The New York herald., 1921-06-04
RUTH HITS HOMER 16,
BUT YANKEES LOSE.
Wetzel's Drive Into Bleachers
Features Victory for
Browns by 8 to 8.
BY DANIEL.


Babe Ruth go. No. 16 at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. the result
of a prodigious prod into the lower tier
of the celebrated right field stand. But
the pity of 1t was that the Babe hit his
home run with nobody on base. AS
the game staggered toward its demise
this pity became more and more in
tense. It was highly meritorious feat.
was that homer, but In so far as the
other Yankees were concerned it did
nothing more than make another pill of
defeat glide down more easily. The
Browns were the victors by to s.
For Ruth the home run was some
thing more than just an addition to his
fast growing string. 1t was the 119th
four base blow Of his major league
career and tied him with Cactus Cra-
vath, who used to be with the Phillies
One more shot into that stand and
Ruth will stand absolutely supreme
with every home run record on the
books to his credit. In addition to get
ting homer yesterday he batted out a
triple and double and made 1t quite a
Ruthian afternoon.
To return to that game. it was the
medium Of splendid uphill fight by
the Yankees, but how they did toss
away their chances! The Browns ham,
niered Waite Hoyt out of the box in the
fourth inning. in which they made
seven runs. But only four of the tai
lies were made off Hoyt. Rip Collins,
who took his place. was slammed for
home run by Wetzel. who planted the
pill in the left field bleachers, drove two
other Browns In ahead Of him and won
for himself the hero role in the st.
Louis success. 1t was quite an ac-
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his chance only because George Sisters
being out with an infected foot forced
a revamping Of the Fohl lineup.
Davis Forced to Leave.
Though the handicap seemed to loom
insurmountable the Yankees kept pick
ing away until they forced Dixie Davis
to retire from the mound. Davis. who
could beat the Yanks almost any time
he wanted to last season, lost his con-
troll in the eighth and gave way to
Burwell. The newcomer with the bases
full and only one cut, famed Roth, who
batted for Sheehan, and retired Fewster
on an easy pop to Jacobson. Thus went
one Of the many. many New York
chances
But Burwell was not to go. un-
scathed. In the ninth the Yankees put
on their big rally-got two singles and
a double, drove in two runs and faced
another great opportunity. But that,
too fzzled. 1t was just not a New
York day.
Peckinpaugh started the parting rue
ton witha single to left centre and
Mitchell was sent into run for him. Bur-
we'll pitched to Ruth and the Babe
doubled to right. Peck stopping at third
Pipp dribbled an easy one to Burweil
and Peck scored, while the Babe rested
on third. Then came Bob Meusel and
the Grand Opportunity The stands
went into an uproar. Surely no prettier
And MeuseI Fans!
Meusel had been famed twice by
Davis. but had come out of his slump
with double in the eighth-a double
which had not counted for hill of
beans. Now came his chance to become
the Aurora Borealis Of the whole She
bang.
But il was not to be. Meusel famed
again! Casey never did it any neater.
Baker faced that same old chance and
he responded In part with a single which
scored Ruth and made the game rather
'oso McNally was rushed In to run
for Baker. Now it was up to Ward-a
man on first, two gone and one run
needed to get a tie. Ward set himself
for Titanic wallop. He met the ball
squarely. but Tobin, out in deep centre.
met it squarely, too, as 1t came down
and the rush for the exits was on.
That effort OF Bakers may cost the
Yanlss his services for another SPELL
He injured the muscle which was hurt
some time ago. This will add another
problem to the many faced by the har-
ried Huggins. It's great life managing
this New York club.
A great catch by Gerber In the seventh
inning probably saved the game for the
Browns The Yaanks had got two runs
on Fewster's double. following single
by Schang and two bagger by Hawks,
hitting for Hoyt. With Fewster on Sec
ond and Ruth on first as the result of
a purposeful walk. one of those many
chances confronted Pipp. He slammed a
terrific, high liner over short Gerber
leaped high. speared the ball and double
Fewster. Hard lines The score: