New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Bnmdaged Babe Ruth
Cl0utS Ninth Homer

when he was called upon yesterday to
play centre field and hit home runs, be-
cause Of the mon compos legis" or
strained leg Of Amos Strunk, the regu-
lar Boston centre fielder.
Babe performed in excellent style
as fielder, and met all the expecta-
tiors of the fans as a clouter in the
very first inning by smashing a Rus
sell splitter upstairs into the right
field stand. 1t Was the ninth homer OF
the season for Ruth. AS a man hap
pened TO be on base at the time Of
Babes blow there were two runs over
the pan in a iif7y.
in the ninth inning, although the
game was sewed up tight, this same
yearling, Ruth, singled to right, and
another wholly unnecessary run re
suited. IF Babe, with bandaged
wrist, could do all these things, why
call him Babe?
1t was Babe who upset Allen Rus
sell. the Yank pitcher, by his m ghty
smash in the first frame, and it was
the same Babe that Sam Jones, pitcher
extra ordinary, has to thank for the
victory that goes to the credit of the
Red SoN twirler, bearing the name of
the noted evangelist who bowled the
sinners over just the same way that
sam Jones Of to-day on the diamond
bowled over the "Murderers" and
everybody else on the Rupert payroll.
And yet there arc some who agree
With old Bill Shakespeare that there
IS nothing in name.
Yankees Swing Wildly
The great trouble with the Yanks OF
Yesterday was that when they had
their little swing at the ball they just
swung wildly at everything the "Evan-
gelist" tossed when it was most appar-
ent that a little watchful waiting
might have reaped such a harvest of
runs as would have made the efforts
Of Ruth the efforts of a real babe in
arms.
Sam Jones was wilder than beast
of the jungle, but it appears even the
keen and astute Miller Higgins didn't
notice it. Therefore, the Yank man
ager allowed his boys to hit at every
thing. Perhaps Hug isn't to blame, but
that is what his boys did.
Allen Russell's splitter meant moth
ing to the Red Sox and the "tallow
ball" Of Joe Finneran was almost as
welcome. With two men out in the
first inning the Hub team landed Rus
SSlf 81 vigorously bNdL WV
registered. Old man Whiteman singled
to centre and then the bandaged Babe
took heeting look at the first ball
tossed him and drove it high and far
into the upper tier of the right field
stand. Two runs of necessity spat-
tered over the pan.
Red Sox Finish Russell
The Red Sox finished Russell and his
splitter in the fourth, when they added
four counters to their total. Thomas
walked and went to second on an in
field hit by Jones. Harry Hooper took
advantage of the fact that for some
unexplained reason Gilhooley was play
ing close 10 the inner garden, by driv'
ing out triple which sailed over
Gil's head, scoring Thomas and Jones
Dave Shean followed with another
three-bagger that tailed Hooper. Ext
Mr.. Russell and enter MIR. Finneran
Whiteman made his second hit O
the. afterr Don off the new pitcher ant
Shean crossed the plate. Babe Rutl
was unable to repeat III his turn will
the willow, but it was enough, enough
The Yankees made their first rul
in the fourth. Peckinpaugh drove 1
grounder at Thomas that was far to,
hot to handle without boxing glove
and Thomas was not thus equipped
Baker hit safely to right and Peel
ran to third. With Mr.. Jones yer.
much up in the air Del Pratt swuni
and swung until he swung out withou
touching anything. "Wallop" Pipp als'
took crack at wide one and ex
pired, pitcher to first. Ping Bodi
sized up the status Of Mr.. Jones will
such an exact nicely that he walked
to first, the fourth ball being so wil'
and high that it went to the screen
Peck scoring.
The Red SoX took all the remaining
vim out of the Yanks in the nintl
when Thomas hit another home rul
into the right field stand. The bes
Higgins could do in retaliation was t.
introduce his new pinch hitter, Han
Hyatt, who, with two men out and on
on, hit to Ruth in centre.
It looks like Mays and Love on thu
mound to-day.
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