Evening star., 1921-04-24


This remarkable player. who has
risen from the obScurity of home
for boys to heights never before at
tained in the world of sport, owes
his great popular appeal to the pub
lie TO his ability to hit a base ball
harder and farther than any man
before him. After smashing all rec
ordS for home runs, and recording an
almost unbelievable total of fifty
four last season, Ruth calmly an
nounoed that he would be satisfied
with nothing less than seventy-hve
this year. and at the rate he has
been connecting bids fair to achieve
tkis stupendous feat.
Has Gotten Good Start.
To date he has four to his credit.
When it is recalled that it was May
1 before he raped his first homer
in 1920. and his present mark of four
was not attained last year until
twelve days later. his prospects for
another history making campai Sn
while the mass of fans at the local
park today want to see the Nation
ais effort rewarded with victory. they
will be pulling for Ruth to treat
them to an Illustration of his
speciality.
OF ali the parks in the circuit, that
in this city has proved the most
trouhl esome for Ruth in the compila-
ton of his records, owing to it's
unusually large size. Last year only
one of his total OF marathon mauls
was obtained here, and then not until
August IA. when Jim Shaw was his
vict i'm. although he hit for the cir
Quit against local fingers on half
q dozen other occasions in the COM
paratively narpw confines of the
Polo Grounds. Johnson, Shaw. Zach
ary, Acosta- Snyder and Carlson being
ies VII
One of the local staff whom he
failed to nick last year is scheduled
to oppose him this afternoon. George
Erickson. the Swede, who was left at
home to prime for this engagement,
will start against the Yankees to-
day, with Acosta and Zachary held
in reserve, the other Washington
boxmen having dropped off in New
York with Catcher Picinich-
Put Blame ON Nationals.
New York critics blame the Ma
tions for beating the Yankees out
of the pennant last season. Wash
ington was the only club in the cir
a majority of their games from, the
locals on one occasion hanging up
four wins in a five-game series. NC
Brides men now are confronted with
the golden chance Of ousting New
York from the league leadership. and
are capable of seizing the oppor-
Today they are right on the heels
of the Yankees and with series of
four games with New York following
the battle this afternoon are in a
position to oust the Hugmen from the
top rung of the ladder. They have the
best wishes of their supporters in the
capital. but this will not prevent
the bugs from pulling for Ruth 20
sock zone over the right field wall in
the encounter this afternoon.
Jeremiah Terwilliger Conway, the
left handed and red-headed pitcher
first t-baseman-o n-outfielder discovered by
Nick Altrock. who got in under the
wire at the last minute by reporting
to Manager Mcbride in Boston Fri
day, is not here with the Nationals,
nor is he with the delegation which
stopped off in New York. He was
given permission to go to his home
in Holyoke and pack a suitcase and
will then join the stay-at-homes in
the capital. TO get ready for an in
spection by the pilot when he returns
from the road.
Lorenzo WyckaEsI kfbbe, the Uni
versity of Vermont hurler and also
brick-thatched, is here with the team
and will remain to take daily work
outs at the park. Kibbe only recent
ly underwent an operation to have his
tonsils removed and is not in condi-
tion now to show what he possesses
in the way of speed and benders.
Manager Mcbride and his players
arrive from Boston in time for break
iAst this morning and will leave on
the midnight train for New York.
The two games postponed in the Hub
will be played off in the form Of
double-headers there on July and
6. With two games scheduled for the
holiday preceding. July 4. the Griff-
men will have six games in three
days. with an intermission of only
one day for the jump to St. Louis
where they are due to play July s.