New-York tribune., 1921-03-14

bases fllied.
The Babe poked out the circuit clouts
in three successive times a bat. In the
first inning he drove out a screeching
single to right field and he repeated
the stunt in the following inning. Then
the bombardment started. Ruth lifted
one over the right field fence in the
fourth, and the fans howled with de-
light The Babe came up again in the
fifth with Fewster, Clifford and Mitchell
decorating the bases, and he promptly
cleared the paths by lifting the first
ball pitched over the same right field
wall
The Babes third homer was perpe-
trated in the seventh inning, and this
was the most terrific wallop Of the
three 1t cleared the center field fence
with room to spare and landed outside
the park. about 440 feet from the home
plate. Fewster was perched on first
base as result Of a base on balls when
Ruth connected for this third circuit
drive.
Ruth Accounts for Ten RIMS
In his sixth and final time at bat
Babe obligingly tried to accommodate
the local bugs, who were crying for an
other home run, but the best he could
90 was to drop mere single in center
field.
incidentally, the Yankees slaughtered
the Shreveport club in the second game
Of Tie series. but that was 10 be ex-
pected. The final tabulation of the va
rious runs that clattered thick and fast
across the plate was 2l to 3. Ruth was
directly or indirectly, partly or wholly
responsible for ten Of these runs.
The game started like respectable
contest, but it remained that way for
exactly one inning and a half. The
lone club took the lead by scoring one
lun in the second inning, but the Yam
KEGS came back in their half and reg
istered six tallies. After that there was
no doubt as to the outcome, if there
mad been any at the outset. And there
was nothing left to do but to watch the
Eanks troop over the plate, almost
treading on each others heels
Each team employed trio of pitch
,rs. each working in three innings.
Lefty Bird, who was with the Yam
ices at the end Of last season, was the
second OF the home twirlers, and he
was the victim of the first two of
Euth's home runs. The other came with
Shirley on the mound.
Jess Doyle, who was purchased from
'he Greenviile club, Of the South At
iantic League, started On the mound
tor the New Workers and was found for
three doubles, triple and a single,
out managed to hold his opponents to
two runs.
Bodie Gets a Homer
Clifford, who succeeded Doyle in the
fourth inning, yielded two singles and
o-bagger. He was saved from lot
Of trouble in the fourth by a marvel
lous stop on the part of Chick Fewster,
who promptly converted it into a
lightning double play. Earl Johnson,
formerly OF the Cedartown club, oc-
cupied the mound during the last three
innings and held the home players hit
less.
Only one man reached first base
while Johnson held sway, and he got
On by virtue Of an error by Christen-
sen.
The Yankees grand total of hits for
the afternon WAS nineteen. These in
cluded four home runs, one three-b bag
ger and one two-bagger. Ping Bodie
knocked out the first circuit clout Of
the day in the second inning. The drive
sailed over the left field fence.
In addition to having a pretty good
oay at the bat Ruth also stole two
bases and handled ten chances at first
lases without slip.
AL Wingo. who patrolled left field for
the Yanks, also did some timely and
effective hitting He gathered two
singles and d double in five official
times at bat.
The more one sees of Mitchell, the
more he is convinced that the former
sensation OF the Vernon club is really
worthy of the reputation that preceded
him from the coast. The youngster
played q great game st short and is
rs fast as CREASED lightning on double
llays.
capacity crowd was expected to
turn out the game, but the threat
cning weather kept the attendance
down TO less than 1000
The feature of the home teams field
ing was contributed by Storey. who, by
the way, looks like very good player
He made q running one hand catch of
Dofmann's drive to left field in the
third inning which was gem.