New-York tribune., 1922-11-10


bitted axe and letting the chips fall y
winter scenery. He expects to hit
In vain will che anguished cry arise,
Banlbino, spare that treei chop not a
single chopl1 There are seventy-eight
acres of woodlot on the old homestead,
and many of the tallest specimens of
rin oak, scarlet oak. rock maple and
common or garden variety of chestnut
are already under sentence of execu-
sion. The Babe intends to appear at
the spring training camp in sylpb-
like form, IL he has to chop his way
from Sudbury to New Orleans or
points further South. He omitted it
himself yesterday afternoon at the
Yankee headquarters, where he put in
an appearance and gave an account of
his wenderings with Bob Meusel in
their post-season exhibition games.
Believe me-" said the Bambino,
s.that was some trip. We got as far
West as Denver and as low down as
sleeping all night on the floor of day
coach on a jerkwater railroad that
made you think you were always fall
ing down a flight of stairs. We played
TO pretty fair crowds, but it rained on
ius in Kansas City and Denver. We
1000 people stuck 1t out TO watch US.
we played through snow storm some
-where else.
Service Anti-De Luxe
Sometimes we got off the train and
had to ride ffty or sixty miles by auto
10 reach some of the towns, and then
hop right out after the game over
sraYlge of mountains to make some other
connection The railroad strike Of a
few months left thet country in terrible
shape. Some of the engines could only
run down hill, and lot OF the cars
+. were running along on square Wheels,
/, Ruth and Meusel were the only two
/ major leacuers on the trip. They jour
neyed alone, going into a town where
] two ge ge.4i-professional mines had been
/ summo. ed to do BATTLE the Babe tax
!; inp a iob with one OF the teams, while
! Long Bob joined the opposing group.
(! fhe Yankee stars played first base Tor
: the most part, though Ruth pitched one
! contest, in which he said ne looked very
: had. This impression might have been
.heined along bv the fact that his right
fielder made six errors in one inning,
all on fly balls. He tried to catch the
all with everything but his hands,
which makes the trick difficult.
Long Bob left for his home in Call,
foraia as soon as the trip was over and
G. Herman trekked straight for TINS
city, where he is quartered at the An
sonia, preparatory to leaving tor SUD
bury and the simple life next Tuesday
morning. His right hand is bandaged
.as result of a scratch that infected
sthe old cut he got on his starboard
fipper while doing his famous act OF
ssiiding to the bases on his wrists over
IA wear ago. He went to the surgeon
Yesterday and had the cut opened up
asnd cleaned again. 1t doesn't seem to
sbother him much, however, and ne
gswears that no trlfe like that will in
terfere with his chopping stance or his
overlapping grip on the axe handle.
Still Casts Shadow
y The big boy looks TO be in fine shape.
File weighs about 22o pounds on the
@hoof-just about the mark he played at
Sall season. Last spring when he
~jumped on the Toledo scales In Alex
Mander Julius Heinemann's back yard at
fNew Orleans he tipped the beam at 217,
swhich was twenty pounds lighter than
Ibis 1921 mark He could drop a dozen
Epoundg or so this winter and still cast
"a respectable shadow.
~ Cap Huston is urging him to do it,
mstoo. "Now, no quitting on this wood
sechopping business" said the Man in the
ssIron Hat. Don't let me hear Of you
@spicking on soft pines or weeping will
sxs ows. Pick out the hardwoods. AS
essauIt the rock maple. Slash the pin
soak, or, / should say, 'quercus palus-
sstris,' to be strictly technical. When
ssyou feel real tough lay your axe against
"a shagbark hickory. Sir, your adipose
Stissue will then melt away like the
saemoney the boys bet on the Yankees in
Mthe recent worlds series"
|s@e The Babe promised to take the ad-
ssvice TO heart. The razzberry wreaths
ssthat were hung around his neck on
selnany occasions this sad and sorrowful
ssseason have set the Bambino's heart
Tsson real comeback. He isn't making
0any threats or uttering any boastful
spromises, but he is going right back to
stne farm to get himself In the best
@physical shape of his still young life.
TsMsIde thinks he got away to bad start,
Sas he undoubtedly did, but another
s.sspring is coming, and G. Herman Ruth
sis looking forward to many, many
= happy returns OF the home run habit.
All those in favor may signify in the
: ssnsual manner. The "ayes" have it.
s That much affirmed and oft denied
astrade between the Red Sox and Tigers
now a matter of legal record. Der
4 rill Pratt and Rip Collins were shipped
ito 5oin Ty Cobb's Jungle Cat outfit in
;. s.exehange for Howard Ehmke, Carl Hol-
ssiing. Floyd Herman and $25,000 in good
rAmerican coin. Looks as if the Tigers
4 had traded a couple OF superfluous
! stripes for pair cf sharp claws
Seems like some people never will
learn. Having survived one term as
manager of the Phillies, "Red" Doom
sis mentioned as being as willing as
& harkis for another attempt. His hat
Sis in the ring with the rest.
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