The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-19
by NA4% S.SAA&orS

writer's who were friends OF Mr Foster
and Imagined O'Brsca was tho reason
. tor Fosters .oss--wh!ch IL was no;. He
IS fine baseball man and a straight
forward. Clean sportsman. He really
should have been president OF tho
National League years ago. as he pos
sesseS executive ability 10 A grea, de-
! gree He won much praise by his hand
ling Of the American Association. and
resigned there rather than mix In some
; OF the politics in the government OF
/ the game.
! There IS probably an interesting story
behind tho sudden resignation Of Mr..
/ O'Brien At this stage OF the game-and
Il Is more proba bic that II never will be
! told
1uth's worth In Money
| Baseball will never know how much
II owes to Babe Ruth rs producer Of
gate receipts. He has beyond doubt
! drawn more fans TO baseball. made moro
new fans and done moro TO make the
older fan. forget tho OWLS that have
oet.!lcn tho sport than any other man
ever has done.
The success OF Ruth 10 due largely,
/ Of course. TO tho tremendous press
| agentins he has received. but that Is
reciprocal. II ne had not been such a
super-slugger he would not have re-
ce!ved tho publicity. and II Il equally
true that tho tremendous publicity
granted him has spurred him {" grca;e-
efforts AID inspired him with moro con-
nd.nrA
Tn. record smashing turnout 70 the
Sunday ouh!N.h"adcr IN New York WAS
n tribute n Ruth and n tho situation
~ the American League. double
header on Sunday. with tho team nght-
lnE Tor no prnnan, and In first place"
and Ruth with the chance - break his
, own homo run record IN any inning.
VAS enough OF show TO draw all New
York
1t IS estimated thai moro than Inn 0hn
would havc attended that game had they
hecr ah'e 10 crowd them selves through
the gates
Naturally every club in the country
hopes now 70 md p Babe Ruth. Just rs
we usrd 70 hope n md N" 20; OF gold
q, the Foot Of tho rainbow. tn" fact
: ia. ~ .he'r anxiety ," ind another
Raha a number or clubs have tried 20
Manufacture .hem Several efforts have
hAon mad. 20 palm on players upon the
1uhli, as "trs. "a good" hut the fans
r"rusr ~ swallow tha. dope upt!l they
T.,
Fact I. thrr. seems ~ r. Just mo
prospect ot another Ruth developing
anywhere Z, tho country--ard thai -
a Pain. o1.. Jack Dunn manager or the
baltimore Orlols.. has discovered KID
VII, I. ha continues as hs has begun
49, come right aloTS ana Harhan
SMACK Huth's record. TrJnn really has
=" u" cor another Ruth tyon r"r'emher
:. vas lax who developed RahHl a. MS
stub IL 50 "a go IN front y has ne,riy
s."r'>Hr 1T -" International League. but
:" has found one.
r.. ~ IS George " Ovens. % the
Eastern SN"-a TeaSIs. who before play
Ing &" 'hrt 'oaEu" MAS L0nS lE'ard
sor! pro We "a n'ratr"n re1rs Oh
sands ak fc"' and 4 faction. weighs
Around 1Sn "a last. hits r'Eht-ha nd"d
"rt las 4h0uldorS We thnsa ~ ~"
Ear7hno.
THIS "a his rrst vr7- away from home.
tFo v'ay"i win r""nn-oE" tof nok" an
0u.) urtN - aEaSor r'osnd. them wont
- parks'sy :" play = I'VE game series
W''N trs Onnr~orh '""". %'nnnE all
f . =. U.s. terrific l'''irS
an ,hn ho,. ~ iFc ~'1i" 'w"n'y-eva
bora -uHs IN 80 rnor'r -- 3rt TTnn
seized uVo1 h'n
,"",,r,ch' In7'. :. -" N"w Y"rk
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