, 1922-05-26

AAS 1hSO LAlC SldllQS WIlCu nc u
of fans The decision was handed
down by President Han johnson Of
the American league this morning.
Mr.. johnson saJd an Investigation
would be made al once and tins a
final decision would be made tomor-
row. Ruth however. will not be per
mttted to play today.
II have received only the report of
Umpire Hildebrand," said Mr.. John
SON IT have started gathering com
plete evidence in the case and expect
to have this in my lands by tomor-
low. In the meantime baSe Ruth Will
not appear In the New York lineup"
While Mr.. johnson made no official
statement concerning the probable
length of Ruth's s~I-pension. 1t was
Learned that the American league chief
was Of the opinion that n one-day
suspension with an unusually stiff
hno added would be ample punish
ment fo- the slugger who has Just
returned &C the game after a 3s-day
Lands for playing p~ost-season games
last fall
Mr.. johnson. 1t was learned. has re-
ceived several reports concerning
Ruth lately. all of them being Il the
effect that Babe has become extreme
~ nervous and anxious yer his pre-
vious suspension. the lor5 lead in
home runs obtained by Kenneth Will
iiams OF the St Luis Browns during
.Ruth's absence ron the game and
the Yankee o~utfieider's failure to hit
when he did get back into play.
These conditions, according to reports
received by Nj. johnson. have affect
cd the mental attitude OF Babe and
placed him IN such a condition that
he might do and say things in the
heat of tho game which he would deep
ly regre a few minutes later. and
which he would not do under normal
circumstances.
It was pointed out tina Ruth pre-
vious suspension was the longest yer
given a player and that in the slug
gers min years in the major leagues
Mr.. johnson has had occasion to pun
lsh him only once Ruth then wrote
a letter apologizing for his act.
Mr.. johnson today wired Umpires
yesterdays affair.
Umpire itllotbE 1nu III ~ itpOit "
Mr.. Johnson, said the decision at sec
ond was ''no even close" and that
Ruth threw dirt at him. the dirt strik-
ing his shoulder. He made no men
'tion of any dirt getting into his eyes.
Hndebrand's report follows
in the third inning OF today's
game at New York. Ruth singled to
centerfield and tried to stretch the hit
into a double and was thrown out at
second base.
AFTER I called him out he protested
the decision and picking up a hand
full of earth, threw It at me It struck
and scattered over my shoulder. i
then ordered him out of tho Jane.
"He then went to the New York
bench amid 3eers of the crowd. In
response he DOTTED his cap and step
ped in front of q bench and engaged
In conversation with some Of tho
spectators.
Some one evidently yelled some
thing at Ruth that displeased him be
cause he climbed rel the players
bench and boxes to where the fan was
sitting. The fan he was after. made
hasty exit and Ruth returned to ~
bench He went to the club houf.
Immediately. I was absolutely cor
rect. The decision was not even close.
(Signe0 George Hfldebrand."
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Babe
Ruth. home run king. said no was
soIry and added that cit seems hat a
ball player Is always wrong when
informed today that Ban johnson,
president of the American league, had
declared him ineligible to play urxil
an Investigation had been made OF the
dust throwing affair in yesterdays
game at New York.
Miller Higgins. manager Of The
New York Americans. said he had
nothing to say until he had received
official word OF President Johnson's
action.