New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-03
Ruth's Homer.
In 9th Inning
Decisive Blow
Twenty-Five Thousand Fans
Go Wild Over Babes
Mighty Blow to Right
By W. @. McCcehan


Babe Ruth's second daily home run
broke up yesterdays ball game at the
Polo Grounds Ia the sixth inning.
What happened afterward was under
the head Of unnecessary brutalities
practiced upon the Besten Red Sex. tor
everybody on the Yankee line-up pasted
Pitcher Sam Jones at least once. The
Coroner's report on the subsequent
carnage showed . net Of: Yankees, 2;
Red Sex, 4.
When the Babe trundlsd around with
this homer vociferous howlings Of de-
Bluff to New Haven, Conn. Experts
who have been chattering Of demon
strations made for ball players declare
that the one handed to Ruth when he
crossed the plats yesterday was as
highly demonstrative . demonstration
as has been seen or heard ct the Pole
Grounds.
The hit was q line drive that laune.
in the area between the right field
stands and the blaachers. Judges Of
high velocity declare that It was one
the Babe himself. The trajectory was
fat, and at no time did the ball rise
above thirty feet If there had not
been Q concrete barrier to give il pause
the ball would have crossed the Har-
lem River and proceeded to distant
parts of the Bronx.
Ball Hits Concrete Wall
Home runs executed by Babe Ruth
are not mere home runs with the
crowd. Each home seems to possess
an individuality or eccentrlcities OF Its
own. After the game the multitudes
fingered in the lot to trace the path
taken by the ball over the stadium or
into the stands. This one, according
Between the "E" and ar" of the Ever
Ready" sign and denied the outer wall
of the grounds, from which point it de-
scended forcibly into Q basket Of pea
nuts, practically running three bags o&
the COOLERS.
The Yanks were one run behind when
the detonation came. There we're two
out and Pipp was leaning langu!dly OK
first. The $4,000 reared on their hind
legs and called upon the Babe to sock
it, and he certainly socked it.
Jones for the Red Sox was work
ing beautifully until that sixth. but
it only takes one inning for the best
of the pitchers to upset tha-fnioles.
Aaron Ward led off with a single to
center. Peckinpaugh hit to left and,
after starting to third, Ward stopped,
looked and listened before continuing
the journey just long enough to be
caught The best that Pip could do
h broux up ths sse snd the
opportunity, and the Babe seized the
opportunity right by the neck and
knocked it out of the field as afore-
mentioned. While the tumult was still
reverberating against the slopes OF
Coogan's Bluff Lewis got base on
balls from the distressed Mr.. Jones.
Pratt rolled one down to McNelly, who
iuggled the ball. Ping Bodie singled,
scoring Lewis.
mahlen, who always looked as meek
as lamb when he came with bat tn
his hands. But this time Herbert
fooled the pitcher and himself. To
the astonishment Of the left handler
he shot q Texas Lacquer to right field
and scored both Pratt and Bodie. The
carnage stopped when Ward was out
on long fly to center.
Ping Bodie Bunglcs
The lone run of the Red Sox came
N their half of the sixth. Menosky
scratched q hit by first. With Hen
dirk out, McNally singled. Foster
forced McNally at third, Thormahlen
executing some very neat fielding.
Then came an incident that would tend
to show that Ban johnson should is
sue a permit to Ping Bodie to wear
a mask in centerfeld In order to avoid
a possible fatality. Scott drove . hit
to center and while Ping was awaiting
it's arrival, the ball bounded up and
struck him in the face, doing only
nominal damage. McInnis scored on
the play.
Yankee catcher, showed why he 10 eure
to be called the smarest catcher In tho
two out Menosky hit q double to GEN.
ter. Hendrix drove. q clean hit to
right.
Naturally, Menoskey thought he had
plenty Of time to score. Lewis got the
ball quickly and started the throw to the
plate. Then Ruel shifted just a foot
or two from the bag and stood with
his arms akimbo IS though he was not
expecting any play on the ball.
Menosky. seeing that Ruel was not
craning forward to receive throw, nat.
urally thought that no particular effort
was being made to cut him off.
When Menosky was within few feet
of the plate, running upright. the ball
hit the ground and bounded into Ruel's
hands. He reached over and tagged
Menosky out. 1t was terrible shock
to Menosky, who 10 still raving over
being tricked out of the run.
Home Run" Dinneen, the senior una-
pire, had another controversy over the
matter Of home runs yesterday. Youns
Aaron Ward In the eighth inning
plastered . ball that seemed TO hit thu
top Of the wall Of the left field bleach
ers. Then It bounded back into the
grounds. Dineen ruled that It waa
only two Dagger.
Williams mission In life this sea-
son seems to be che Suppression Of
home runs. He hates 'em az xervently
as the multitude loves 'em. Despite
his long absence from the box. Will
lam remains . pitcher at heart and
remembering how home runs used to
embayrass him IN his playing days, he
throttlss them whenever he can. This
was the third that he overruled Ia the
one series.
The score:
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