The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-08
OVER THE WALL THEY GO.

glimpsed during the afternoon. Let's
chatter of the FIRST, Babe Ruth's
powerful poke in the eighth.
President Griffith has increased the
height OF his fence beyond the scorc-
board to forty feet plotting from
sight those dark-hued gents who ware
wont to gaze at the athletes throagh
spyglasses. Harry Crandaifs name is
on the extreme end Of the old board.
Beyond that all is still darkness. 1t
was there that Babe Ruth's slam
sailed over into somewhere.
Sam Rice. backed up almost to that
new wall, turned and stood still. He
never made q move to get the drive,
and the fans were held speechless.
Then. realizing that new distance
record for long distance swatting had
been made by the Battering Bambinc,
a mighty roar went up. accompanying
the king, of sluggers on his journey
around the cushions.
Reaching the plate, Ruth lifted hts
cap like a schoolboy and gave a huge
grin as he started toward the Yam
KEGS dugout. He knew what he mad
done. He was happy. Once Ty Cobb
showed one over the old storage ware
house. That was a bunt compared
with Babe Ruth's of yesterday. Babes
was a mankiller.
MEUsEL GETS OTHER.
Long Bob Meusel. destined to Be
the hero of the day for the Yanks. got
the other homer in the third and. until
Babe came through in the eighth. was
a marvel. In a way. too, IL still Is,
for Meusel is a right handed hitter
and Ruth a southpaw swiper.
Pipp had walked in that third with
two down when Meusel got hold of the
pill. He slammed it up and out over
the part of the scoreboard where the
scores of all games are displayed.
That was some kick. you'll admit,
especially for a right-handed hitter.
And the scrap-an, that was Begin
ming to look good until IL all hzzisd
out and the Yanks copied. 1t came N
the ninth. just before Meusel did that
thing.
Roth was on nrst when Peck, .
dangerous man in q pinch. hammered
one to left. 1t appeared to fall on the
line. and Umpire Dineen called IL foul.
In this he was supported by both
Nallin and Wilson, his assistants.
A young mob of Yanks poured from
the dugout, led by that valiant SOL
der. Miller J. Higgins. Miller pro-
ceeded to mouth a lot of stun INTO
Bill Dineen's ear. out in left held the
extra pitchers gathered to study the
very hole itself.
REFUSES TO SWITCH.
Suddenly a Yank came running in
with news straight from the front.
He Joined the gang at the plate. Babe
Ruth got chewing the fat and, just AZ
Mcbride came UP. seemed to be shoot
ing 1t at the Washington manager.
Then II did begin to promise some
thing besides mere words.
Bill Dineen walked around. The
Yanks walked after him. The Griffs
got into wee knots in the neld and
laughed 1t was funny to them.
The fans rosred and howled PLAY
ballr
Ruth made a start for Mcbride. IT
looked a certain tight. But 1T never
came. other players butted in and,
greatly to the disgust of Sergt. jack
Maharry. the soccer star, sitting in
the press box, the smoke cleared away
and the game proceeded.
And Dineen's decision stuck. The
ball was foul
However, Bob Meusel was yet TO
appear at the plate with that long
been pardoned for laughing over, the
incident. There was little for them 10
grin at in Meusel's slam to the seats.
JOHNSON DOES WELL.
Walter Johnson pitched good ball.
Under other conditions and opposing
ordinary batsmen, he might easily
have been returned a winner. IL vas
his misfortune to have to tackle Bob
Meusel. that's all. His start was nonc
too good. but he buckIed up after the
third and pitched alright ball until
the eighth when the earth fell
through beneath him. The EFFORT to
keep the bsttering Ysnks away from
tho plate was too much for the
kansan. He wilted and lost his game.
lack quinn started for the Yanks-
that's all started. Two crashing
drives greeted him in the frst and
four more brought In three tallies In
the second before waite Hoyt, the
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