New-York tribune., 1920-07-12

The Babess homer landed in the low
er tier of the right-field stands, one OF
the shortest and snappiest of the TWEEN
ty-seven. 1t was his third circuit clout
in as many days. On his other three
times at bat Ruth was passed inten-
tionally by Ehmke. Ty Cobb, the
bruised Georgia Peach, got homer
into the right field upper tier. Hale,
pinch-hitting in the ninth, almost
started rally that would have spoiled
the afternoon for the Yankees by pas
tering q home run into the left-field
bleachers.
There were something like $4,000 in
the lot when the game started, 1000 OF
them stewing in the uncovered bleach
efs. The Tigers started to pick on
Carl Mays as early as the first inning.
and Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the bruised
but still blooming Georgia Peach,
lashed hit past second. Veach forced
Cobb at second and Jones scored.
Fills Bases Intentionally
With Ward out in the Yankee half
Of the same inning Sammy Wick drew
q base on balls. Pipp drove two
bagger to right center. This brought
up the Babe, and the multitude began
to get all steamed up over the posi-
bisities Of the ball being socked into
the distant scenery around the upper
Harlem.
But these pleasant anticipations
passed suddenly, and there were yells
of baffled rage from the steaming GUS
toners when it was seen that Ehmke
had made up his mind to pass Ruth in
tentionally and stuff the sacks. The
fashion that most Of the intentional
passes are made, Ainsmith jumping to
the left with the motions of frog be-
fore the ball left the pitchers hand.
Lank Bob Meusel stalked up to the
plate and cracked two-bagger to left
and scored Wick and Pipp. Ruth want
ed to come home on the blow, too, but
he was tackled and thrown for slight
loss by Miller Huggins, coaching at
third. The Midget Manager came very
close to being impaled on a set of
spikes. The multitude told Ehmke what
they thought about him when he start
ed for his dug-out.
Aaron Ward made the crowd gasp in
the second with an almost impossible
fielding stunt. Ehmke slashed one
down that was passing second. Ward
shot over and speared it with one
hand, making the toss for force-out
at second while spinning about off his
balance. In the same inning Veach
rushed IN and made a wonderful catch
of liner by Bodie.
Babe CIouts Another
Ruth's twenty seventh home run
came in the third inning. If the bar
riers had not been there it would have
travelled in the general direction and
possibly would have arrived eventually
at 125th Street. But it was merely a
home run into the lower tier of the
right field stands. 1t is the first time
this season. that Ruth hit one this low.
There was some speculation as to
whether OF not the Infant Swatigy is
starting to lose his sock. 1t might be
that they have started to take some of
the kangaroo wool out Of the league
baseball or that there is falling off
in the quality Of the thoroughbred
horsehide used in the manufacture. Or
it might be that the Babe stuck one in
the lower stands just by way of va
riety.
Ruth needs just three moro home
runs to shatter the big league home
run records for all time. 1t began to
look as though that thirtieth homer
might bust right in the face Of iris
Speaker. Pleasant thoughts to this
effect were percolating $4,000 beans
when Ehmke again passed Ruth in
tenticnally in the fifth.
Once again Ehmke was punished
for undertaking Lank Bob Meusel. Rob
ert spattered two-bagger against the