The New York herald., 1922-11-14
BABE RUTH Is HOST
TO NOTED AUTHORS
Colonel Rupert, Colonel Hus-
ton and Other Literary For
Dinner Guests.
ny w. o. McGEEHAN.

Babe Ruth, the eminent author and
last night at a literary dinner given .r
the local writer's of fiction from trS
Polo Grounds. The gathering OF ao-
thors assembled in that well known
haunt of the local literati. the Elks
Club. Mr. Ruth, In view of the place
that he occupies in current literature
felt 1t incumbent upon him to take .
little notice of the lesser writer's OF
baseball literature.
Among the authors were Col. Jaco0
Rupert. president Of the New Yors
Yankees. Col. Rupert Is the author
of the checks which are given to Ruth
and other writers on the Yankee team
on the first and fifteenth of each month
during the baseball season. Mr.. Ruth
has the highest regard for tho works of
Col. Rupperts pen. In discussing the
literary output of Col. Rupert, Mr..
Ruth declared that the only criticism he
had to make of Col. Rupperts writing
Is that he did not take his pen In hand
often enough. A man who wields such
giften pen could not dip It into the ink
too frequently. Mr.. Ruth declared.
Col Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Hus-
ton. vice-president OF the Yankees.
Huston Is the popular author OF 1.-The
Life of Ban Johnson" which was a
best seller In its day. This appeared IN
serial form in all OF the newspapers
during the Mays controversy. All Of
forts to secure q publisher who would
bring 1t out unexpurgated In book
form have failed. The Colonel said
that the chance OF the book going to
print were getting simmer and simmer
as few recalled who Ban Johnson was.
Jimmy Allison, who translated the
folklore of Cincinnati into English, en-
tertained the guests with some of the
quaint dialect stories Of hds native
city. Mr.. Allison Is the personal rep
resentative Of August Hermann, the
Burgomeister of Cincinnati The Burgo-
meister sent his regrets and barrel
of dill pickles. Both were enjoyed.
Mr.. Ruth announced at the dinner that
he was about to retire for the winter to
his farm at Sudbury, Mass, an devote
his entire time to the writing of fiction
until spring, when he would resume his
baseball serials. The title of the ro-
nance which Mr.. Ruth is about to be-
gin is not announced, but 1t is whispered
that it will be called THE Eighteenth
Amendment"
The centerpiece was unique. It CON
sisted Of a stuffed bull, life size. Mr..
Ruth announced that the bull had been
thrown by Col. Tillinghast L'Hommedieu
Huston during a session of the now OBJ
solete national commission. Col. Huston
denied he brought home the trophy and
declared positively that the bull had
been thrown personally by Mr. Ruth
during the negotiations that preceded
the signing of Ruth's last contract
There was only one untoward incident.
While the festivities were at their
height Mr.. Tammany Young. for whom
10 place card had been set, was dis
covered at a prominent place at the
board. When he was discovered ne
withdrew gracefully.
II came only as n sporting proposi
tion." he announced. "A guy bet me
that I could not crash the gate into
this dinner and you know that couldn't
take a dare like that Ny reputation
was at stake"
An interesting literary competition
was held during the course of the eve
ring. Mr.. Ruth limited that he might
need n slight advance while he was
working on his new novel. Instantly
Col. Rupert and Col Huston stimuli
taneously drew check books and started
TO write. They finished almost neck
and neck and Mr.. Ruth who read the
checks as referee ruled that they were
equally good. The opinion was upheld
by all the guests.