The Washington times., 1924-06-25
LIKE WORLDS
SER|ES,SAYS
BABE RUTH
King of Swat Covers Madison
Square Doings and Gives
His Views About Them
BY BABE RUTH.


Babe attended the Democratic
convention to 4Orite has impress
sions. He qUas accompanied By q
stenogrGpker 4Oith instructions
from Babe to stake dotOn every
thing"
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
NEW YORK, June 25.-This looks
like the world series with a roof
on 1t.
III bet a Republican would. be
about as popular in here as I was
| in Detroit last week.
When. does the show begin ?
Here comes VIII Rogers and RUDE
Goldberg. 1t looks like all us
writers are on the job today. ]
got permission from Manager Hug.
gins to be absent from practice in
order to get my lame back rubbed.
Whatn he do when he finds out
where I've been? I don't know
unless he refuses me permission
for the next Democratic conven.
ton.
No kidding-my backs sore
Caught cold and then strained 1t
in yesterdays game. Move over
for WIN Rogers. Here Rube, room
for you, too. What do you think
Of this thing, Bill? Me-I'm sup.
posed to write story from ball
players standpoint. Look out,
that's my sore back.
Sits With Scribes.
Where d'you get that press
badge, Bill? All they gave me was
this. I'm supposed to be sitting III,
there in the gallery. but nothing
doing. If they're going to change
me from ball player to a paper
reporter, why, I'm going to sit
right down here with Brisbane, and
Lardner, and Bryan. and ali the
rest. Do you know Hendriiik Van
Loon? Mr.. Van Loon. this is Mr..
Rogers.
Say, Bill, you ought to've been
with us. We just came from Gov.
ernor Smiths headquarters. Nick
Altrock was along. Also q banker
from Los Angeles and a publisher
from Santa Barbara. You see. ]
Keep good company when I'm NOT
playing ball. You ought to'ye seen
the governor shaking hands.
thought signing baseballs was
PAD enough. got the best Of AL
Smith because do my hand shak.
Ing with a. fountain pen, white he's
got to stand around and have his
arm pumped by everybody In New
york who happens to wear one Of
his buttons.
gave the governor a bat. About
a year ago had my picture taken
with President Harding at the
stadium and he asked me for an
autographed bat. BY the time we
played again at Washington. Presf
dent Harding was dead. i've had
the bat ever since and Thought n
would be nice to give It to Gov.
ernor Smith. He sure took n
seriously and when told him how
I had put the bat aside to give IN
President Harding, there was a tear
inrthe governors eyes. He's a hm.
man fellow alright. In between
handshakes, the governor and j
He had a black suit and a close
shave' Funny thing, never saws >
WORD to me about politics Ali he
asked about was baseball.
Put Out BY Lady.
told him I wished him worlds
OF luck, and just as he started r.
say something about my chances 70,
home runs, a lady delegate from
Texas comes along and I'm out.
1t wasn't long after that till
found myself in an argument wifi
the big cop running the press eatt
at the garden. He and Van LooT
got into an awful argument as r.
whether belonged in the "actiy,
press" or not. While they argued
quietly crashed the gate" ant
no body ever knew who / was
Now I've got to go and get m,
back rubbed before Higgins find,
out where I've been. W
(Copyright. 1924, By The chr,..,,
Walsh Syndicafa1