Evening journal., 1921-06-14
PITCHER RUTH
HITS 2 HOMERS
Babe Sets Mark at 21; Gains
Hurting Triumph Over
Tigers
MAKES RECORD DRIVE
ON YANKEES FIELD

NEW YORK, June 14.-A cyclonic,
record breaking drive Of 4sO feet
into the hitherto unattained centre
heid bleachers ~ another terrific
home run into the upper tier OF the
right field stand-a new major
league mark OF FIVE homers in four
consecutive games-a triumph on
the mound in his first pitching effort
of the seasnl Who else but that
great protean artist, Babe Ruth,
could startle with so flashing Sc
ries OF feats in baseball Who else
but the remarkable Ruth could have
attained the height OF versatile po-
tency which the Babe scaled at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
while the Yankees piled four homers
and a third defeat on the tanned
Tigers by 13 to 81
It was Ruth the pitcher for more
than five innings, then Ruth the out
fielder for the rest Of the game
and all afternoon it was Ruth the
slugger. whose two home runs sent
his total for the season to twenty
one and gave him a mark which he
did not reach last season until June
25. On that 1920 afternoon he hit
Pennock of the Red Sox for his
twenty-first and twenty cir
cult smashes which led to his record
of hfty-four.
Ruth's new standard Of Eve home
runs in four straight games displaces
a record which he held Jointly with
Bill Bradley of the old Cleveland
club. Bradley turned the trick Of
hitting four home runs in as many
games in May. 1902. while Ruth du-
plicated II in June, 1918.
As for Ruth's prowess as a pitcher
yester it took tho crowd of 1900
altogether by surprise. Last season
when the Yankees were hard pressed
for hurting talent the Babe went
back to his old specially for one af-
ternoon and stepped into the breach
against Washington. He went four
innings and then. with big lead,
withdrew to the outheld.
Yesterday Miller Higgins again
was nonplussed by the scanty sup
ply OF pitchers ready for work, and
into tho MIDST OF his cogitations
came Ruth with an offer 10 go into
the box and save Carl Mays for an
other day Hugglns pounced on tho
suggestion with svidity and wher
the crowd gathered to see the third
downfall Of the Tigers there was the
Babe, as large as life. warming up,
while even the Tigers stood about
pcpeyed What, you going to
pitcf." hcwied Dan Howley. But
the Babe made no retort then. He
only smiled
Rrth'e work as q pitcher was not
OF the airtight variety. but who is
pitching alright ball IN these days
OF the "jack-rabbst" leather2 Ruth
allowed only one scratch hit in the
first four innings. Then he became
perspirihw. overheated Bchemoth
AS he stood oyd there on the peal
working with might and main 4
bafHe the teasing Tigers he looked a
II he had just como out OF the surf
In the NTH the Tigers got TO Rutl
for two triples and a double an
showed over four runs. In the sixt
Ehmke singled and Young walkes
and then the tired Babe decided tina
he had had enough OF pitching fc
afternoon and meandered out to Ger
ire field. while Mays took up IN
rather light burden. The Yanks Z
the time had a lead OF 10 to 4. so
Ruth went the credit for the vic
tory. Mays pitched into the eight
and then gave way 10 Ferguson
Carl was saved possibly for this a
ternoon.
Ruth gave seven passes, but. ol
boy.-sweet triclxles OF treaclei-jo
Of joysl-he famed the great 7
Cobb Throughout the series ther
has been a feud between Ruth an
Cobb. Harsh words have been pass
ing between the stars. And yester
day Ruth the pitcher made Ty IA
the heated ozone. Oh boyi What
glorious feelingl In six times u
Cobb got only one hit--a single-an
that not until tho eighth.