The Washington times., 1921-10-12
BABE RUTH is INCENSED
AT WRITER WHO IMPLIES
AILMENT IS OVERRATED
by BABE RUTH.

KOt IL on TUESDAY ana ufoVe out
season long. II was not what the
longest home run" 1t was not one
friends have so often called "Babe
did come at time when the nervy
shoes In a pinch and he delivered.
With Cap Huston, Yankee owner
guarding me from the other side,
getting into yesterdays battle of
/. ordinary everyday baseball writer.
i have for the balance of the series
ers and to the press stand for keep
The only consolation / got out OF the
boys losing the game was that didn't
i was due to break the strike-out
record yesterday. JEFF Barnes struck
out every Yankee player while / was
sitting safely In the press box.
1t was the first world series game
] ever saw without a baseball uniform
on. It was the first game had seen
in many years. / saw a lot Of things
that makes me see the viewpoint Of
the rabid fan. also did some things
that are not In the sporting editors
book OF rules.
When the Yankees came to bat In
the seventh inning got up and
stretchod--thats where / guess ]
proved more Of a fan than a baseball
writer.
Ruth Says Something.
As my assignment was writing and
not hitting home runs want to take
full advantage Of the privilege. Last
Saturday and Sunday the New York
newspapers announced that my arm
was in such condition that I would no
longer be in the Yankee lineup. Such
were the unqualified instructions OF
the doctor after putting a two-inch
incision In my arm on Friday night.
In spite Of this l reported TO the
ball park Sunday to the surprise of
Manager Huggins and all the boys
They threw up their hands in horror
when told him / would at least start
the first few innings. The rest OF the
club sided with Huggins and / stood
out against an overwhelming majority.
did this realizing that physically l
was not very useful to the Yankee
team, but at the same time feeling In
my heart that my absence would effect
their morale in a game they needed
very badly. On top Of this ! took
look at the biggest gathering OF the
series in the only Sunday game that
would be played.
Thought Of Fans.
I felt the fans would be disappointed,
and. despite their unselfish pleading.
the Yankee players would be dis
heartened. Because Of all this I fig
ured was big enough and strong
enough to go out there and take my
medicine for a couple Of strenuous
hours.
But because I did so, and possibly
because was strong enough to knock
out long home run, the sporting
editor of a New York evening news
peper sank 80 low in the mire of per-
sonal opinion, prejudiced. and so deep
in his own contemplate prejudices as
to print the following insult In his
private personal column.
Ruth possibly enjoyed the trick he
played on the fans by going into the
game after the report had been spread
that he had been forced out of the |
series by an operation on infected
elbow. On numerous occasions dur
ing the pennant race the public was
informed that Ruth had been disabled
and couldn't play any, yet the home
run king invaribly bobbed up fit to |
battle for the Yankees. According to |
official information Saturday, the |
Babe had been seriously injured and
the Hugmen would have to worry |
along without him. But Ruth, with a
bnndage around his elbow, surprised |
everybody in the stands yesterday by |
taking his place in left field, also by |