The New York herald., 1922-05-26
ruth EXILED AGAIN,
INSULTS AN UMPIRE
Throws Handful of Dirt in
Face When Close Decision
Is Adverse.
ON RAMPAGE IN STAND
Suspended Amid Jcers and
Boos After Violent Dis
play of Temper.
ON RAMPAGE IN STAND

There was an explosion of :empera-
ment that cracked the concrete stands
al the Polo Grounds yesterday. Brood
ing over the fickleness of the baseball
fan. Babe Ruth ran amuck in the
third inning. He threw a handful of
dirt into tie face of Umpire Hide
brand, dashed into the stands, chased
cash customer from the park and
then danced on the Yankee dugout in
troglodite rage defying the world.
That dance was Rutt's primitive
protest against the real American
sport, which is not baseball. 1t Is
lifting a popular idol as high as possi-
BILE and then letting him drop In
Ruth's attitude and expression there
was the same menace that was in
Samson when he started to pull down
the temple upon himself and his tor
mentors The Babe has a tempera-
ment that makes that of the prima
donna who jabs her conductor with
hatpins seem stolid by comparison
Ruth lad been downcast for several
days over his failure to hit and the
fact that his former admirers had be-
gun TO jeer him. In the third inning
of the game yesterday he drove a
single to right and tried to make II a
two bagger. The ball arrived Just as
the Babe slid TO the bag and Umpire
Hildebrand called him out.
Up jumped the Babe wild with rage.
He scooped up n handful of dirt and
threw It over the umpire. rIildebrand
jerked his thumb in the direction OF the
Yankee dugout signlfying that Ruth
vas out OF the game. The Babe walked
IN toward the dugout. AS he did the
booing started In tho stands. One voice
rose above the rest in the conventional.
"Ya big bum. va"
In spite of his weight Ruth saulted
to the top OF the Yankee dugout and
started up through the crowd. AS ht
came his tormentor rushed nImbly for
the exits. The Babe finally heard the
pleas OF his teammates and gave up
the chase.
The pursued man is a railway con-
ductor who plies between New York
and Buffalo Judging from the speed
with which he left the Polo Grounds he
must have arrived at that city at least
six hours ahead Of the Empire State
Express. lie certainly was travelling.
for he carried away part OF a revolving
gate In his haste as he cleared the exit
Baked OF his prey Ruth came slowly
down to the roof Of the Yankee dugout
still ablaze with a fine young pri-
mordial rage. He turned and faced the
stands shouting incoherently something
that sounded like. You re all alike" It
might have been the rugged menace OF
+ Is attitude or II might have been the
puzzled, hu~t look in his face. but what
ever II was the jeering stopped. Ruin
yaulted down from the dugout and left
the field.
Another Suspension Due.
This primitive revolt ot Ruth prob
ably will bring him another suspension
and a heavy fine. The procedure In
such ease is for the umpire TO report
the case 10 Ban johnson. president OF
the American League. This was done
last night. and Ruth probably will be
indefinitely suspended by wire to-day
until his case Is taken up length
According TO the law OF the American
League no player can be suspended by
Johnson for longer period than ten
days II the league president thinks
that heavier penalty should be i'm
posed he must inform the concilation
committee. This consists OF Clark Grif-
fifth OF the Senators and Col Jacob
Rupert OF the Yankees. n the COM
mlttee cannot agree on a penalty the
case Is put before a United States Dis
trict Court Judge In the state OF ILL.,
nois.
This is the first time In ten years
that baseball player invaded the
stands to attack a fan. Ty Cobb on
In Philadelphia after being persistently
taunted by one particular fan In an of
fensire fashion. climbed into the Glands
and struck his tormcntor. When the
LEAGUE officials disciplined him the De-
trolt baseball team went out on q sym
pathetic strike.
Ruth had only been back from Elba
for six days when the explosion came
In that time he had achieved ono horne
run. one two bagger. one single and a
Crouch They say that the crouch was
aided and abetted by some hard luck
at the racetrack The Eabe is credited
with having lost some so, 900 in the past
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