The New York herald., 1921-10-03
YANKEES AT BEST;
RUTH HITS ANOTHER
The Babes 59th Home Run
Helped Beat Red Sox in Last
Pennant Game.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

Babe Ruth sent the ball on towering
trip into the upper realm of the Brush
Stadium at the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon, home run with two on bases.
That feat. the Babes fifty-ninth home
run of the year, and to victory for
the Yankees over tho Boston Red s,ox,
brought down the curtain on the Aneri-
quite satisfactory to the $4,000 specta-
tors-except Harry Frazee, owner of the
Boston club, who was there in a box
with Judge Lands and Col. Rupert.
The Yankees, new American League
champions, had to go into their inning
to win, for numerous hearty smaeks adj
ministered to the pitching Of Rip Col
Inns a few innings before had wiped out
a big lead and tied the score. The Yam
KEGS won 1t out quickly in the ninth.
AL De Eormer, q good hitter and one OF
the real fast steppers of the game, tore
TO second on q smack through Scott
Frank Baker, batting for Bill Piercy,
walked, and Chick Hawks, running for
him was forced by Miller. With only one
out, everybody fondly hoped Ruth would
have another whack at the ball, but
Roger Peckinpaugli entirely overlooked
that phase of it and cut safety
through to the right field wall, which
scored De Vorner and Miller and won
the game.
what was the use." asked Peck after
the game. "of waiting for somebody else
to be hero when you can be one your
self? Besides. the more home runs Ruth
makes this year the harder time he'll
have next year beating his record. Any
way. don't like to sc home in the dark"
1t was a strong finish, whether Ruth
was In it or not, for the Yankees were a
run behind when the inning began.
There wouldn't have been any occasion
for the New York ninth IL Collins hadn't
sandwiched two Innings of fearfuily in
efficient pitching between excellent pitch
ing Of Shawkey ard Piercy. The Red
Sox made five runs on him, partly on i
muff by Ruth. partly on bases on balls
and mostly on a cluster of hard and
ringing hits. He was knocked out OF the
box. Not very glorious finale for Col
Inns, unable to make a five run lead nuf-
flee. and knocked cut of the box.
Shawkey pitchei we'll, particularly
with men on bases. for three innings,
then retired. 1t was just workout for
him. His face looked thin and pinched
In the dressing room. He explained
that his arm was in capital condition,
but that he had been up most Of the night
with rebellious stomach. The only
run Off Piercy, made in the eighth, WAS
due to Pipp's drop Of thrown ball, q
ball thrown by Piercy between Pipp and
the runner and which the first baseman
had to stop with one hand.
The Yanks made two runs in the Sec
ond with two out on a single by Ward.
double by McNally and double by De
Vormer. Fullerton. youngster, pitcned
against them. They made three more IN
the third on singles by Miller and Peek
and Ruth's home run. John Collins took
a liner In deep right off Ruth in the
seventh.
On defence the Babs dived and blocked
off line hit with the ample expanse
which protects his stomach from the
assaults Of q cruel world. and on another
occasion he raced back far. with sun
streaming into his smoked glasses. and
made humdinger catch of a line drive.
The score: