New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-05
Umpire Pelted
With Cushions
AS Ruth Fans
Bambino Resents Decision
of Arbiter i'm the Ninth
and ROOters End Came
BY Charles A. Taylor

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 4.-The
Yankees, after losing two straight to
the Dodgers. turned on the foe here
this afternoon and scored to vic
tory in q game that was called at the
beginning of the ninth inning on ac-
count of cushion riot" Babe. Ruth
was the primary cause OF the turmoil,
although Empires Morarty and Klein
might be classed as accessories before
and after the fact.
The Babe was in peeved mood when
he came TO the bat in the seventh inn
ing. Bob Meusel and Zack Wheat had
stolen large chunks OF the iimelight in
which Ruth IS wont to bask alone, as
beth had driven the bail over the right
field fence for home runs, while the
Babe had not even a measly single to
his credit
George Moriarty was officiating on
balls and strikes, and George had so
little consideration for the hopes and
prayers Of 1000 fans that he called the
Babe out, when, with the count two and
three, MOZART. the Brooklyn pitcher,
sneaked one over the inside corner
Cushions Break Up Game
Ruth told Moriarty what he. thought
| OF nm III none too circumspect Ian
gauge, and as Babe walked mutterin- to
the bench the first cushion sailed
through the air from the right field
oieachers. When the last Yankee
batter of the inning had been retired,
the babe, as he strolled to his position
m left, added a few more words to his
phlllpplc while passing Moriarty, and
a couple more cushions fell in the
vlclnlty of home plate to emphasize the
famous slugger's protest.
But the real storm OF cushions that
broke up the game came in the ninth
after the first two Dodger batters had
been disposed of. zack Wheat, who
mt like demon throughout the con-
test. banged the ball into the crowd
IN right and a small boy picked it up.
the bases. Finally the youngster
handed the ball to Meusel and Klein
waved Wheat back to second in ac-
cordance with the ground rule, which
called for only two bases on a ball
hit into the crowd.
This ruling was the signal for every
bleacherlte to grab q cushion, and the
missiles fairly rained upon the heads OF
those who by this time had lined up
Tour or five deep between home and
first base. Those on the field soon
were seized with the throwing fever
and they proceeded to hurl the cush-
IONS back at their tormenters.
Jack Quinn Batted Hard
AS for the game, it wasn't much TO
ht-or ok hot
miserably in the field, although most,
of the athletes. with the exception Of
Ruth, had little trouble hitting the
ball. Jack Quinn pitched the first six
innings for the Ianks and the Dodgers
found the spitball artist for total of
nine hits and five runs. Included
among the bingIes was the home run
sD'ash of Wheat.
Alex Ferguson succeeded Quinn on
the mound and gave a fairly good ex-
hlbltion, allowing two hits and no runs.
The first Brooklyn twirler was Clar-
ence MITCHELL He was effective after
the third inning and the score was at
two all when he surrendered the ball
to MOZART in the sixth. MOZART was
drubbed badly, the Yankees getting to
two innings. Miljus pitched the last
frame for Uncle Robbie and escaped
with only one safety charged against
him.
The Dodgers tied up matters in the
fourth, a single by Griffith and Wheat's
circuit clout over the right field wall
doing the damage. In the sixth Rob-
bie's men fell on Quinn and gained a
three-run lead. Singles by Wheat.
Honey and Lamar, which came in sue
cession, and wild throw to first by
Schang were the contributing causes.
Babe Ruth also made costly error
here, allowing koney's hit to go
through his legs, Wheat scoring.
The Yankees won the game in the
seventh. Fewster walked. stole second
and went to third when konetchy per
mitted Meusel's dribbler to get away
from MIN. The mighty Babe famed.
but Fewster scored on Pipp's grounder
to honey and Bodie brought Meusel
across with single TO deep short