New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-28

Bob Shawkey
La Fist Fight
With Umpire
Pitchers Head Cut by Hide
brands Mask; Yankees
Trim Red Sox by 6 to l

Special Correspondence Of Nc,o York Tribune
BOSTON, May 27.--Babe Ruth added
two more home runs to his 1920 COL
lection at the expense of his old team
mates, the Red Sox, at Fenway Park
this afternoon. Though the homers
came with no one on the bases, there
is little doubt they had depressing eff
feet on Pitchers Harper and Karr and
made things easier for the Yankees in
their 6 to l defeat of the Hub pace
makers.
1t was great day for Ruth and the
Yankees, but tough day for Bob
Shawkey, pitching ace of the New
game with a scalp wound that required
two stitches before he could enjoy the
fruits of his, the Babes and his COM
panions' toll Shawkey and Umpire
Hldebrand got into an alteration
after the end of the fourth inning.
Shawkey finally made pass or two at
the arblter, who retaliated in kind with
his mask, opening nasty scalp wound.
This scrap was the climax of general
protest on the part of the New York
players over Hildebrand's rulings on
balls pitched to Wallie Schang. The
catcher, up with the bases filled and
two out, was finally given his base on
balls, forcing in Boston's only run and
taking a chance for shutout from
Shawkey. Two of these pitches, the
New York players insisted, were per-
feet strikes.
Free-for-all Scramble
AS Shawkey passed Hildebrand, on
his way to the bench after he had
famed Harper for the third out, the
Yankee pitcher tipped his cap mock
lngly at the official Hildebrand
promptly ordered Shawkey from the
game. This precipitated an argument;
the argument precipitated the bout of
fisticuffs. Practically all of the players
of both sides took part in the melee,
but evidently with the sole purpose of
splitting out the combatants. Shawkey
will be lucky, regardless Of possible
suspension, if his sore head permits
him to get back in harness inside ten
days.
AS to the brighter side of the picture,
Ruth's two home runs tied the long
standing record of Ed Williamson for
continuous clouting-four home runs
in three consecutive playing days
Also they gave the Babe five home runs
in the last five playing days. And
Ruth, never in his brilliant young life,
delivered two more legitimate circuit
smashes. His first swat was a liner
into the right field beachers; it was
the one he hit into the right field
bleachers at the Polo Grounds about
two weeks ago. Titanic as was this
swat off one of Harry Harper's south
paw slants, it was only pigmy in
comparison to the one that was to fol-
low off big Karr, right handler.
IN the eighth inning, with one out,
Ruth appeared against Karr for the
first time. The pitcher fed the be-
hometh three wide pitches. With the
count three and nothing, Karr tried
to sneak over a fast one. Ruth busted
this one clear over the left field fence
and on to the roof of building far
beyond. In the third inning Ruth hit
tremendous long foul over into the
newt lot; it was a foretaste of what
was to come and Harper wisely passed
the Goliath of Swat this time.
Makes Spectacular Catch
On top of this terrific batting, Ruth
made one of the most brilliant catches
even seen at Fenway Park In the sec
ond inning Babe sprinted over in front
of Bodie, knocked down Fosters wicked
liner with his left hand and caught
the ball with both hands before it could
fall to the ground. 1t was Ruth Day
for a certainty.
New York clinched the game in the
very first inning by scoring three runs
Peck's single. pass to Meusel. Fos-
ter's error on Pipp, Ruths infield out
and single by Bodie produced the
trio of counts. Another tally came in
the sixth-Ruth's wicked drive into the
right field bleacher. After Ruth hit
onto the building roof behind left field,
with one out in the eighth, Pratt and
Lewis punched singles around Bodies
inield out for the final run of the
game.
Boston escaped a shutout in the
fourth. Menosky, who singled, was
forced by Hendryx. McInnis singled
to left and Foster scratched single to
Meusel, filling the bases. Scott fouled
to Pipp. Schang was given his base on
balls, forcing in the run anil paving
the way to the battle between Shawkey
and Hildebrand. Mays was a trihe
wild at the start of his turn but soon
steaded and held the game safely to
the end.
The score:
NEW YORK Ca ~ BOSTON Ca ~
& r.