New-York tribune., 1920-09-14


There were only about 10000 wit
nesses to the forty-ninth homer, but
they gave o fair indication Of what
might have happened if the clout had
been made at the Polo Grounds. The
natives, who have no interest IN PEN
nant races, were in the position and
the mood to greet the forty ninth home
run as impartial baseball bugs, and
they did.
When the Babe was trotting back to
the dugout after the feat, fond parents
lifted their children out into the field
to shake the southpaw of the colossus.
The desire to shake the left hand Of
Ruth seems to be quite as far-reaching
as the desire to shake the mighty right
of the late John l.. Sullivan few dec
AIDES ago.
This makes Ruth's home-run record
to date within one Of the fifty on
which number q great many skeptics
will pay off this season. There have
fant never would reach that notch. 1t
looks more than certainty now that he
will pass it.
Ehmke Also in Form
Carl Mays came back to-day and
pitched a steady game. He had to. for
the long MIR. Ehmke, of Cold Springs,
y. Y, pitched one of his, best games.
The Yanks were hitting him in spots,
but always to some place where an out
fielder could get them without moving.
Il was the c!out of Ruth, the forty
ninth, that Jared this victory. loose
from the long enc. And at this stage Of
the feverish American League race the
Yanks can afford to lose no games at
all.
There were a few in the park who
started to hoot Mays when he went into
the box, but these were suppressed by
the sportsmen of Fl~yertown. The fans
gave the unlucky pitcher plenty of en-
couragement; in fact, they stretched the
laws of neutrality to show that they
insisted on a square deal for him.
Mays was given a cordial greeting
when he stepped into the box for his
second start against the Tigers. He
passed Young in the first. Bush bound
ed hit that just scraped off Mays's
glove and it went for an infield single.
Cobb lashed one at Ward, who tagged
third and passed the ball to Pipp for
Mays's head and Bush scored.
Ward Jared the altitudinous Ehmke
in the start Of the third with two
hagger that made dent in the left
field wall. Hannah tried to bunt, but
hoisted it straight into the air and
Stanage got it. When Mays came up to
bat for the first time he was given an
other generous cheer. He was thrown
out by Ehmke. Peckinpaugh lsashed
clean hit to center and Ward scored
and tied.
Veach Gets Double
Veach started the fourth for the
Tigers with a two-bagger that bound
ed off the scoreboard Heilman rolled
one down to Ward, who passed to Pipp..
shorten drove q single to left and
Eeach scored.
In the fifth with Lewis out Ward
shot one toward the left-feld fence.
but it was just trifle short and Veach
gathered it in with his back to the
WALL Ehmke opened the fifth for the
locals by slashing a single past third.
Young's out sent him to second. Bush
cracked one to Mays, who made quick
pass to Ward, who tagged Ehmke
The st. Mary's Industrial School
band struck up march as Mays
walked to the plate in the sixth. He
lifted what looked like long hit to
center, but Cobb ran it down with q
bitter squirt and speared it with one
hand.
There were two out In the sixth when
the forty-ninth home run came. Pipp
had slashed single through center.
The youngsters in Ruth's own band
were clutching their instruments and
holding their breaths as Ehmke started
to pitch to him. 1t was a slow and
painful process.
First came g wide one and the colos-
sus remained 8 big bronze statue. Then
q slow one and Ruth swung vehemently
at nothing. Then one inside and Ruth
threw himself to the ground. Then an
other wide one and no motion on the