The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
Babe Ruth Still
 Has Two Records
 to Try for In 1921

George Ruth, like Alexander the Great. is looking about for other worlds to conquer Ruth, in long distance biting, has about every rec ord annexed that is worth annexing; however. thefe remains two records that the big Marylander can shoot at, one of them, for many seasons, may withstand the efforts y6s his mighty bat, The record of four home runs in nine-inning game is a feat that Ruth hasn't accomplished, Bobby Lowe in 1894, and Ed Delehanty in 1Ss6, are the batsmen who put over this remarkable achievement. The other record Ruth has a swell chance to annex this season. Trip" O'Neil, back in 1887, made a record of hit ting the ball for total of 407 bases and the nearest approach to this mark in s4 years Is the work of George Sisler in 1920. when that clever batsman hit for a total of 999 bases.
 Something New
 In the last issue of the big league batting averages one could notice the work of Ruth and Harry Heilman in the total bases column. Ruth, with 247 and Heilman with 22l are rec ords that, In other years, it required a full season for the most pronounced slugger to reach. Let us go back into the dark ages and see who were the big guys in hitting out extra bases. Roger Connor of the New York Giants and Pete Browning, some 37 years ago, were the slug gers of their respective leagues. Browning of the Louisville club or the old American association, is cred ited with total of 237 bases and Connor with 225. Ruth, in half & sea- son. has these famous old4timers surpassed. It was not until 1887, that any unusual records in this respect were made. In that season Big Dan" Brouthers led that National league with $40, and Trip" ,O'Neil of the St. Louis Browns led the world with the remarkable record of 407 in total bases and it is up to Babe" Ruth to smash this mark as he has almost every mark in long distance hitting. O'Neils record has withstood the assaults of the Thompsons, the Delehantys, Burketts, Lajoies, Wag- ners, Ty Cobb and the Duties; at mat f1uEn Iully, now ledueT ol thc Boston Red Sox, is second to the great oNeil record, with mark Of 373 bases made in 124 games in 1894.
 Rarely Accomplished
 It Is a remarkable fact, but less than 20 batsmen have accomplished the feat of hitting out 300 or more total bases. Dan, Brouthers and sam Thompson of the old Detroit Nation als; Hugh Duffy when member Of the Boston Nationals; Billy Keeler, Ed Delehanty, Honus Wagner, Heinie Zimmerman, "Cy" Seymour, "Tip" O'Neil, Harry Stovey, Larry Lajoie, Frank Schulte, Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, George Ruth, Roger Hornsby and George Sisler are the only ones who reached the mark. Of course, some of them have put over the record more than once. The case of Jessie Rurkett, now one of John McGraw' s sSie bodied assistants during 1895 and 1896, batted over 400. but failed to hit up total of 300 bases, how ever in 1901. the great Burkett reached that mark.
 These are the days, the halcyon days for the batsmen who can hit them out for doubles. triples and homers. The hurlers are slowly but surely, getting the edge on the bats men, and with the vanishing of the lively ball, Babe Ruth will have tc accomplish the feat of knocking out four homers in single game, also make over .407 total bases this sea son, or it will be hard going for tht big Marylander from now on.