The New York herald., 1922-06-21
I'LL GET YOU HE SHOUTS
Don't Care if Suspended for
Life Adds the Enraged
Sultan.


that Babe Ruth had been suspended
for his torrid debate with Bill Din
neen, the umpire. yesterday came two
startling occurrences-first a threat
by the Babe to crown the umpire with
something more solid than laurel, and
then the first victory the New Yorks
had been able to land in nine games.
Their triumph over the Indians by
s to s. which came only after a bad
scare in the eighth and ninth innings.
was a welcome happening after eight
setbacks in a row.
But for the timely Intervention of
Stuffy McInnis the swatless sultan
would have soaked Bill and thus
compounded his original offense to
such a degree that Johnson would
have been forced to take drastic ac-
ton
Ruth's latest jam was precipitated
by a hit off Leslie. Nunamaker's bat in
the eighth inning of the second game
of the series between the Yankees and
the Indians. The catcher batted for
Duster Mails and sent a scorching
grounder through Pipp and Down the
right field foul line.
Meusel made a fine pickup and a
perfect throw to McNally, who received
the ball in ample time to defeat the
batter's attempt to make two bases.
Dinneen ruled the runner safe. however,
and a mob scene ensued. Half the
New York players gathered around
Dinneen to protest the decision. with
Ruth leading the chorus.
The Babe Persists.
Most of the players soon abandoned
their useless attempt to persuade
Dinneen to reverse his decision. but not
the Babe. He continued to terate Bill
until the latter ordered him off the
field and then carried his complaint
TO umpire Dick Nallin. who was calling
them behind the plate. According to
the umpires report the Babes language
to Dinneen was florid in the extreme.
His suspension was not entirely un-
expected.
AS his suspension did no. deprive
BIN of the right to work with his club
before to-day's game. the Babe went
through the preliminary motions and
was leaving the field at the conclusion
of the practice period when he en-
countered Dinneen near the home clubs
dugout. The sight of the official
whose report was responsible for his
suspension enraged the Babe beyond
control and he resumed his denuncia-
tion of Dinneen where he left off yes
terday.
One word led to another until the
conversation became mutually acrimon-
ious. with the Babe calling the umpire
a yellow something or another" and
%rN
IN kind. After exhausting his supply
OF sulphuric expletives the Babe
started as though to enter the runway
leading to the dressing rooms under the
stand when some one in the dugout
passed a remark which caused him to
rush at Dinreen with the obvious in
tention of committing physical violence
on his supposedly sacred person.
stuffy stops the Babe.
Before he could reach the object of
his unreasoning rage. however Nc
1nnis intervened. According to Cleve-
land players who were In a position to
see and hear all that transpired. Ruth
II the latter ever put Inn out of another
game"
I'll get you" he is alleged to have
said. even II they suspend me for life
for It," Still sputtering wrathfully, he
finally was prevailed upon to retire to
the showers while Dinneen. wind pad
and head gear in hand. stalked to the
plate and set the game in motion.
But for his attempted assault on
Dfnneen, Ruth's suspension probably
would have been lifted after three days
the customary penalty for being ex-
PEELED from a game. Now. however. IL
IL likely that he will be compelled to
serve a limit sentence of ten days, all
that the rules permit Johnson to in
flict, except with the consent of the
Board of Appeal. consisting Of Jacob
Rupert. of the Yankees. and Clark
Griffith, of the Senators.
The chances are that Ruth's suspen-
sion will hurt the Babe more than it
will the Yankees. Following a notable
batting streak. which gave him three
home runs in as many consecutive
games at Chicago and st. Louis, the
Babe fell into another slump. and In
twenty-sx consecutive times at bat
made only three hits--two singles and
q homer--for an average of approx
fmately .115. He drew many passes.
hut repeatedly batted into easy outs
when hit would have meant run or
two, and "gummed'' more rallies than
almost any other player on the club
When day after day passed. and he
failed 10 hit in old time form. he seemed
70 lose confidence in himself. Opposing
pitchers couldn't throw them so wide
that he wouldn't swing at them. and the
longer he went without his accustomed
quota of hits. the more bad balls he hit
at He looked so bad at bat indeed
that Miller Higgins contemplated Civ
ing him rest" when the president of
the league pulled him out of an en-
barrassing position by suspending the
Babe.
Going into the second half OF the
eighth inning this afternoon the Yankees
had a four run lead and Joe Bush
seemed to have the Indians blocked at
every turn. But with only two more
innings to 20 he exploded. and Sam
Jones. who succeeded him on the slab,
faltered. Two runs were scored by the
Indians in the eighth and one in the
ninth. and the tying and winning runs
wsre on the bases when a double play
ended the game.
In the absence Of Ruth. Miller Hug
ein4 shifted Whitley witt 10 left field
and used Camp Skinner in center The
latter couldn't make hit in five times
Mt bat but Wallie Pipp came through
with two singles and a brace OF doubles
and made his wallops count to such
good purpose that the Yankees scored
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