The New York herald., 1922-05-20
All Reserved Seats Sold, but
There'll Be Room for Thirty
Thousand More.
GATES TO OPEN All NOON
John w. Pandemonium Ex-
pected to Break Loose When
Swat King Steps to Plate.
by w. o. McGEEHAN.


After wrapping himself thoroughly
around porterhouse steak at the
Hotel Ansonia last night and listening
to a travelogue by Jack Dempsey. the
heavyweight champion, George Her
man Ruth slept peacefully in prepara-
ton for an event that is as important
to him as the return of the late n.
Bonaparte from Elba. The period OF
exile for Babe Ruth ended shortly
after midnight lest night when re
wired his application for reinstate-
ment to Judge X. NJ. Lands. Judge
Lands intimated kat he would con-
sent. III
This means that to-day for the first
time this season Babe Rutl, will be
officially in the lineup of the Yankees.
He will play left field and bat third.
This, as somebody put it, will mark
the real opening OF the baseball sea-
son. The box Offices which have been
gathering cobwebs will be hives Of in
dustry once more and the turnstiles
which have been turning rustily and
languidly will begin to whirl.
Cousin Egbert Barrow, secretary of
the Yanks. desires to inform the Gus
toners that over 10000 seats to the Polo
Grounds will be on sale at the place
starting at noon to-day. Only the re-
served seats and boxes have been dis
posed Of. 1t was reported that line
had started to form under Coogan's
Bluff late last night, but Cousin Egbert
says there will be plenty OF room and he
does not want any of the customers to
stay away, neither does Harry M.
Stevens, who has impounded thousands
Of extra hot dogs for the occasion.
No Special Ceremony.
Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston. there
will be no special ceremonies to mark
the end of Ruth's exile. The Babe will
be/out early for practice and will trot
out to left field. In the natural course
of events he will come to bat in the first
inning, which will be the signal for the
well known and justly celebrated Mr..
John w. Papdemonium to break loose.
1t should be good day for the straw
hat trade.
Bob Meusel, the Yankee outfielder.
and Bill Piercy. the Red Sox pitcher.
who went into exile with Ruth, probably
will be restored to active service at the
same time. Meusel will take the place
In the Yankee batting order behind
Home Run Baker and will play right
field. This will mean the benching OF
Elmer Miller and Chick Fewster.
There Is much speculation as to what |
Ruth will do at The bat to-day and quite |
little betting as to whether or not he |
will be able to celebrate the return to |
active service by busting one agains.
the welkin. The Babe is still looking a |
little puny since his operation for
tonsillitis. but he has been q BILE TO devote |
some time to improving the breed of
the horse az the various tracks since |
the opening of the season.
The Babe was ordered banished when |
he broke the organized baseball law
against transforming. Ruth insisted |
that he had a right to do what he
pleased with his own time and declared |
that IL was poor law. Without pass
Ing on the merits OF the law itself |
Judge Landis reminded the Babe that |
still 1t was the law and must be obeyed. |
Speculation as to Penalty.
There was mucr-speculation as TO |
what penalty would be inflicted upon |
the Babe. When Landis finally an
nounced that Babe and his two fellow |
culprits would be deprived of all their |
worlds series earnings and suspended |
without pay until May 90. the sentence
was thought pretty severe. The owners
OF the New York Yankees. while the
loss of Ruth meant some financial loss.
declared themselves for law and order
az against all stars and temperaments.
Despite the falling off In attendance
they did not appeal to Lands to temper
the sentence in any way.
Most Of the baseball men are satisfied
that the sentence will impress everybody
with the fact that here Is no longer any
discrimination or favoritism in baseball
law. Ruth the best drawing card In the
game, was disciplined as though he had
been bush Lacquer.
There will be another attraction at
the Polo Grounds to-day, a home run
pretender" as II were. The st. Louis
Browns will be here, and with them will
be Kenneth Williams. who has eleven
home runs TO his credit. This In NOR
than Ruth had at this time last year
when he was playing all season.
The West is wildly enthusiastic about
wiyytams, and some are touting him as
"another Babe Ruth" With the start
OF eleven home runs he might be able
10 give the Babe a run for home run
leadership this year, but the Babe is
bit dubious about that.
"Of course am starting with big
handicap" said the one and only Babe
KUN. But Il am BOlnB 10 no my otst
to catch up ] am little late getting
into tho real hitting stride anyhow. l
have been taking good care OF myself.
because am really set on trying to lift
last years record one or two. in spite
OF everything.
Hated to he Idle.
THE Yanks have been getting on
pretty well without me ut that. We
ought to romp In for pennant again
this year and we ought TO wind up as
worlds champions 1 will be glad TO
get back. There is nothing that like
better than playing baseball and you
can say for me that the loss OF the
money and all that was a small thing
cosrpar.d to having to sit by idle with
the race on.
II ara not sore at anything or any
body. / am just glad TO get back and /
am coming back giaL and not bitter
about anything at all. The old team
looks good to me and Tim pretty well
pleased to be field captain of II. can |
ell you that. ] can't put any more
hustiing into II than thsre has been. I'll |
tell the world that the boys have been |
playing baseball 10 get where they are |
and TO stay there"
The gates win he oper at 2 sharp and
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