Evening journal., 1921-09-16
ruth SMASHES
4-BASE RECORD
Dramatic Scene in New
York When Babe Drops
Pill Into Stand
3 BALLS, 2
STRIKES ON HIM

NEW YORK, Sept. is-He did II
yesterday-crashed the titanic feat
or feats into baseball history while
$4,000 fans abandoned themselves
on high wave OF frenzy al the Polo
Grounds. II was in the nth inning
or the first contest with ST. I,oufs
that the inimitable. lnvlncibie Ruth
emitted the climatic note OF his
great paean OF power-hamnered
the ball into the far. overhanrinr
corner Of the upper tier OF the right
held stand for his nfty-nfth homo
run OF the year and bettered his own
glittering record OF 1920.
With the Babes success in bis
long and engrosslng quest OF the
absolute In baseball came a sccne
such as fixes itself in mems minds
Tor pleasant "reminiscences IL made
nashing beacon light in a double
triumph for the peacemalxing yam
KEGS. who trounced the Browns In
the first game by 10 10 6 and ala
even better in the second affair. by
10 to s. And fortunate indeed was
this two-ply victory. for the Indians
insisted on beating the Athletics
twice. Thus are our Yanks left onlv
half a game in front.
There was an unpleasant tensitv In
the air when the Babe came up for
his history making turn at bat. Billy
/ Bayne, left handler, was In the box
for the Browns, and the Babe had
found him something Of an enigma
IA sui generis singer. who persist
/ ed In pitching 70 the fury and glory
! ing in the discontinue OF the haffied
Ruth. In the FIRST inning Bayne
had reveled In a chuckle while Ruth
took three swings and famed. In
the third Bayne had taken the dan.
gerous liberty Of laughing at the
Babe while he hit az a high one on
the inside and raised a measly pop
TO Gerber. Here. apparently. was
more than a match for the wits. eyes
and drive OF the Home Run King.
But Bayne was only riding to his
fall. Elmer Miller, pre-eminent
among the clouting stars Of the day,
opened the NTH with a double 10
left Peckinpaugh flied TO Tobin.
Up strode Ruth. and tho air was
filled with entreaues for that long
awaited hfty-hfth. The Yankees
needed one run TO tie. Ruth simply
had to hit that ball and hit il far.
For a while the outlook remained
Jet. Bayne remained potent and
canny. He threw three bad ones. bu
also got two strikes on Babe. Nov
came the supreme moment Bayn'
became audacity itself. Up came I
straight, fast one, a trifie high bu
placed perfectly for the Babe. Th'
big bludgeon, which had been rest
ing behind Ruth's shoulders. WA
brought up with perfect precision
and judgment. Behind that sweeI
was all the tremendous power OF tn
Babes great shoulders and arms
and away went the ball winging int
the pavilion while Miller scurrie,
home.
No sooner had the crash echoe,
through the stadium than the fiel'
became a storm center for a hurri
cane Of straw hats Into the aren'
they came flying. scaling. floating
recent acquisitions mingled with vet
Grams OF a long summers sun ray
and showers The players wade,
through the bonnets while Ruth
logged around the paths with I
broad smile on his face. AS h'
adorned the plate little Eddie Ben
nett. the Yankees mascot leapes
up on the Babes back and It wa
with this human burden that th'
Home Run King came 10 the dug
out to receive the congratulationl
OF his teammates. II was SIS at las
and many a wager would have &
be paid.