The New York herald., 1922-05-19
FANS STORM YANKEE
OFFICES FOR SEATS.
No Guaranty Ruth Will Play
Tomorrow but Everybody
Takes a Chance.
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.

By w. o. McGEEHAN.
Anticipating the return of Babe
Ruth to active service tomorrow, Gus
toners OF the Yankees stormed the
day. hurting bales of bills through the
windows and demanding reserved seat
tickets for Saturday. The seats were
sold out in few hours. The tickets
do not by any means guarantee the
appearance of Ruth, for the Babe is
still an exile, and there are certain
legal formalities to be gone through
before law terrible of baseball releases
him from its fell clutches.
On Saturday. according to the letter
of the law. the Babe may apply for
reinstatement. which may be granted
and may not-all depending upon how
Judge Kefesaw Mountain Lands feels
that morning. III the Judge feels like
procrastination the customers, who
bought with the notion of seeing the
Babe In action, are stung.
The judge was In Louisville yesterday
hoisting pennant and was in a nom
committal mood. He explained the work
ings and the wording OF the law under
which the Babe was sent into durance
vile at the various hospitals and race
tracks in this vicinity. but he did not say
what he would do In the case which in
volved Bob Meusel, the outfielder, and
Bill Piercy, the Boston pitcher. as well
| as Ruth.
/ An Early Phone Call.
The method OF procedure will be some
thing along these lines: Early in the
morning Babe Ruth will go to the Yam
kee office and put in long distance
phone call for Judge *. NJ. Landls
When the connection is made the Babe
Will speak something 20 this effect,
Good morning Judge. This is Babe
Ruth. Judge, your Honor. / am sorry
that I done 1t and If you will let me go
this time I promise that I never will do
1t again. Judge, your Honor. / never
meant no harm. and Judge, your Honor.
would like to bust some more home
runs. IL your Honor please. and that's
the truth and nothing but the truth and
It's the first time that 7 been in court
and I hope 1t is the last"
You can write your own ticket as to
what the Judge will say in reply At
abeut the same time he will be receiving
similar pleas and promises to lead better
lives from Bob Meusel and Bill Pie-cy.
The Babe, who has spent good deal
OF his exile at the various tracks watch
ing the breed OF the horse being i'm
proved and making some quick mathe
matical calculations with pencil and
pad, has been fairly lonesome since
Judge Lands declared him null and void.
'I want TO get back just as soon as 7
can he said yesterday. This period
OF suspension seems to have been about
ten years instead Of a little over a
month. Why. II was almost a relief 70
be in the hospital where ] couldn't very
well be fretting to get into the ball
game.
"I don't know how long II will take
me to get into my hitting stride again.
The layoff must have set me back r
little, though I feel fine. have been
taking care OF myself. good care. and
l am fine. I can slam them all right in
practice and hope to be able to do the
same when I go into the game.
VIII Try for Homer.
Certainly would like TO hit homer
in the first game and I certainly am
| going to try. But YOU never can tell.
Sometimes when fellow Is trying his
hardest he looks more foolish than II
he wasn't trying at all. That's the luck
OF the game
IT am making my application to be
| reinstated rs soon as the time is up.
About whether or not I will be In the
game Saturday. that, OF course. is
strictly up TO Judge Landis. but think
that IL he knew how anxious ! was to
be back he wouldn't hesitate. l know
~
the Judge. ! am quite sure that he
4 knows that am in there trying all the
time and that have the baseball game
at heart Just as much as anybody. When
the Judge says % X I'll have to go
some place and give three cheers or
something, I guess"
II Ruth and Meusel are restored to
grace Saturday the Babe VIII take his
old place at bat and will cavort in left
field on the defensive. Meusel VIII go
to right field and will follow the Babe
at bat Whitley witt. the nimble albino.
will be in center field. At least this is
how the lineup probably will be for
| few days. Elmer Miller and Chicklets
| Fewster. the Baltimore Romeo. will
watch the proceedings from the dugout
| for some time 10 come.
/ Whatever the return OF Ruth may
! mean TO the Yankee pennant chances
/ II will mean cOnSiderable 10 the Doys
in the box Office. To date the attend
ance has been decreased something like
40 per cent. as compared with last year.
The Polish Grounds undoubtedly will be
packed to capacity Saturday and pure
ly on the assumption that Ruth will re-
turn. The obvious answer seems to be
that the Babe draws many people to
the ball park who otherwise would be
outside.
Ruth's rival" Kenneth Williams. OF
the st. Louis Browns. the young man
who has made eleven home runs 10 date
| for the season. also win make his debut
rs a home run hitting gent on the same
day. The first visit OF the Browns also
will be something of an event. but you
can take IL from your correspondent
and from the customers who rushed the
Yank Office yesterday that the main at
traction will be none other than George
| Herman Ruth.
Rain drove the customers from the
Polish Grounds yesterday, 40 that the
whole Yankee staff had a chance to sell
| tickets for the real Yank opening. Cleve-
/ land playa to-day. wind and weather