The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-04
BABE RUTH JUMPS
, BOSTON AMERICANS
uome Run Pitcher Casts His
Lot With Shipbuilders AZ
fer Row With Barrow.
sp,ciai Despatch TO TEE Sun.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3.--George Babe"
,ntb the hard hitting pitcher-outflelder
=, The Boston Red Sox and one OF the
vac, talked of players in years. has
.n,t the Boston club to join the Della
w,re River Shipbuilding League. In
Soina so he Is following the custom set
NJ other big league players.
when the Boston team left Washing
tan last night for Philadelphia 1t was
,o,ired that Ruth was absent. AS the
r,ayers home is IN Baltimore nothing
Gas thought of the matter. 1t was as
,,med that he went home and would
-.ioin the team to-day In Philadelphia.
Early to-day It was learned from Bos-
ian players that Ruth had signed with
,Se chester Shipbuildirg Company team
and that he will appear with that club
,,.n,orrow with other former big league
,,ars-Rubc Bressler, formerly OF the
Psds. George Whitfield. formerly of
me phillies. and Watson, formerly of
he Athletlcs-when they play the Sun
shpbuiding Company team.
TO Ash. for Injunction.
Manager Barrow of the Boston club
4, arst refused to admit that Ruth had
Jumped his club. but later In the day
nave out a statement to the effect that
Ruth had left the team and had cast
his lot with the Shipbuilders. Both
Barrow and President Frazee OF the
Ped sox were very bitter over the fact
tNat the ShIpbuilders had signed Ruth
and both declared the Boston club will
Apply for an injunction to prevent Ruth
from playing with any other club than
the Boston Red Sox, to whom he Is
under contract.
Boston players admit there was an
argument between Ruth and Barrow in
the last game In Washington. Up to
This year Ruth generally was admitted
10 he the greatest lefthanded pitcher in
baseball. but he has DINE little pitching
this year Ruth is a player who likes
10 he IN the game every day. He would
-a,her hit than do anything else. Bar
row, however. wanted Ruth to-return to
pItching. but Babe insisted that a
wrist which ne injured several times
prevented him from putting anything on
ne ball Barrow last week intimated
that Ruth made much or the injured
wrist in order TO be excused from pitch
ing duty.
Says Ruth Applied for job.
According to Manager Miller of the
Chester Shipbuilding team, 1t was Ruth
who sought a position on his club, and
Miller did not go after the player. Fol-
owing his argument with Barrow, Miller
says Ruth called him up on the tele-
phone, asking him for Job. Miller says
he then invited Ruth to come to Chester
and talk over terms
The Chester Shipbuilding team Is a
separate organization from the company
and is run by the employees and not by
The company Should Frazee try to
bring suit against tho team, as he has
threatened he would have to sue all the
thousands Of employees. who are mem.
sers ~ the association.
Ruth is one of the hardest hitters de-
reoNed IN baseball in many years and
had home run record in sight. Though
he played in only forty-four games this
season he already has eleven home runs
. his credit lie only needed Ave to
II the American Lea 'ue record of six
teen and he also =. a good chance to
Top the major lea record made by
Blck freeman Of t. Washington Ma
uonal League team, who hit twenty-five.