New-York tribune., 1922-03-12

uIl tIlS IiSut lOOt i1i VIC iSt VI ieo DC
A line driv, in the ninth inning tt
short ended the game with the RI
narrow margin of S to z.
The bases were loaded with threat
ching Pelicanis at the time, one run had
already been forced over the plate, and
the outlook was promising for defeat
Of the naughty invaders. The 5000
fans at Heinemann Park were in an
uproar, calling for just one more little
single to tumble the mighty Babe Ruth
and his comrades in the dust. Barbara
hit the ball on a dead line, but Mitchell
olutched it, and the game was over,
The Sultan os Swat was out there
trying all afternoon, but. with the ex-
ception of two singles. which consti-
tute no part of real Ruthian program,
the King Of hitters failed to come up to
the high standard of slugging which
he has set for himself He had an able
substitute, however. Hinkey Haines,
the Penn State 1920 gridiron star,
pried the lid Gayly off the home run
season with u slam to the left-center
fence.
Wight's Work Shines
The bright and glttering star of the
afternoon was not member of the
Yankees at all 1t was Johnny Wight,
iate end on the Tulane football team,
who played third base for the Pelicans.
He took everything that came his way
in the field. slammed out a triple. a
double and a single. and scored four
runs, more than half the total Of his
team. Outside OF these few things he
was useless to the Pelicans.
Elmer Miller officially opened the
season by hitting at the first ball
pitched by the Pelican twrler, Thomas.
He rolled to the pitcher and was an
easy out. Fewster came up and crossed
the enemy by sending neat bunt
along the third base line. He was safe
by seven nautical miles, with the Babe
waving mean shillalah in the offing.
The busting Bambino doffed his bon
net to the plaudits of the crowd with
his inimitable gesture. The best that
the Monarch Of Mauldom could do for
his first real appearance on the baseball
stage was to knock lofty scyscraper
Just beyond the infeld limits, where
tho second baseman lost it in the sun.
Ii went for Il hit. and Fewster dashed
t. second. The hits went for nothing,
as Baker and Skinner were easy
victims.
The extra base hitting was formally
inaugurated by Fred Hoffman,, who
cracked one down the left center alley
for three bases. He also ran for
Sweeney as two were out, and Genial
jim Jolley rolled out to the intield.
That was only the beginning of Jolley's
sadness, however, as the ferocious Pei
leans fell upon the portside hurler in
the second inning for trio of tallies,
mainly through a roading threebagger
by Johnny Wight, the former Tulane
grid star, who was defending the hot
corner for the New Orleans team.
Babe Out on Strikes
Great was the food of JOY for home
consumption only in the third inning
when the one and only Sultan of Swat
staggered to the plate with Miller on
third and Fewster on first by virtue of
free ticket to the centerhelder and
a slashing single by the Baltimore
gamecock. Babe had three balls called
before he took q swipe at & foater anC
fouled it. He missed the next one en-
tirely and with vicious but vain thirC
strike he retired ingloriously, while the
populace howled its approval of ths
work of the home hurler The Bah.
just grinned.
The Yankee tribe dented the hom,
rate for the first time in the fourth
inning, when the generosity of th
southpaw aurler for the Pelicans forcet
Ward over the scoring dish. The hom
club added another run in their hal
of the inning through singles by Wigh
and Hacker and a double steal that wen
thrOuph SuCcp ScfulIV
That, however, was just mere Incl
dent compared to the avalanche tha
overwhelmed the Pelicans in the fourtl
stanza. The Babe started it with
single to right. Mcmillan, who ha,
replaced Baken at third, lined anothe
to the same territory, and then a fusi
lade of hits by Ward. Mitchell, Hoff
mann and Fewster ratified down tn
alleys. The Behemoth of Bust cam
up a second time with the bases full
but he was given pass. as Bob Meuse
was forced over the plate. Mcmillan
ended the inning with a long fly t.
right, and the Yankees were leading
to 4.
Haines Hits for Circuit
Hinkey Haines horned into the con
test in the, seventh inning. replacing
Elmer Miller in center field. H
straightway stole Babe Ruths thunde
by slamming out a home run, the frs
official circuit clout of the season.
was terrific crash to the left cente
fence, and the Penn Slater had to us
his sprinting ability to cover the dis
tance within the time limit. Just t
show he was not jealous, Ruth cam
up almost immediately after and struc
out for the second time.
Again in the ninth inning the bi
boy of baseball came up with tn
bases full. He hit long fly to righ
that stayed just inside the legal limit
and was captured. Devormer tallie
from third on the catch.