The New York herald., 1922-05-26
Bob MeuseI Is Hero.

Bob MeuseI Is Hero.
When the tumult and the shouting
died the Yanks, without Ruth, wtnt In
and won the ball game from the Sena-
tors by to 4. Bob Meusel. who shared
Ruths exile. was the hero of the aft
noon Unfortunately Lank Bob will not
get all the space that would have come
to him if his gentle playmate's tenn
permanent had not exploded. Lank Bob
rot two home runs. Cne of them cleared
the outer left field fence and landed in
the elevated car yards. The other
splashed into the left field stands. Exile
seems to have agreed with Lank Bob.
Col. Tillinghast I.'Hommedieu Huston
had a premonition of evil before the
game started. The Colonel had aban-
doned the lucky iron boiler which he
wore when the Yanks were raciuS
through to a pennant last year. Yes
terday the Colonel came out under
straw for the first time this season
The new Panama did prove an evil
omen.
In the first inning Sam Rice. the SEN
atorial center fielder. drove homer
into the left field stands. which an
noyed Waite Hoyt. the boy wonder.
The Yanks came back In their half and
nibbled two from Tom Phillips. Witt
got base on balls, Ward laid down u
bunt and beat it. Ruth on orders laid
down a sacrifice. j.. Franklin Baker.
the industrious agriculturist of Trappe.
Md, drove a single to center and Witt
and Ward scored.
The temperamental explosion which
rocked the baseball world to it's foun-
dations came in the third AS it did
Colone: Huston hurled aside the fatal
Panama and viewed the rest of the
disturbance from under cracker car
ton improvised into hat.
AS the conductor who was responsible
for the explosion passed through the
gate Edward Barrow, the business man.
ager, was heard to moan. ut was a
cash customer. too, and judging from
his speed he is not coming back
Wonderful Catch by Rice.
In the fourth inning Lank Bob Meu-
sci struck the first blow for the exiles
Robert probably resented the razzing of
his playmate and wanted to show what
an exile can do. He drove the ball high
over the left field fence and the crowd
gave him one of the cheers that they
used to give Ruth. With Pipp out Scott
got a base on balls. Schang was robbed
OF a long hit by wonderful running
catch made by Sam Rice. Waite Hoyt
himself caromed two-bagger against
the right field fence and Scott scored.
Rain started and continued for a few
innings. By this time Babe Ruth had
dressed In his civilian garb and crouched
IN the bleachers, glowering at the world
in general.
During the downpour the Senators
crashed through with three runs and tied
the score. Harris was creased by a
wild one from Hoyt Rice was safe
when Ward juggled his poke. Judge
plastered homer into the upper right
field stands which tied. and Col. Tilling-
hast LHommereu Huston ground the
discarded Panama hat under his heel.
In their half of the sixth the Yanks
hopped right into the lead again. Pipp
singled to center and scored on h.fty
two-base smash by Everett Scott.
The crowd rose TO hail Meusel as he
returned from a second trip around the
bases In the eighth. This time he drove
he second home run of the afternoon.
Lanky Bob was pleased but just bit
suspicious. He had heard Ruth cheered
In the same fashion not SO long ago,
The same Ruth who was hailed as big
bum that afternoon Bob Meusel, the
.oungster was beginning to get line
VI the law of the game, which Is the
Jaw OF the wolf pack.
II is evident that Ruth has not learned
the law of the game yet. Success. per-
haps, came to him too suddenly and
caught him unawares.- He has to learn
what they all learned. Mathewson and
all the best of them, that the hero OF to-
day is ''the big bum" of tomorrow, for
baseball is the national game in more
ways than one. He has Ia learn that
without becoming embittered, too.
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