The New York herald., 1922-05-21


fact the return of the Babe from
Bonaparte from Elba, was followed
Yanks were rolled fiat in the ninth II
By all the rules of melodrama writ
ing the Babe should have shot the
first one over the stands, but instead
he struck out. Thereafter he made
some hefty swings but did not con-
meet for single hit. The somber
Aaron Ward smashed home run into
the left field bleachers. scoring the
Yankees two runs. Baby Doll Jacob
son. whose head is so small that they
have to buy boys size baseball cap
for him and then have it shrunk, got
home run with the bases filled, but
the Big Bam did nothing with the bat.
If anybody doubts that Babe Ruth
is the big punch in baseball from the
point Of view of the box office they
should have mingled with the 10000
yesterday. 1t was a Babe Ruth day,
nothing else. Sisler of the Browns
got little furry of applause, there
was some slight interest shown in
Williams, the Oregonian, who is ahead
Of Ruth's last years record for home
runs, but the 10000 pairs of eyes were
on Ruth all the time.
Babe Looks Portly.
The Babe looked a trife portly and
sleek He carried himself at times with
ievoI
and at other times with the dignity Of
the exile welcomed back to the throne.
There was roar of delight when he
took the field at the head of the field
stalking in with BOD Meusel. the other
exile who has just been allowed back by
Judge Landis. Moving picture cameras
followed the Babe all over the field.
Bob Meusel. fellow exile Of the Babe,
was a somewhat pathetic figure beside
the triumphant Big Bam. All the cam
eras were trained on Ruth. Meusel,
Just tagging along, looked bit sheepish
and pleading as though he woufd like to
say, Hey, how about a little fatted calf
for me. / just love veal and 1 was in
exile, too But he was rudely pushed
aside by the gentlemanly camera men.
When the gates were opened at the
Polo Grounds the multitudes swarmed
across the Harlem River and descended
in steady streams down the slopes OF
Coogan's Bluff. The upper and lower
stands filed quickly. Finally the bars
we're let down on the bleachers and tho
streams of humanity started to gush up
the green runways. They filled the
sides first. Then the curtains were lifted
slowly and every seat was taken before
the announcer bawled the batteries.
10000 in the Park
In the back Of the upper and lower
stands there were rows of restless fans.
lnasmuch as the Polo Ground stadium
and bleachers will seat close to $4,000
i. is safe enough to say that there were
over 10000 in the park before the first
bail was pitched.
There were early morning rumors that
Judge Lands had refrained from send
ing out the reprieves for Ruth and
NIeusel, but these were set at rest when
The Big BAN waddled across the lot at
The head OF the Yanks.
Forgiveness was asked and granted
by wire The Babe and Robert had
sent wires on Friday night asking to be
reinstated. The Judge wired back that
their petitions to be reinstated were
granted, the reinstatement to be effec-
tive at once. A supplementary wire to
the umpires ordered that Ruth and
Meusel we're to be allowed to play from
that date on. At the same time Judge
Lands reinstated Bill Piercy, the Boston
pitcher. who went into exile with the
Babe.
1t was the first time this year that
the Polo Grounds had been stuffed to
capacity with customers. They were not
ali local ones either. Many of them had
come from far cities. Bill Fleishman.
for instance, had come from Berlin to
be present on Ruth day. Jimmy Allison,
the Cincinnati literary gent. drifted In
from his town to be present when the
first homer was perpetrated. Mr.. ALI
son had a bottle OF something to be
drunk Immediately following the crash.
When Ruth struck out In the first In
ming the bottle fell from Mr. Alison's
nerveless fingers and broke. Thereafter
the pest box was filled with a very
aromatic and reminiscent odor Mr..
Allison was seen later wandering
through the catacombs under the stands
looking for a rope and beam. Col.
TiIlinghast L'Hommedieu Huston ac-
companed him. not to restrain him
from the rash act. but. on the contrary.
TO help him off.
Col. Rupert Benming.
Col. Jacob Rupert. president of the
Yanks. who has been somber and mel
ancholy since the start of the season
over the apparent neglect of some OF
last years best customers. was beam
ing brightly under a new straw thatch.
Every body who was anybody In social.
theatrical. sporting or police circles was
there. The Colonel. however. mentioned
regretfully that nearly as many people
as we're In the grounds had TO be turned
back. Which sounds reasonable. II
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