New-York tribune., 1920-04-12
Ruth Breaks Up
Game, but Not
With His Bat
Flatbush Fans Surround
Babe in Ninth With Only
Two Out and Stop Contest
By Raw McCarthv

babe" Ruth broke up the ball game
between the Yanks and the Dodgers
at Brooklyn yesterday--not with his
hefty bat, but by his magnetic per-
sonality. The Manhattanites had the
contest tucked away safely under a II
to score, and two were out when Myers
whacked to Pratt. 1t was an easy play,
but the Yank second sacker booted and
Myers was safe. Meantime the crowd
took it for granted the thing was over
and swarmed onto the field.
The majority headed for Ruth and
grouped about the Great" for a "close-
up" Others began taking up positions
back of the infield; and finding it i'm
possible to disperse the fans, Managers
Robbie and Huggins agreed on a cessa-
tlon of hostilities. Final score, IL to 0.
The mighty Ruth, the news that
Brooklyn has real ball team this year
or some other cause was responsible
for attracting a crowd of more than
$4,000 to the field. AS a ball game,
yesterdays wasn't the best example of
such, but there were plenty of good
plays. mixed in with the heavy hitting
and the nifty pitching of the Yankee
twlrlers, Quinn and Shawkey, to make
the afternoon, as whole, very in
teresting.
Some Good Pitching
The splendid twirling Of Jack Quinn
and of Bob Shawkey was something
that was overlooked by many in the
excitement of the other happenings.
The two New York twirlers went along
so smoothly they were scarcely
noticed. Quinn allowed but one hit
during the five innings he worked and
Shawkey duplicated this feat in four
frames. Such hurling at this time of
year is something to crow about. The
nope OF the Yankee followers is the
good work will continue.
The Yankees wasted no time in find
ing the range and adjusting the sights
OF their batting eyes yesterday. Play
was no sooner announced than the
heavy cannonading began. 1t grew in
volume and ferocity, and Sherrod Smith.
who started the pitching for Brooklyn,
was forced to retire in the second
Wick began things with a blast for two
Dases In the first period. Peck sacri-
need and was safe when play to third
on Wick miscued by procrastination.
Pipp's loft to Wheat brought Wick in.
The fans kept their eyes glued on
the noted Ruth as he waved the
Dludgeon to and fro as a child would
SWING wand. Ruth finally lunged,
but only one-base hit resulted. To
the crowd these don't count when made
by the home-run king. But such wal
lops produce runs and help to win baI,
games. Duffy Lewis crashed into left
and Peck and Pipp counted. Meusel
followed with another safe hit, scoring
Lewis. Ruth meantime got home on q
wild heave to third by Myers.
Muddy Ruel singled to open the sec
ond. Quinn drew pass. Vick's slap
to third went for hit Peck forced
Ruel at the plate: Pipp clouted to CEN
ter, Quinn and Wick scoring, and the
aggressive Ruth drew a pass. Duffy
Lewis, who appears to be in fine fettie,
landed smash with decorating crash
in the territory of far left field which
netted him two bases and the Yanks
three more runs.
Triple for WaIly Pipp
Wally Pipp got triple off Mamaux
in the fourth, with one out. and the
crowd got chance to shout when Ruth.
after taking couple of lightning-ljke ke
cuts at the ball. allowed another to
pass which Dineen called a strike.
Hostile fans delight, more in seeing
Ruth fan than they do in seeing one Of
the home nine hit safely.
Ruth retrieved himself in the sixth.
however, when, with the count two and
three, he caught a fast one flush on
the seam and sent it screaming to the
left field fence for Dagger. This
swipe scored Peck, who had walked,
Ruth tailed himself on Gleich's hit to
right. Against the fine twirling Of
Quinn and Shawkey the Dodgers never
had q ghost of q CHANCE