The Bismarck tribune., 1922-05-20
BABE RUTH, SON
OF SWAT, TO BE
ON DECK TODAY
Will Appear on Home Grounds,
St. Louis Being New York's
Opponents
WILLIAMS VERSUS RUTH
These Two Home Run Kings Will
Undoubtedly Draw Great
Crowds During Series

New York, May 2O.-HlS penanct
all performed, Babe Ruth the prodi
gal son of Swat, takes up his blud
gcon today, as the New York Yankees
open a long home series at the Pol(
Grounds with Kenneth Williams, the
Ruthian Lochinvar from out of the
West, trying to make his 1922 Me.
tropolitan debut the beginning of q
fade-out for George Herman.
Since he has read Of the ball-slam-
ming prowess of Williams, since he
has been shown that the Yankees are
more than a "one-man" club, since
he has found that Commissioner
Kenesaw M. Landis means to enforce
the rules and since he has discovered
what it means not to be allowed to
play, it is reported that Ruth's uni
form-including his cap-fits better.
But regardless Of the intrepidity of
Mr.. Williams, who seems intent upon
galloping past the Babes highwater
mark Of SO home runs for last sea-
son; regardless of the fact that Ruth
has a "rccord"-as a baseball Sher-
lock, if one there was, would term it
the Krowned King of Klouters is still
the pride Of Harlem and the biggest
baseball drawing card the world has
ever known a.@ ..s
In the view of many fans the atti-
tude that Ruth has displayed since
receiving his Sentence" from Com
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.
Elated Over Yanks' Pace
According to those who have the
Bambino's confidence he has been
elated over the fast pace the Yanks
have set without him in the lineup
and now that he knows that he is a
trifle more valuable as magnet to
the box-office than as counter in
the total scoring he will attempt more
than ever to be more Of first-class
baseball player and more diligent
purveyor Of satisfaction to fandom in
general.
Ruth's appearance in the lineup to-
day will mark his first appearance in
a league game this year, 38 days aft
er the opening Of the season and with
one-fourth Of the season gone, neces-
States Ruth slamming out one home
run at least every other day and three
one one day to surpass his record Of
last year.
The Babe was banished last fall by
Commissioner Lands together with
Bob Meusel, another Yank whose
achievement of getting "a homeruns
last year is seldom though of, for
playing an exhibition game with the
Buffalo International League team
after the World Series had ended, in
violation of the rule that prohibits
World Series players from indulging
in such exhibitions. %
Not only did Ruth and Meusel vio-
late the rule but they did it after
Commissioner Lands had personally
talked with Ruth and told him what
would happen in case the rule was
violated. After that conversation Ruth
expressed his determination to flout
the Commissioner, and Lands. meet
ing the most severe test Of his base
ball career, fore -shadowed what his
decision would be by saying:
ut will be personal issue between
Ruth and me to determine which man
IS bigger in baseball" With the SO
DAYS suspension over it looks to base
ball fandom as if Lands is convinced
that Lands is the bigger and that
Ruth also is so convinced.
AS soon as he had flouted Landis,
Ruth was sorry, but he chad gone
and done it." Full of remorse and
forebodings, Ruth hoped back to New
York swore repentance and took a
rest. Soon the Lands decision came
along and Babe became quiet-ouiet
until Colonel Huston. part owner of
the Yankees, found him at Hot