The New York herald., 1921-11-05
NOTHING DEFIANT
ABOUT RUTH NOW
Making Good on Stage and
Mum on Withholding of His
World Series Money.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

Bape Ruth in vaudeville is much like
Babe Ruth In baseball--he puts it over.
He does well in both. Some folk think
the Babe has an enlarged cranium In
the writer's opinion, they are wrong.
Headstrong maybe. reckless and devil
may care, untutored in the ways of self
restraint, sut there's nothing big headed
about the Babe. He has too mucli of the
saving grace of humor TO take himself
more than normally seriously. Anybody
who enjoys a gag at his own expense
the way Ruth does in his new sketch is
not suffering from an excess of ego.
"You have to keep your eye on the
ball." he tells his partner, Wellington
Cross.
Where was your eye when Nehf
pitched?" asks Cross.
Ruth has personality, stage presence,
delivers his lines well and is far better
back Of the footlights than most of the
ball players who have tried teaming with
Thespis. The 'act" is bright and anus
ing. and Ruth is no |'mug."
He. changes from baseball togs to
muftS and somebody with real knowl-
edge of the fine art of dress must have
tipped him regarding the mufti--nobody
could have told him anything about how
to wear a baseball suit---for his blue
serge, tie. his shirt. his shoes arc IN
the best of taste. Altogether missing
were the silk shirts of rather pro-
nounced stripes and jewelled tie pin af-
fected ordinarily.
What about Judge Landis's holding
out Your world series money and what
| about the penalty that may be visited
| on you?" Ruth was asked.
"Oh, let's not discuss that" was the
answer. Il don't know what Judge Lam
dis is going to do, and let's Just drop the
subject"
Which represents exactly Ruth's atti-
tude in the matter. There is every in
dication that he has learned his lesson,
that he is sincerely regretful for his brief
transforming revolt 1t was a false step
he seems to realize that. and certainly
there is nothing defiant or bigger than
the game in his present attitude.
The Brooklyn Dodgers have about de-
cided to train at Miami. according to
announcement 1t is the custom for the
Dodgers and Yankees to hook up in
spring exhibition games en- route North,
and this may happen in 1922. but there
Is little probability of the Yankees train
They are not going back to Shreveport
and many places are bidding for them.
They haven't decided where they will
train, but Texas is making a strong bid
and Is favored strongly by some who
have a say in the clubs affairs. The
Yanks. being champions and having
Babe Ruth. of course, would have no
trouble In booking trip with some other
National Leaue team. but the Saturday
and Sunday games the Yanks and
Dodgers play at Ebbets Field every
spring just before the pennant season
opens appeal to the financial manager
of both clubs.
Personally the writer thinks a spring
series between the Yanks and Boston
Braves would be peppery. a good card
and beneficial to both. George Grant of
the Braves says his club has been con-
sidering New Orleans, Macon, Jackson
vile and Alexandria. La, as training
spots One of these will be selected. and
the club probably will stay there as late
as April I.
Discussion is raging as 10 whether
National or American league pitching
was better this year. Rogers Hornsby
on the coast says National was much
better. He may be right, but he isn't
In a position to know. and his opinion,
therefore. carries no weight. But
whether he's right or not. he gets some
good publicity for himself. However, II
isn't question of which had the better
pitching, but of which had the poorer.
sam Dreyfus, Barney's son and Prince
ton alumnus. passed through our fair
city yesterday en- route to the lair Of the
Tiger He says the Pirates have a great
young inflelder in Traynor, who will help
them lot next season.