The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-09
port Chatter

sI3sbep Ruth packed 'em in ut
Forbes Field yesterday wnen inc
pifates and Yanks engaged IN IN
e55l,l bItlon contest OF more or less
iTIferast About 26,00U paid 10 set
iTF5i1I fhe mark 10 see the home run
iF3Sst. ms action, which is poSSlDIy
/. fTa Z iargest crowd that has been
si1aolad INTO the Pittsburgh Dali
ys.pa 5siiaee along in 1919, the year
flif;a held was dedicated ana thS
that pittsburgh won pen
iiaiah end a worlds series. 6aoe
Jao63do much hitting until tne
last round. Then ne pounaea tne
ghsff oyer the right field renee
~ ~ IN Pittsburgh is some long
driPe j The feat has only been ac-
con1nlfshed twice in the history Oh
kysHam Hyatt putting Inc
iiai6soyeri the right field fence on
NAV 90 1913, qne drive was maue
an. 5umphries OF the Cubs ana en-
0ITIeii die Pirates to tie the score
Flff6a antitalIy win the game. ont
snf.iji -Syas ron base when Hyatt maue
MS hitaand the same condition pre-
vailed sterday when Ruth MT ms
hof6ef Barney Dreytuss made no
uiIsfA ne, in bringing the fanks anu
Rnthnto Pittsburgh for game as
- q 5fhelpfng out on the season
ga1e money is concentrating tact
sofsfhe matter is that Barney makes
Kew, II any, mistakes aiohs
this line.
However, Ruth would not have
made his home run yesterday II he
h8d not been aided by two Pits
iifIrFh PLAYERS, who wanted ths
2efsowd- 10 See Babe" make homer
if5S6ksfbIe. It was the ninth in'
nfiie OF the game, It was Ruins last
chanca, He sent up q high foul tnat
Vyhffted could have caught, but the
crowd pleaded with Whitted not 10
n the catch. He favored the
.y,fs hes iof the crowd and permitted
lie ball to fall to the ground unmo
Tested. Ziun, who was pitching
FOR Pittsburgh, put the ball right
atrbss the plate for Babe after
that With nothing on It except the
cover and the mighty Ruth MT II
4 over tha fence We don't blame the
.SlTvars for helping Ruth yesterday.
ff was not a Championship game,
ana 26, 900 people had paid to see
Ruth hit a long one. 1t did no harm
to give Ruth every chance IN tho
world to satisfy the crowd.
Friends of Davidson Heron, the
brilliant Pittsburgh golf player,
vii peSret to learn that he lost his
fiffs ok national amateur champion
aFdhy at Roslyn. He was de-
feated by ]. Wood Plat, Of Phila.
deiphia, the man whom Heron put
ont 81 the running last year at
Qakr1ont. r, "A. Gardner was also
elIniiHated from the running yes
tefsiRy by w. @. Fownes, Jr., OF
Pittsburgh. The interesting match
Today viii be between Thomas AT.
moug %, Scotland and Francis
Quintet.
4he second game of the series
6etWeens Monongah Glass ana
Dwens still be played this evening,
1nIessp the sprinkle OF rain falling
~ this Is .H'roteH developes into Il
downublr that will prevent the
contest. The third game of the
series will be played Saturday aft
ernoon and viii be big attrac.
TIM .fne the half.holiday fans.
Sotce I'm the papers that the
Yanks VIII not take Mays to Cleve-
land for the series In that city.
That IS awise move. Justly or un.
high against Mays and 1t would
only. be pouring acid in a wound to
have him appear at the Cleveland
ban park so soon after the accident
that caused ChRpmau's death.
Remsmber you have an engage
ment az South Side park on the aft
fernoon of September 26-West Viz.
Rtnia plays Wesleyan that day.
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