The New York herald., 1922-09-02
BABE RUTH EXILED
TO BASS COUNTRY
Boy Orator Sentenced to Three
Days of Fishing for Verbal
PyrOtechnics.
ny w. o. McGEEHAN.

Babe Ruth is loose again. For his
rudeness to Tommy Connolly. the half
pint umpire with the high proof dignity,
at last Wednesdays game the Babe has
been sentenced to so fishing for three
days. Byron Bancroft Johnson. presi-
dent Of the American League. with the
object all sublime OF making the pun
ishment fit the crime. passed out this
decree yesterday.
The Babe. It seems, had anticipated
the punishment and was already casting
his line in creek near Evanston. ILL.,.
and was said to have five gallon jug
OF bait with him. 1t Is believed that the
nait viii last through the sentence.
wn,ch Will expire in time TO permit the
Babe to play In the two games at the
POLO Grounds on Labor Day.
This is the third time that the Babe
mas been suspended this year. The first
suspension was imposed In time to per-
NIT him to enjoy the spring racing sea-
son and little later he was suspended
IN time for the summer bathing season.
from last accounts the martyr Of
organized Baseball was bearing UP we'll
under this cruel and unusual punish
ment and had caught eighteen bass on
the first day.
Babes Antfcipa tion Great.
1t was quite evident that the Babe
expected to be treated with considerable
sternness, for Immediately after he was
put out Of the game by Umpire Con-
nony he rushed to a sporting goods
store and purchased rod and reel and
nj -
game he took a train for Evanston and
set out for the creek. He began fishing
with the same tractability Of a con-
oemneeH man laying his head on the
guillotine.
According to President Johnson. he re-
ccived full report of the language
used by the Babe to Umpire Connolly
and decided that drastic atcion had to
be taken. Tommy has more dignity to
the square inch than any of the full
sized umpireS, and the thought OF that
a,slnity being publicly ruffled made the
blood OF the league president boil.
Mr.. johnson believes that this swift
and stern punishment of the Babe win
do much to restrain other players who
might be inclined to talk back to UNI
pres. especially Tommy Connolly. In
fact IT Is reported that Mr.. johnson has
gone even futher in his preventative
measures. 1t Is said that he has pur-
chased bass and trout fishing outfits in
wholesale lots and that every player
who talks back to any umpire will be
forced to equip himself with tackle and
go fishing forthwith.
Col. Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston
would make no comment on the SEN
tence In behalf OF the Yankees. "If
Ruth called Tommy Connolly what he
10 ~xTS
Col. Huston. The Colonel was entertain
ing JOSEF Won Heintzman, the Baron of
Fountain Square. Cincinnati, who is
here to place orders for worlds series
tickets for the best families of Gin
cinnau. The Colonel, however. refused
to admit that the Yanks would win
In the American League as yet.
Miller Huggins. the Yank manager. was
loaded to the gilis with optimism yes
terday. Huggins is quite sure that
nothing can stop the Yanks at the cur
rent writing.
X The Yanks. leading their league by
two games. will play for the customers
of Mr.. Cornelius McGillicuddy at Phila-
dephia to-day. The Babe. of course.
will not be with them. lie will be serv-
ing out his sentence by the creek at
Evanston. Elmer Smith, who was
thrown in with the last purchase OF
ivory made by the Yanks from Harry
II. Frazee. will play for the Babe
Cousin Egbert Barrow. secretary OF
the Yanks. is in hopes that the people
OF Philadelphia will not know that there
is an understudy in the place OF the
Babe. His plan IL to rig Elmer up
with a false abdomen such as was used
in the old Weber and Fields acts and
lead the customers to believe that smith
Il Ruth. Egbert is one Of those secre-
taries who would practice deceptions OF
tl,ia sort to please the customers.