henrietta M. Miller, S1O2
Twenty fourth st. n. E., also sends
q powerful combination. 1t reads:
Benton .. .Pi Ifndstrom 3B
Grove ......PlJ. SeweII IS
Coehrane ........C Manush 1850. ~
IaExeri ....... .2EslP. Vaner. -. kF
Earl Daniels. OF Linden, Va, Is
sweet on four Griffmen. lie Sc
.lects Ruel, Barnes. Goslin and Brax-
ton. His team follows:
Pipgras ......... .Pl Kress .......... ~
Ruei -............ q GOslin ......... I.f
GeI'rig ........ lib Barnes CT
HorBsby .9BlP. Waner IRE
Fritz Straming, OF Upper MARI
boro. Nd, has chosen a formidable
array. They follow this way:
Benton LIpdstrOn .3B.
Hoyt ............ r. jackson ...... IS.
Cochrane ....... G. Manush ........ LIZ.
Boffornley 49,. lB. simmons CT.
HoTnsby -. ...sB.lP. Waner. RI.
The number OF contestants Is
growing every day as the fans are
hurrying to get their selections to
the Babe Ruth Contest Editor. They
want to be on that free trip party
to the first block Of the world series
games this fall.
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