Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-28

Chapman tragedy. He slightly for
got what they had done for him then
and held out" as the virtuous phrase
goes among professional sportsmen.
The owners settled with him, and
to show his appreciation he threw n
s2.25 baseball belonging TO them out
OF the park in Little Rock. starting
the first Srief OF the year for the
Yanks.
The next alarm was raised by
Waite Hoyt. known as the boy Won
der OF the big leagues. a $4,000 ma
whose purchase price is rather
balled up. as he came to New York
along with several other leading
Juveniles in trade and purchase
deal. Young Hoyt aimed beau
tiful smash at the little, nervous man
whom the placid ex-hrewer has
ment.
IL the smash had landed. the coll
onel and the captain might have on
their hands the expense of one
funeral and one legal defense. for
Higgins is tiny and puny. and the
WALTON was one of those lethal lar
rups ordinarily sold only on pre-
scription.
Last year Babe Ruth. champion
left handed indoor and outdoor,
standing. leaning and sitting ukulcle
picker OF the big leagues. scholar,
something Of gentleman went
transforming following the worlds
series. The colonel and the captain
wished he wouldn't go transforming,
and with one word from them the
ba!rn did as he pleased, as they ex-
pected.
Judge Landis took a running kick
at the Babe. canceling his worlds
series money and his pay for the first
thirty-two games of the year.
whereat the Babe passed on the blow
% the brewer and the engineer, In
he form OF salary terms for this
year. which are $4,000 and a bonus
/ $500 for each home run, denials
TIM took the salary wallop with a
I Hurry of unconcern and their outward
eaction was about the same toward
the Babes suspension, for there was
Ic,.hing TO be gained by crying. Yet
h. suspension reduced the Yankees
.rowds TO 5000, 1000 or i2.600 for
hose first thirty-two games, whereas
he Babe crowds run from 10000 on
ordinary Jays. up to 10000 on big
lays. H. brought 10000 TO the Polo
rounds last Saturday and again on
Sunday and held the attendance up TO
10000 or more on Monday. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Then he was thrown out AT second
by q decision that wasn't even close
and for that threw n fstful Of dirt
ut the umpire. who threw him out OF
the game. The populi became ex-
tremely vocal thcreat. bursting forth
la the famous Berry chorus from the
great American opera. RaZZ.
Then. Of all things tho ukulele
champion went into the stand. chasing
a customer out OF the park who had
only just finished p;vying 3I.25 to get
In. The chances are hat this mans
trade IS lost forever and he may tell
all his friends TO shun the Yankees on
account Of the way he was treated by
one OF the hired help.
IL one of Uncle Charley Ebbets'
young men did what Babe did. the
Brooklyn philanthropist would make
the player go visit the mans home
and Woo him back tn the box office.
Cash customers. after all. are the
Ire or baseball. and IL is their cash
that the colonel wants to build the
new S2.000.000 ball park. which is an
other OF the little worries besetting
him since he became magnate. The
plans were all drawn and then Il was
discovered that the architect had pro-
Vided neither concrete pili-box for
higgins nor padded cell for the tenn
peramental athletes to Inhabit on hot
days, when some one has fed them
meat.
IL is said that the customer whom
Ruth chased out OF the store com
mitted the social error OF calling him
great Zig bum" and New York de-
plores his inaccuracy. Ruth may he
pretty big. but he isn't what you'd
property cal, great big" aud there
are those who so so far as tn main
tain that he isn't bum At all.