The New York herald., 1922-03-24
Judge at Yankee Camp Poses
for Movies With Babe
and Bob.
PELICANs ARE TROUNCED
Major Lcaguers Pound Ball at
Will-Fiye Hits for
Rookie Mcmillan.
ny CHARLES 4. TAYLOR.

Special Dispatch to THE New foRK HERALp.
New ORLEANS. March 23.-Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands. high com
missioner Of baseball, was the center
OF attraction at the ball park here this
afternoon. Tie game itself. in which
the Yankees defeated the New Orleans
Pelicans for the fifth time. 10 10 3.
was lifeless affair compared with the
doings and the sayings OF the baseball
ear.
In the first place it should be stated
that the cLance OF any mitigation Of
the sentence imposed upon Babe Ruth
and Bob Meusel is of the slimmest
character. In one OF the shortest In
terviews on record Judge Landis in
formed the New York correspondents
that there will be nothing further to
add on that subject" the subject being
the suspension Of Babe and Bob
Judge Lands received Babe Ruth as
caller In his room at the hotel after
to-day's game. The hone-rur king
stayed an hour with the Judge in earn
est conversation in which Ruth ex-
pressed regret for his actions In barn
storning last fall. and asked that his
suspension be lifted in justice TO the
Yankee team. the chief sufferer in the
unfortunate proceedings.
The Commissioner listened sympa-
ihetically. but stuck TO his firm refusal
70 either lift or mitigate the sentence or
suspension. Bob Meusel met the Judge
in the lobby OF the hotel and said he had
never made the remarks credited TO him
in which Long Bob was supposed TO have
invited Commissioner Lands 10 jump
into Lake Michigan. The eminent jurist
smilingly accepted the explanation and
patted Babe on the back.
But 10 return to the Judge and his
activities at the ball game. the proceeds
OF which were given 10 the Salvation
Army. Mayor McShanc OF New Or
leans gave Lands his first opportunity
to show his mettle when his Honor
opened an auction on the block with
three baseballs bearing Babe Ruth's sig
nature. The first bid was from the
Judge and was for 800. The fans roared
their delight. and they roared some more
when Capt. Babe raised this bid to
s2ce. Col. Jacob Rupert next entered
the competition with m offer OF 500
and the Colonel got the ball
Balls Arc Auctioned.
The second ball went 10 the Babe for
$50 Judge Lands once more being out
voted. 30 to speak. but the third ball
was nabbed by the Judge for $50 All
three balls were then given back 10
20 the Mayor as auctioneer for the
Salvation Army. and he resold them to
ordinary fans for prices ranging from
$40 10 $50 The total amount obtained
from the sale was 5000
Just before the auction the Judge
posed for the movie men, standing be-
tween Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel and
grasping one by the right hand and
the other with the left. This, too,
pleased the customers nightly.
The game was noteworthy solely be-
cause OF the fact that Bob Shawkey and
Wally Schsng had their first real work.
out Bob pitched for five innings and
showed that his arm, which troubled him
50 much last year. has come around all
right. The Pelicans did not make hit
the first three innings Shawksy twiried.
but IN the fourth and fifth he let up
bit and tho local nine gathered six
safeties -Four OF these were punched
in the fourth for all OF New orleans's
three runs.
Tho Yankees had busy day with
their bats. obtaining twenty-five hits
for total OF thirty-one bases. J.
Franklin Baker continued hts home run
habit with a clout over the right field
fence. As Baker twice hit for the cir
cult at Bogalusa yesterday to-day's
blow made II three homers In two days
for him.
Tho most consistent hitting OF the
game was accomplished by Norman Me-
MILAN. who banged out five singles in
az many times at bat. This young
player seems determined to force his
way into the regular lineup. Elmer
Miller too. had pecks OF fun with the
Pelican twirlers. making a double and
two singles. Wally Schang also got
three hits. o triple and two singles.
while Aaron Ward also knocked out a
three bagger.
singles only for Babe.
Capt Babe Ruth hit three vicious
singles between first and second. but
they are hardly worth mentioning. such
measly hits disgusting both the Babe
ana the fans.
The New Workers. started their run
making In the first, when they tailed
once. In the third they scored their
second run and In tho fourth added their
third. W the meantime the Pelicans
had failed 10 get a man over the plate,
but IN their fourth Shawkcy took pity
ia them and four hits. two OF which
wore triples by Wight and Monroe. tied
'he score. but that was all. for the
yanks began 10 pull away again in the
fifth with two more runs and kept piling
up their total in every inning save the
ninth.
Lefty oDoul. who succeeded Shawlxey
as Yankee boxman, proved complete
puzzle 70 tho Pelicans. who obtained
only two hits and never threatened 10
do any real damage.
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