The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
CHILLING WINDS MEAN LITTLE TO PRESIDENT AS HE WATCHES BABE
Harding Sees "White House" Team Defeated By New
 York

NEW YORK. April 24-Presiden, Harding delivered to the nation 6 momentous message on the interna- tional court of justice today, anc then putting on his battered brown slouch hat. journeyed out to the new Yankee stadium with some 5,OOC other cold weather baseball fans tc
 see Washington play the pennant holding Yankees.
 He saw his home" team licked but was rewarded by seeing Babe Ruth pop his second home run oi the season into the right field bleach CTS. few minutes later the Babe ambled shyly up to the presidential 1 box, blushing like a school boy, and buttonhole. The stands roared their approval.
 The President proved himself a dyed the wool fan. Arriving be- i fore the game started, he stuck Il through the chilly breezes and minia- ture dust-storms until the last Wash. ingtonian was retired.
 He diligently applied himeslf to his score card, puffed interminably al cigarettes, laughed mirthfully a, Nick AltroCk, the Washington come dian, as he posed at home plate as "Rodolph Valentino" and grinneo broadly at Ruth when the latter came puffing back to his Yankee dugout. near which the Presi- dent sat. after tallying his cir cult clout. Ruth tried to march with dignity past the Harding box but just before he entered the dugout he tourned shyly toward the President and doffed his cap. A few mil/utes later he appeared again witA a poppy Drn 11a Ont stuck it in his button hole.
 The ball game was but one high spot in a busy day which the Presi- dent divided between statesmanship p and pleasure. Arriving from Wash ington officialdom. heS breakfasted aboard his car, motoring to the Wal dorf-Astoria shortly after g o'clock. Meets Political Leaders.
 He spent the afternoon receiv- ing political leaders and friends. going to the annual luncheon of the Associated Press at 1 o'clock.
 As soon as he had finished his in ternationally important address there, he hurried back to the presi- dential suite, donned less formal at tire and started for the ball game. Mrs. Harding had been expected to accompany him. but 1t was decided that the weather was too raw for her to venture out
 The President was acclaimed by a crowd of several thousand as he left the hotel and entered limousine. Thanked by secret service men and motorcycle policemen who split the traffic on Fifth avenue wide open, the party sped Bronxward. At 90th street the procession turned into Gen. tral park, bowling along the east drive through white blossomins cherry trees and sprouting flowers.
 At the stadium the tiny crowd, al- most lost in the huge ampitheatre rose to a man when the Presidents car rolled around the roadway that circled the diamond and drew up at his box on the third base line.
 The President got busy immedia- tely, getting out a stub of pencil and checking up on the batteries for the game. From then on he appeared to forget the other guests save when occasional brilliant bit o1 fielding or a hard wallop caused him to exclaim his appreciation.
 The fans crowded wildly about ms automobile when, the last Senator out. he started leisurely from the stands, stopping once to autograph a score card for fan. The poice ana secret service men had a hard time for a few minutes opening way to the car but in a moment he was speeding through narrow lane cut through the cheering crowd, oacK 10 the Waldorf.
 Pausing only long enough to chan Nclothes and dine. he was off again with Mrs. Harding to see a musical show