The Washington times., 1920-02-28

Ruth kicked UP such o furore In
the International League in the first
three months of the 1914 season that
in July the Red sox purchased Ruth,
Ernie Shore and Ben Egan from the
Baltimores for something like $4,000
for the trio. The price on Ruth was
said to be $2,1OO. That was the first
year of the Federal League war, and
after Dunn tried to fight the Feds In
Baltimore for several months he gave
up. and sold all his stars for the best
prices obtainable.
So on July IL, 1914. we find Babe
pitching his first big league game.
He didn't hit n home run: he didn't
even hit a single. In fact, Duffy
Lewis was called in to bat for him
with the score tied in the seventh in
ming. and a bingle BY Duffy helped
the Red Sox score the winning run.
Faced willie Mitchell.
The FIRST big league pitcher that
Ruth had a chance to get a crack at
was Willie Mitchell. the left-hander.
and even to this day Babe doesn't
care much for the gentlemen who
serve the ball up to the plate with
their left hands.
We find that Ruth pitched a nifty
game for six innings In his big
league start, but got into jam In
the seventh. The following little dis
patch sent out Of Boston on the eve
Of July IL. 1914. told of Babes ar
rival in the big leagues.
Errors by the visitors and Boston
hits at the proper moment caused the
Maps downfall here today by a score
of to 5. Ruth. late OF Baltimore.
twirled seven innings for Boston and
went along finely until the seventh
session. when three hits and sac
rifice resulted in two runs and a ti6
score. Leonard finished the game for
Boston and held Cleveland hitless,
striking out four of the six men who
faced him."
Joe Jackson whacked Ruth for two
singles In Babes big league start, as
did Eddie Graney. The famous Nap
Lajoic, however. couldn't do any
thing with the youngster, as he failed
to get on base In four attempts.
Tigers Defeated Him.
In his second game on July 10. 1914,
he lost to the Tigers In three innings
Detroit got to him for two runs on
three hits and a base on balls, enough
to beat him. Joe 1arnin. who then
owned the Red Sox and the Provi-
dence Internationals. sent Ruth over
to Providence TO help Bill Donovan
win the International League PEN
nant
After Providence won the Interna-
tional championshilp, Ruth came back
to Boston in early October, and On
October 2 he beat Carroll Brown, Of
the Yankees, holding New York to
six hits. He slapped Brown for a
double, which helped win the gamo
for Boston. on October o Ruth tried
hss hand as n pinch hitter for the frat
time. Bill Carrigan picked a nice spot
out for him. Babe tried his luck
against Walter johnson and Walter
won. On October Ruth closed his
f,rst major league by pitching three
innings against the washlnstons.
Ruth's career sounds more like tic-
tion than the life of a real baseball
character. Born In Baltimore on Fob.
ruary Z, 1894. he was left an orphan
at an carly age. lie was put In the
reformatory for his fondness for play
inF hockey"
Jack Dunn can find ball players, no
matter where they sprout. II wasn't
long before he heard ~ the young
Ieft-hspder on the reformatory team,
Dunn had TO adopt Ruth before no
could Align him TO a Baltimore con-
tract. but nothing will stop Jack when