New-York tribune., 1921-04-14

dense opening gallery can say that
they didn't get started with a rcsound-
ing ecat.
There was merely normal excitement
and the expected hip-hip until Babe
Ruth came to bat with two men out in
the first inning. AS he stepped up the
RAJ ters began to rock with the Welcome
Chorus that whirled down upon him
like a vocal tidal wave.
Ihey could all see more of him this
April than they ever saw before-about
twenty pounds more--for in spite of his
long training siege the Babe was for
from being svcltc. Yet his massive
frame carried the surplus weight we'll,
and 1t was not until one looked down
at his slender ankles that one began to
wonder Just how long such willowy
props could carry so much freight.
1T may have been with this idea in
mind that the Babe decided to dis
pense with the stately jaunt around
the bases, following the home run
blow, and indulge in an afternoon of
n11esi'-reduclng exercise. Or it may
nave been his tender wrist, still a
tribe painful. At any rate, upon only
one occasion did he let fly an old time
NTH inning his line drive sailed
against the wind to within a foot Of
the fence, where it bounded up against
the wood. His trip up brought forth
sharp single to right. His second
appearance netted line drive to right
Tor two bases that came near decani- :
tatlng fielder before it bounded off
for a two-base hit
Ruth Leads Bombardmcnt
His third harvest was the LONG
double to center, where he was shot
down sliding into third. He con-
ciuded the entertainment by successive
singles in the seventh and eighth
innings, giving him running start as
ueofge SISTERS successor, if not his
own as home-run king
y, Ruth led the bombardment. but
Ward, Bodie and Mays were not far
penlha. .t ON his formal appearance in
me IN second inning, after Ping had
9oupled, Ward cracked towering
drive far into the left field seats for for
the first homer of the wear.
Mays held the Mackmen to one hit
lof % the first six innings, too daring
eHor' by Ruth yielding the lone run
IN the seventh on Dugan's low punch
70 ieit: The Mackmen made a fairly
even fight of it until the Yankees
nhally fell upon Scott Perry in the
seventh for three runs.
When Hasty followed Ferry in the
eighth, he stepped into a fusillade of
pio~s that carried his cap away. They
nlcked Hasty for enough singles,
doubles and triples in this stanza to
gamer SIN runs and end any lingering
doubt as to the outcome.
Team lmprcsses the Crowd
Inc mauling power of the Yankees
ana the cool craft OF Cafl Mays made
oeep impression on the crowd. They
Sd" one OF the hardest hitting arrays
ever gathered together walk nm and
step into the ball with supreme power
ana aupreme confidence, forctelling
ehaiess trouble for opposing pitchers
IN ! the days and weeks to come. The
3Atnlet'cs were So badly mauled they
ina, ,au no chahce to show what they mign,
LOOK TO be under better conditions.
But the play of the Yanks was we'll
up to the expected standard in all
three ways, which includes, batting.
pitchlng and fielding defense. The
SIZE OF the crowd and the bubbling
enthusiasm gave promise of another
year, year that will
even surpass 1920 in So far as Miller
Huggins's machine of maulers is CON
cerned There was still another great
nltter IN FRANK Baker on the bench and
BAKER looked to be as young and active
as M ne ever loked in other years.
Inc pig point of the afternoon was
the Babes start with percentage of
/ 1000, which is practically ali anv one
could start with. even by employing
miracles: He may not beat Ruth
mark Of 1920, but Sisler, Cobb and
Speaker might as we'll take notice now.