Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-17
RUTH CONTINUES
POST-SEASON TRIP

BUFFALO, Oct 17-Defying Judge
Lands, the high commissioner Of base
ball, Babe Ruth today left for Elmira on
his transforming trip.
Judge Lands ruled that no member OF
the Yankees or Giants-the worlds series
teams-could participate in post-season
games
Directly challenging Lands authority
Ruth, Bill Piercy and Bob Meusel, all
OF the Yankees. took part In a game
against the Polish Nationals here yester-
Lay.
Il have done my duty TO the American
League Ruth said. If it is against
organized baseball law that l can't play
in the of season 1 think 1t is unfair
unjust and un-American. We will con
tinue our tour.
an uU.-g this with full knowledge
of wnat il may mean and am not wor-
TyIng about the consequences. | believe
| am right, and that it Is time a move
of this kind was made for the ball play
ers. The interests of organized base
ball are served when man gives them
full effort and carries out every phase
of his contract for the seasons period
When the bell rings after the worlds
series, why should /, or any other play
er, be kept from earning money! In no
other business or sport in the world
is such an unfair, unjust, one sided rule
tolerated, and l claim such arbitrary
rules and restrictions do not belong tC
baseball.
II have done my full duty to the New
York Ball Club and Owners Huston anC
Rupert. l have done my full duty by
TIE .mer.can League for the season Of
1927 Myself and my mates were in there
fighting our heads off to beat Cleveland
an. 49, srn was playing the ouuleld
and giving all l had when | should have
been in bed. But we wanted TO win the
pennant for ourselves, for Manager Hug
gins and for RUPERT, Huston and Bar
row.
1--WE did win the pennant and then we
did the best We could. in the world s
series, JJt few injuries, my own in
Guided and a couple of bad breaks and
the Giants beat US. That ended my duty
to baseball for the season. As last year
had consented to play Il number OF eXhl.
bition games, and then it was announced
Judge lands declares it is against base
ball law and l must not play.
The baseball big guys have no right
to keep me from earning what money
T wess or reputation may
bring me. The organized baseball sea
son is over. Ly duty to organized base
ball is done, but l can still earn money
for Babe Ruth and l am going TO do it
That's why | came to Buffalo and played
] do not care to anticipate what Judge
Lands may do. l am not worrying;
think the public will he with me. When
a man does his full duty, what more cal
they ask? | have the American right tC
my own liberty and to seize favorable OPP
portunities to add to my income. Can
Judge Lands abridge that right? I d.
not believe so.
IAN Their hing, I think ! am helping
the cause of baseball. People who never
get TO see a big league game come to see
these exhibitions. Only ten minutes age
a man brought his young son up and In
PRODUCED him to me, and said he had
driven from 0lean to see the game. THAI
man has had his interest aroused in base
ball. and the game has gained a new
fan and friend"
tIerey an. Meusel announced en-
phatically that they entirely agreed witt
Ruth.
Ruth. playing here yesterday. did no
appear handicapped by the injured arm
which forced his withdrawal from tn,
worlds series. He pOled one home run
His team won, to .. They played OF
sand lot as the International Leagu,
Park was barred to them.