New-York tribune., 1919-09-09

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The King of Swat smashed Buck
Freeman's record and all other major
league home run records made since
Adam was boy by hammering a drive
out of the playing field, one of the
most vicious he ever hammered, for
his twenty-sixth homer of the season.
This surpasses by one homer the long
standing record made in 1899 by Free
man.
The crowd, quite large one-15,ooO
or so-got just what it was looking for
yesterday 1t can we'll be said that
everybody came away from the grounds
satisfied that they had received full
value for the coins spent The fans
trudged to the park to see the new
batting king in action and in hopes
that they might be able to say that
they saw the great Bostonian bust up
the slugging record He did. And
what bust he made of it,
An Unadulterated Clout
Ruth's record breaking drive will
never go into the books as a fuke
clout. If ever circuit drive, or
any other kind of drive, was deserving
of four bases that one Of Ruth's yes
terday was. Had the stand not been
in the way it would have carried clear
to Back Bay, the Fenway Field 1t
would have been home run on any
park, even in the old Rome Coliseum
1t al happened in the eighth inning
of the first clash. Previously the big
the pitching of Herbert Thormahlen
He showed none of the traces of the
demon slugging wild man In fact, he
had ANONYMOUSLY famed on his third
trip, due to desire to rip the cover
of the ball. He was so anxious to con-
meet that he swung with every ounce
of his 200 pounds, ana twice as much
momentum, and missed because the ball
curved far down around his ankles
This curve must have set the Babe to
thinking.
One was out when Ruth came to bat
in the eighth, carrying long, slender
waited. Thormahlcn sent up fast,
low curve. "Swish!" went that black
club, and simultaneously with the re-
port Of the ball and bat colliding came
q mighty roar from the rising throng.
"Therc she eoes!" "There goes the
old record," ooh. mother. what wal
lop." These and other remarks were
shouted as the ball sailed on its course.
Hits Into Lower Stand
The ball hit far up in the lower stand
with a resoundinG whaok and became
buried among seats and feet When
the sphere landed it was still travelling
on an upward course. The velocity Of
the ball must have been something like
1000 miles or more an hour Figure
the landing place for yourself When
Babe had crossed the plate his face
was wreathcd with big, broad smile,
ho loG IoT +
many times on the way to the bench
The game itself was a ..rip-roarine.
humdinger sort Of contest Thrills and
scintillating plays succeeded one an
other in rapid manner One of the
nftiest of these, which deserves men
ton, was a jumping one hand grab of
Wits liner by Peckinpaugh- Peck had
TO go about four feet into the air to
snatch the fast travelling pill Peck
made three Of these catches during the
melee Chick Fewster also contributed
gasping.
The Yankees found Sam Jones a
tough proposition, while Thormahlen
also pitched we'll Schang singled in
the second, McInnis did likewise and
Scott doubled, scoring Schans with
Bostons first run
Harry Hooper socked drive into
the right field stands IN the seventh
period that gave his team the lead,
after the Yanks had tied the score in
the fourth, and Ruth came along and
delivered his ponderous blow in the
next period, putting the game further
out Of the locals reach.
Lone Run for Yankees
A single by Baker ia the fourth
frame, Wards sacrifice, Pratt's out and
1ewis's single into centre field gave
the New Workers their only run of
the afternoon play.
The protested nightcap affair was
enough to make the fans protest 1t
was in direct contrast with the open
ing struggle. Ruth was largely re-
sponsibe for this win, too-Ruth and
Waite Hoyt, the former Giant Hoyt
pitched mastery ball the whole dis
tance, allowing only three hits
Ruth's double down the right field
line in the fourth. scoring Roth, who
had singled, gave Boston its first run.
Ruth scored on McInnis's hit to left.
The visitors got their final run in the
ninth on pass to Ruth, a hit bv
Walters and another single by Scott.
The scores:
FIRST GAME
BOSTON a. ~ NEW YORK (A ~