The New York herald., 1922-03-17
BABE PICKS RIGHT
Time FOR HOME RUN
Yankees, in Hitting Mood, De-
feat New Orleans Team
8 to 3.
JIM JOLLEY IMPRESSIVE
Rookie Southpaw Holds Ri
walls Scoreless for Five
Innings.
JIM JOLLEY IMPRESSIVE
BY CHARLES A. TAYLOR.


Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, March 16.-Babe
Ruth's bludgeon has started on its
murderous career. In the fifth inning
of the game between the Yankees and
the Pelicans here to-day, with all the
bases occupied, tie mighty mauler
drove the ball over the right field fence
for his first official homer of the year.
Three other runs which came New
York's way in this same frame gave
Hugs men a lead the Pelicans could
not overcome, and TIE final score was
. to 8 In favor of Gotham.
The Yanks had one of their old time
slugging orgies, a total of fifteen hits
for twenty-five bases being accumu
lated. Fred Hoffman emulated the
Babe by smashing the ball over the
left field fence in the sixth, inning and
also secured double in his six innings
Of play. Wally Pipp collected a triple
and single. Aaron Ward double,
Baker three singles and Fewster two
singles. 1t was a disconsolate band of
home rooters when the Yankee bats
began their vicious swinging.
Manager Higgins made strategical
move that promises to bear fruit. He
placed Norman Mcmillan. the infielder
obtained from the Rochester club, in the
right garden. and Norman more than
made good in his strange surroundings.
y long running, tumbling catch by this
recruit OF Knaupp's savage drive in the
third inning was the fielding feature of
the game.
Hits Are Scattered.
Big Jim Jolley also southpawed his
way into prominence by giving the best
exhibition of twirling that any of the
rookie boxmen have shown so far. Jim
was the Yankee pitcher for five innings
and. although he allowed six hits. they
were so scattered as to keep the Pelicans
scoreless.
George Quinn, the Virginia Lacquer,
who succeeded Jolley had one bad
frame. the seventh. in which the local
nine made four hits and all their runs,
but George didn't do so badly In the
other four innings he worked.
Manager Dobbs of the New Orleans
team used three pitchers-Thomas and
Jdfh'S, SoulllPhWos anu JOHcS, ItEiit-
handler. Thomas shut out the Yanks for
four innings, but in the frightful fifth.
already referred to, he had a grievous
experience James permitted two runs
In the two innings he labored on the
mound, but Jones sailed through his two
frames without any tallles being made
against him.
The Yankee fifth was opened by
Ward, who drew a pass. On the hit
.t... - ..a.l.t
and Ward raced TO third. from where
he scored when Thomas threw wildly
to first in an effort to catch Scott.
Hoffman followed with a double 30
right. which tailed Scott. Joley tapped
to Thomas. who was wild again in his
toss to third to head off Hoffman, and
everybody was safe. Fewster singled TO
left. scoring Hoffman, and Mcmillan
walked. filling the bags for the COM
ing OF Ruth.
Psychological Moment.
The Babe fouled Thomas's first curve.
only to crash into the next ball for ~
Journey over the fence. II was the
third opportunity the Babe has had in
the games here to knock homer. with
the bases all occupied. and this time he
delivered with vengeance. The bali
cleared the right field wall. with plenty
TO spare. and was the equivalent of
drive into the right field bleachers at
the Polo Grounds.
The Yanks scored ono run In the
sixth, thanks to Hoffman's homer. and
one more in the seventh as the result
OF Pipp's triple and an infield out. The
Pclicans gathered their three runs in
the sixth on a pass to Kicks, an in
field hit by Barbara. on which Baker
made bad throw to first single to
Meyers. pass to Gilbert and singles
by Knaupp and Foss.
The Yanks are having a picnic with
the Pelicans. but their real test IS due
Saturday when Rogers Hornsby and
his bat come to town for two day
stay.