New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-16

The occasion OF tne display, WHICH
included a series Of parades prior 70
the ball game, was the presentation OF
the six units with baseball parapher-
MALTA by the Clark Grieith Ball and
Bat Fund.
The manager OF the Washington
Americans, who originated the idea Of
providing baseball equipment for all
of the soldiers through popular sub
scription, was on hand TO do the honors.
The officers of the six units honored,
together with picked squad from each
which bore away the several trophies,
formed a circle around the plate just
before the teams lined up for play, to
receive Clark Grifith's eulogies and
gifts.
Old Fox Crates
The Old Fox delivered fve-minute
speech that was a knockout. He said
he hoped that in carrying democracy
throughout Central Europe the boys in
army drab might also initiate the Old
World into that wealth OF pleasure and
recreation which baseball represents
such missionary work as our troops
already had performed for Cuba,
Hawaii and the Philippines.
Tire regiments which honored the day
were the list, I'd. Sd and 14th Infantry,
Of New YORK; the 18th Coast Defence
Command, from Fort Hamilton, and the
22d United states Infantry, stationed
at Governors Island.
A company of Boy Scouts canvassed
/ the stands in the interests OF the ball
/ and bat fund. Unfortunately. the crowd
was not up 70 holiday expectations.
/ Cold and threatening weather scared
/ all but the dye i-in-thewools away. The
! soldiers, however, had j merry day.
/ They were allowed 20 retain all the
! balls fouled into the stands. On every
occasion the players OF both teams
"scram bled" among them balls that
were put out of play for any reason.
Z The six regimental bands kicked up
fuss and a Juror beyond and above
anything the plGy of the home boys
! justified.
Burly Babe Ruth. the champion
! southpaw of the worlds champions,
Z prolonged the seasons agony for the
! Red Sox by pitching one OF his charac-
/ teristic masterpieces against the Yam
/ KEGS. His victory gave the Hub its sec
ond straight win over New York; also 1t
assured the visitors the long end or tho
| seasons series. Boston has already
won twelve Of the twenty-one games,
with but one contest remaining.
Ruth Pounds Bail
This Mr.. Ruth. who wields the most
deadly mace in the big show, is tenn
peramental Individual. Evidently he wa5
resentful of the fine press notices whic..
Carl Mays had attracted the previous
day, when he won for Back Bay aimoS'
/ single handed. Mr.. Ruth did not get
hit every time up, as did Mays. But n"
got two pinch blows, the first single
that drove in a run, and the second a
homer that scored runner ahead. Ruts
also carried over a couple OF TALES fof
himself.
He did not hit so often az Mays, but,
oh. SO much harder RUth's home rur
into the right field stand was hit a.
hard as any Baker ever slugged. And IN
the sixth, Just before he singled. he
smashed one clear over the top OF the
fagpoles of the upper right wing that
seemed 10 clear Brush Stadium a city
Z block. This was FOUL by inches only. l.
was a swat that almost tied the famous
homer Of Joe Jackson AZ the same park.
Del Gamer settled Nick Cu.lop's hash
in the fourth inning when he hit into
the lower right stand for home run,
+ scoring Hooper, who had singled. Gull
! lop was hammered numerically in the
sixth and driven from the box. Ruth
and Hooper singled and, after Barry
/ sacrificed, both tailed on Gamers
single. Lewis lined TO right, but
Walshs single got through Gilhooley
for a two-base error, Gamer counting.
Walsh scored on Peckinpaugh's boot.
McNally singled 70 left. Urban Shock
or was then called in and struck out
Caiy with three pitched balls.
/ Big Ed Monroe pitched the last three
/ innings Cor New York. He would have
gotten by nicely but for Ruth. Scott
opened the ninth with a single and
worked 70 third on McNaliy's saerince
and Cady's out Babe then clouted d
wicked line drive into the upper rlght
stand.
The Yankees never had look-in with
Ruth till the ninth inning, when they
finally managed 70 bunch four OF their
/ ak hits for three runs. With one gone
: Peckinpaugh scratched an intieid hit
mast McNally. Miller doubled. Scott
made a nice catch Of Gedeon's Texas
B Lacquer.
Ia looked then a sure shut-out for
Ruth, but Baker came 20 life with
long single 20 left which scored Peek
.nyauEh and Miller. J. Franklin raced
to second OIL q short passed ball and
tailed on Pipp's long SINGLE 70 centre.