The Washington times., 1920-08-15
RUTH AND BROWER
ARE REAL MAGNET
Mob Sees Former Clear the
Right Field Wall and Latter
Single Twice.
BY LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

1t was a great day at Georgia. ave-
nue..
A whole flock OF fans saw Babe
Ruth drive the ball over the right
field wall for the first time since last
September.
They saw Frank Brewer. the
$4,000 Reading Rose" crash a
couple of bingles. including one in a
pinch.
They say Zeb Milan take a forward
pass over the goal line by a magnif-
cent slide.
They saw young "Two-gun" Collins.
from Texas. sab, pitch a fine game of
ball all the way against the equally
potent James Aloysius Shaw.
They saw the Yanks. who are going
somewhere. win by a score of to
over the Griffs, who are going no.
where.
CAME IN FIRST RAME.
Babe Ruth's circuit smash came in
the first inning with two down and
nobody on. Shaw had pitched one
ball, which was rotten. Then he
thought to sneak one past the Bam-
bino of baseball. but Babe thought
different.
Mr.. Ruth swung. Ten thousand
fish sat and gasped till they heard the
bat against the leather. Then they
began roaring as they followed the
course of the ball out and over a cigar
ad on the barriertThat, may have been
the first time some of them ever no.
ticed the ciga ad. Mr.. Ruth's secre-
tary should not overlook that detail.
Every little bit helps.
Yes, 1t was a home run. or rather a
tNfNr IL o. l. H.
logged around and retreated to his
dugout, raising his cap to the piaudits
of the mob:
THE WATCH BROwER-
Aside from Ruth's forty-second
home run, young Crank Brewer at
tracted most attention. The $4,000
Reading Rose" adorned right field for
the home boys. He. galloped across
the lot twice an a rather nonchalsnt
manner and shared as many lollypops
from Yankees" bats. But 1t was his
hitting that pleased most.
Brewer faced some pretty fair
Ringing, yet he was GOODNESS itself,
and singled smartly twice. besides
shooting a liner that Ward seized
with a mad leap into the air.
On his first trip to the dish Brewer
rolled weakly to Pratt. Then came
his hard poke at Ward. In the sixth
Brewer came up with Milan on Sec
ond and cuffed a sweet safety to right.
In the eight he slapped one over Sec
ond base for a corner. Rather sweet
work, Saw we
No swallow ever made a summer.
Tilly walker broke in her with a sim
gle. double, and triple only to be
canned. But, judged strictly by his
work yesterday, Clark Griffith might
have done worse than cough up real
money for the tall fellow.
MILAN PROVES MARVEL.
Zeb Milan's marvellous catch came
in the third, when Muddy Ruel stung
one. The ball sailed out over Eller-
be's roof and was dropping fast and
foul when, coming out of the east.
Zeb appeared, made a flying slide for
ward on his tummy and arose, ball
in hand. Real catch well say 1t
was.
Two baseball oddities were seen
during the dark and threatening after
noon. In the fourth inning Duffy
Lewis pummeled the pill rudely II
went ker-bam up against second base.
caromed off into Jimmy O'Neil's
hands and Duffy croaked. Tough
Luck.
In the eighth, with Brewer on irts.
Shanks nearly tore of Rip Collins
underpinning with a savage drive.
The BAH caromed of "Two-Gun's"
dogs right into Pipp's paws. and
shankS was robbed of binsle. Tough
luck.
HOW TALLIEs CANE
Ruth's wsllop over the garden wall
gave the Yanks their frst run. Sim
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