The New York herald., 1921-09-16
BY DANIEL.

By DANIEL.
He did it yesterday-crashed the IT,
tanic feat Of feats into baseball history
while 10000 abandoned themselves on n
Grounds. II was in the fifth inning OF
the first contest with st. Louis that the
ininita BILE. invincible Ruth emitted the
china cite note of his great paean OF
power-hanmersd the ball into the far.
oyerhanging corner of the upper tier
of the right field stand for his fifty
fifth home run of the year and bet
tered his own glittering record OF 1920.
with the Babes success In his long
and ,engrossing quest of the absolute
in baseball came scene such as fixes
itself in men minds for pleasant reini-
niscence. 1t mad, flashing beacon
light in q double triumph for the pace
making Yankees. who trounced the
Browns in the first game by 10 to 8
and did even better in the second affair.
by 13 to S. And fortunate indeed was
this two ply victory. for the Indians
insisted on beating the Athletics twice.
Thus are our Yanks left only hall a
game In front.
There was an unpleasant tensity IN
the air when the Babe came up for bis
history making turn at bat Billy
Bayne. left handler, was In the box for
the Browns. and the Babe had found
him something of an enigma sui
generis singer who persisted in pitching
TO the Fury and giorying in the dis
cornfiture OF the baffled Ruth.
Ruth Fans in First.
In the first inning Bayne had reveiled
IN chuckle while Ruth took three
swings and famed. In the third Rayne
had taken the dangerous liberty Of
Laughing at the Babe while he bit at
a high one on the inside and raised
a msasly pop TO Gerber. Here. APP
parently. was more than a match for
4he wits. eyes and drive OF the home
run king.
But Bayne was only riding to his fall
ELMER Miller. preeminent among the
clouting stars of the day. opened the
fifth with a double to bsft. Peckin-
paugh flied to Tobin. Up strode Ruth.
and the air was filled with entreaties
for that long awaited fifty-fifth. The
Yankees needed one run to tie--the in
centives to locabe one Of the haven3
of honers were as numerous as the
facets on well cut diamond. Ruth
simply had TO hit that ball-and hit
1t far
For a while the outlook remained jet
Eayne remained potent and caray. He
threw three bad ones. but also got two
strikes on the Babe. Now came the
supreme moment. Bayne became au-
uacity itself Up shot a straight, fast
one, trifle high, but placed perfectly
for the Babe The big bludgeon. which
had been resting behind Ruth's Shout
ders, was brought UP with perfect preci-
sion and Judgment Behind that sweep
was all the tremendous power OF the
Babes great shoulders and arms-and
away went the bah winging into the
pavilion, while Miller scurried home.
Storm OF Straw Hats.
No sooner had the crash echoed
Through the stadium than the field be-
nanne storm centre for a hurricane of
straw hats. Into the arena they came
flying, scaling, noating-recent acquisi-
tions mingled with brave veterans OF
q long summers sun rays and showers.
Tho players waded through the bon
nets while Ruth logged around the
paths with a broad smile on his face.
As the Babe adorned the plate little
Eddie Bennett. the Yankees mascot
1eaped UP on his back, and II was with
this human burden that the home run
king came 10 the dugout to receive the
congratulations Of his teammates. 1t
was fifty-five at last--and many q
wager would have to be paid on the
morrow.
Ruth's was not the only home run OF
the long afternoons play. There were
five others. Bob Meusel OF the Yanks
got one couple OF innings before Ruth
-
of the park over the left field bleachers
for his twenty-third circuit drive. Ken
Williams Of the Browns hammered out
ono in each game. bringing Glis total to
twenty-three so that Bob Mcusel, Will
dams and George Kelly OF the Giants
nre deadlocked for the honors behind
Ruth--far behind him. Wallie Pipp
very strangely returned 70 his practice
OF driving into the right field stand in
che second game.
Miller on Hitting Spree.
Miller was another who paid tribute
70 the sun worshlppers IN the left field
bleachers. The newest Yank outfieider
cracked out hts homer In the seventh
5nninn OF the first Rame-the climax Of
n series OF four hits which played the
major role In the New York success
Before hitting his four baser Miller got
double and two singles. He scored
three runs and drove IN two. Elmer
also got n two Dagger in the second
game.
Those OF the 10000 fans who came IN
expectation of seeing some OF the finer
points OF the game demonstrated were
disappointed. But since the number Of
these was negligible-and Ruth got his
homer while the l-anks took two-it
was an afternoon Of jubilation. In the
first game the home pitcher was Carl
7<ayr. and the uuderhanded Finger was
srw IN very good form. lie allowed nine
hits. four Of which cafre In the third
inning. and gave TO the Browns n lead
or four.