The Washington times., 1919-09-27

Two games are on the books
the firBt getting under way at 2 o
ring down the curtain on Americ'
uEl next spring.
Buth opened his assault upon the
homa run records on the very. hrst
cay Of the 1913 campaign, cracking
GoofEe MoEridge. the Yankee south
paw. for one on April %.
On September he equaled Buck
Eroomau's mark Of twenty-five
homers WAon he hammered Win
lEoyes for q qarGde around the bases
- EhTbe Park Three days later, at
rev LCrl- be clouted q homer on
IsEb ThoFElRhlen, the Yankee south
aaW. and had passed FrsemRn's mark
rnnaa WhIle with the Washington club
IN enc National League in 1883.
BanE New Clout fetal.
men the hEuro aends dug into the
Endent records Of baseball and dis
covered that I'd Williamson. back in
1854 while with the Chicago National
..eaFue club, slammed out twenty
seTen home runs. He was benefited
y playing 10 q small park, but the
swenty-seven homers stood as a rec
ord Just the same. So Battering Babe
aad % 60 out and set a couple more
10 held the uqdisputed championship
IS q baseball slugger.
Two weeks passed into history be-
fore Babe collected auother circuit
eallop and stood on the same pedes-
-al with the ancient Ed Williamson.
laying on his own home lot Babe
hammered one Of Claud Williams side
frm slants into the Tight-held bleach
RS at Feuway Park. II was some
liFiVe and caused q small-sized riot
.monE the Boston fans.
Fnur days later, on September "a,
lsabe was playing once more at the
.SeW York Polo Grounds. Bob Shaw
Key was twirlinE for the Yankees
Wheu Babe crashed for the undisputed
home-run record in major league
baseball he drove that pi3 up over
The grandstand and into old Manhat7
ran Field. That was his twenty
eighth WaIlop. one better than old Ed
sgilliamsgn's mark hack in 1884, when
The teams played in bandbox parks.
LOne EHeeDtiOn Here.
washington offers the lone excep-
ion In Ruth's wonderful record. He
has coIlected four homers in New
-ork two in Philadelphia, eight in
Boston, three IN St. Louis, three IA
Chicago, two Ga Cleveland and Eve ip
9eroit. four in one series last month.
Washingtou's right field barrier E10ne
has withstood the Boston sIugger's
ponderous drives.
Relieving 81 the complete record Of
llaba Ruth's home run successes this
reason:
April 2s-At New York. on Mog-
Nay 2O-At St Louis, on Davenport
Nay SO-At Philadelphia, on Perry.
June AT Boston, on Dauss, De
tr0it
June S4-At Boston, on Robertson,
7euEtoFa.
June 3O-At New York, on Shawkey.
July B-At Boston, two on Johnson,
philadelphia
July IO-At St Louis, on shocker.
July 12-At Chicago, on DanfOrth.
July 1s-At Cleveland, OF Jasper.
July 19-At Cleveland, or Myers.
July 21-At Detroit, on Ehmlze.
July 2E-At Boston, on Shawkey, |
EeW York.
July 28-At Boston,o Leonard, De
rroit
August 14-At Chicago. on Kerr.
August 16-At Chicago, on Mayer.
August 17-At St. Louis, Of ShOckeT. |
August 23-At Detroit, OF Dauss.
August 2A-At Detroit, on Ayres.
August 2A-At Detroit, OF Love.
August 25.-At Detroit, on Ayres.
September AT Boston, of Shaw.
September 5-At Philadelphia, OF
l1oyea
September e-At New York, on
September 2o-At BOston, of will
lisms.
Ehawkey.
Tofal-2S
Won't Walk sIuEgeF.
Manager Griffith has issued in
Etruction 70 his pitchers that no |
matter how close the contest may /
re, no walks must be Intentionally 4
given Ruth during the series open
inE today at Georgia avenue.
i am not going 20 help him in his 4
record making any more than that"
fays Manager Griffith. IF he can 1
Lit my pitchers, well and good, then 1
lie may land on a couple and bring 4
his record up 10 thirty for the sea-
son. I don't want my men deliber- I
ateIy giving him pitches over the (
Leart Of the plate merely 10 hit.
"On the other hand, ] don't want /
them 70 pass him, unless through IN
Intentional wtldness. Ruth may sue
Csed in adding TO his record here, 4
Tut he'll have TO prove himself a bet
pitchers 70 do it."