Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-19

waiting o the delivery.
New York, May 19-Tis penance
all performed, BABE Ruth the prod
igal son of Swat, takes up his plud-
geon again tomorrow, weather per-
hitting, as the New York Yankees
open a long home series at the Polo
grounds with Kenneth Williams, the
Ruthian Lochnivar from cut of the
west, trying to make his 1922 Met
ropolitan debut the beginning Of a
fade-out for George Herman.
Since he has read OF the ball
slamming prowess of Williams,
since he has been shown that the
Yankees are more than a zone
man" club, since he has found that
Commissioner Kenesaw NJ. Lands
means to enforce the rules and since
he has discovered what it mean
not to be allowed to play. it is re-
ported that Ruth's unIform-in-
GLIDING his cap-hts better.
But regardless of the intrepidity
of Mr., Williams, who seems intent
upon ~galloping past the Babes high
water mark OF SO home runs for last
season; regardless of h fact that
Ruth has a "record'-as a base
ball Sherlock, if one there was.
would term it, the Krowned King
of klouters is still the pride OF Har-
lem and the biggest baseball draw
ing card the world has ever known.
In the view of many fans the at
titude that Ruth has displayed since
receiving his sentence" from Conn
missioner Lands, the quiet manner
in which he has conducted himself.
his willingness to play the game"
and his apparent determination TO
make up for lost time-all of this
will bring as many people TO the
ball yards to see him this year as
did last.
According to those who have the
Bambino's confidence he has been
elated owe the fast pace the Yanks
have set without him in the lineup
and now that he knows that he is
a trife more valuable as a magnet
to the box office than as a counter
in the total scoring he Will attempt
more than eve tC &c more of q frs.
class baseball player and a more
diligent purveyor of satisfaction TO
fandom III general.
Ruth's appearance in the lineup
tomorrow will mark his first APP
pearance In a league game this year,
thirty-eight days after the open
ing of the season and with one
fourth cf the season one, necea-
states Ruth slamming out one
home run at least every other day
and three IN n day TO surpass his
record CT last year.
The babe was banished iest ia
by Commissioner Lands together
with Bob Meusei, another Yank
whose achievement of getting twen-
ty-four home runs last year is sell
dom thought of for playing an ex-
hibition game with the Buffalo In
ternational League team after the
world series had ended, in viola
ton of the rule that prohiblts
world series players from INDUCING
in such exhibitions.
Not only did Ruth and Meusel
violate the rule, but they did it az
ter Commissioner Lands had per-
sonaliy talked with Ruth and told
him what would happen liz case the
rule was violated. After thai con-
~versation Ruth expressed his deter
mination to fiolt the commissioner,
and Lands, meeting the most Sc
we're test of his baseball career
foreshadowed what his decision
would be by saying:
"It will be a personal issue be-
tween Ruth and me to determine
which man is bigger in baseball.
With the thirty-eight days suspen-
sion over il looks to baseball fan
dom as II Lands is convinced that
Lands is the bigger n that Rutn
also is so convinced.
Az soon as he a fouted Ianuis,
Ruth was sorry. but he had gone
and done it," Full of remorse n
forebodings. Ruth hoped back 10
New York. swore repentance ana
took a rest. Soon the Lands de-
vision came along and Babe became
quiet-quiet until Colonel Huston.
part owner Of the Yankees, found
him at Hot Springs and o n
Babe TO sign a fve-year contract
calling .for between $4,000 and
100000 a year nat salary.
Babe went to the training camp
with the club and played in the ex-
hibition m enroute home and at
home. but when the club opened IN
washington Ruth sat in the grand
stand like President Harding. Since
then he has practiced OF and on,
read the papers. travelled a bit,
played golf. undergone a minor OPP
Grafton, and become glum ana
downcast, anticipatory and happy.
He dons his uniform again tomor-
row, better balanced" as Commls-
sioner Lands, who is now his very
good friend. would say.
Ruth, Enthusiastically the greatest
hitter Of all time. has batred IA
1ss home runs in the last six wears.
n 5000 four an 1Q15- fhrea in