New-York tribune., 1921-09-17
50th Home Run
BY Ruth f fails
To Aid Hugmen
Shocker, However, Fans the
Babe on 3 Other Occa-
sions; Browns Win, 1913
By Charles A. Taylor

His name is Urban Shocker and he
halls from st. Louis, not because Of
choice, but because Of the fact that he
was sold down the Mississippi River by
the Yankees, whom he stood on their
collective heads yesterday afternoon
at the Polo Grounds. The score in
favor Of Urban, sold to the Suburbans,
was 10 to 3.
1t is true that Babe" Ruth knocked
out his fifty-sixth home run of the sea-
son off this discard, but it is also true
that the Batterng Babe famed on each
of the three other times he appeared
at the plate.
Only ten thousand fans witnessed
the humiliation Of the Hugmen, but it
was essential that they rest up a bit
after the batting orgies of the Yanks
on Thursday. They knew that Shock
ing Shocker was going to pitch, but
they probably figured to themselves
that the bats of the respondent PEN
nant chasers would ring along merrily,
no matter who dished up the curves.
The fans who argued this way missed q
fine exhibition of pitching on the part
Of Urban the exiled.
Shawkey Not in Form
Bob Shawkey, who has not been
:,
opened against Shocker and for thrcs
{, innings the duel between the two was
OF the top-notch sort. In the fourth
however, the sluices were let loose. on
Bob the ex-Gob and four runs swan
| over the plate.
With one out, Ellerbe smashed a
safety through Wally Pipp. Sislcr, the
famous, banged single to right which
put Ellerbe on third. Home Run WI
liams shot safe drive to right which
scored Ellerbe and put Sisler on third.
Mr.. Joe jacobson then knocked a near
home run. The big fellow smote the
ball to center, and while Elmer Miller
played tag with what was scored as
| double everybody raced home, in
cluding Jacobson.
In the fourth, with two men out,
Babe Ruth put his home-run mark on
a still higher ledge by catapulting the
ball over the top of the right-feld
stands and materially disorganizing the
alleged train service on the elevated
road. At least two trains were held
up, while those supposed to man them
scrambled for the spoils from the bat
Of Ruth.
This mighty smash cheered all
hands, for it was regarded as the first
symptom of relapse by Shocker. But
in the sixth the Browns renewed their
macing of Shawkey and drove him from
the mound. Ellerbe singled and was
forced by Sisler. Williams crashed one
at Ward, which hit Aaron in the face,
and Sisler shot to third. The frenzied
jacobson next banged a single over
short and Sisler and Williams scooted
homeward.
Losers Stage a Rally
With hope vet linperinc in the
! breasts of Colonels Rupert and Hus-
ton, who occupied one end of the "Pest
Box" the Yanks rallied in their half
OF the sixth and tailed two runs for
Themselves. Chicken" Hawks, batting
for Shawkey, beat out high bounder
to McManus and counted all the way
from first on Miller's double to center.
Captain Pecainpaugh then waited a
short fly over second, on which Gerber
and McManus got all caflummixcd.
with the result that the ball fell safe.
Gerber was badly shaken up by his
collision with McManus as the two bat
tied as to which should make the catch,
and time was called. In the mean time
Miller had scored.
Tor real oldlashioned batting fest
that would bury the Bothersome
Browns, Urban Shocker was SO unper-
turbed that he famed Babe Ruth and
Bob Meusel in row and .squelched the
golden promise.
/ Manager Miller called j. Franklin
Baker to the bat in the eighth in place
Of Jack Quinn, who had meanwhile
relieved the abused Shawl1ey, but the
Trappe farmer grounded to Sisler after
a couple OF healthy swings. Miller
flied to center and very questionable
decision by Umpire Chill snuffed out
Peckinpaugh after hit to deep short
This was the last stand Of the Yanks
The predominant figure in the final
session was Sisler, who with three men
on base and Tom Rogers pitching for
the Yanks, sent the ball into the lower
tier of the right field stand.
1t was sad closing to a sad game.