Evening star., 1925-08-30
Champs Gain Fined s. Spende
YANK SLUCCER SENT HOME
ON "MISCONDUCT' CHARGE
Manager Huggins of New York Club Refuses to Give
Specific Reasons for Drastic Disciplinary Action
Against Bambino i'm St. Louis

Manager Miller Huggins of The New
York Yankees stated tonight.
Manager Huggins at first refused to
aInplity this statement. but later he
shed more light on the case. He said
that neither Col. Rupert, owner o.
the Yankees or Business Manager Ed
Barrows knew of his decision to Sis
pend Ruth, nor had been consulted
about it.
Does misconduct off the field
mean drinking" Huggins was asked.
or course ii means drinking" said
Higgins, land 1t means a lot of other
things besides. There are various
kinds of misconduct
Patience has ceased to be "A virtue.
l have tried to overlook Ruth's I've
havior for a while. bat 1 have decided
TO take summary action to bring the
big fellow to his senses.
Il am disciplining him for general
misconduct off the ball field, detri-
mental to the best Interests, of the
club during this present -o4l trip. /
am not saying anything about his
actions on the field
Having OFF Year.
Every one knows he has been hav-
ing an off year" said Huggins "Aud
his weak batting has been excused on
account of his illness this Spring.
When he started playing the first
OF June he was on probation more or.
less. bound to take care OF himself
physically and live up to the rules ~
club discipline.
He has forgotten all about these
restrictions on this trip, hence the
fine and suspension" Huggins SAID
ne would decide when Ruth could
play again.
Ruth early this morning was seen
In white f1annels around the hotel. an
parentIy without a care in the world
He appeared at the bail park about
an hour before the game, but soon
left. Then Huggins announced his
suspension. Late today he was said
10 be at the home of friend in West
st. Louis
Ruth Is Missing.
Ruth could not be reached for =
statement. He was said to have an
Peared at the residence in the West
End, but left few minutes before
newspaper men arrived saying that
he intended catching a o'clock train
FOR New York. Ruth was not on the
train, however, and had not appeared
at the station when it departed
1t was learned then he had ex-
changed his railroad ticket for one
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Leaving
mere about noon tomorrow.
First news that there had been
trouble came this afternoon when the
Yankees took the field for the game
against the Browns. and Ruth was
absent from the lineup. Inquirerl
were informed thai Ruth had deserted
the club and gone % New York, but
when Higgins w, confronted with
the report he adm ed the fine and
suspension, and II he had ordered
the slugger to Me- ork.
Takes Pena Calmly.
While Ruth l., - his suspension
calmly, merely Struggling his shoul-
ders and retiring IN the park, his
lay-off was a re; Nv to the youth
of the land, thou. of whom gath
cred daily in tn, ious ball parks,
just to see the e" perform.
Thirteen years st. Mary's In
dustrial Home, VIII. he received his
early training had kindled a kindly
consideration within Ruth for the
youth of the land. and he is said tn
have contributed generously to all
boys movements.
Ruth can appeal 80 Base Ball Com
missioner Landis if he believes the
penalty is excessive
Pinch Hitter for Babe.
The Babes work this season Lus
been far below standard, and in one
instance spectators saw a pinch hit
ter batting in Ruth's place. His
work caused much comment and re
Gently it was announced that if he
signed new contract during 1926 il
would be at a much reduced salary
with a further cut promised if his
work failed to measure up to his
former standard.
Ruth's present salary is reported
to be around $50. 900 a year. Com
puted on this basis, his salary ap-
proXimated $4,000 month. or about
$29S a day. Consequently, if his sal
airy demands are held up by his sus-
pension Ruths losses, in addition ..
his $4,000 fine, will be the S29S-a-
day salary.
Started as Pitcher.
Ruth was born in Baltimore in
1894. He first gained notice as q
pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. His
powerful batting soon gained recog-
milton and in 1919 while PLAYING reg
ularly he established q home-run rec
ord of % for a season.
Then in 1920 the base ball world
was startled by the announcement
that Ruth had been sold TO the New
York club for a price reported to
have been 900, which subse-
quently proved to be virtually a
| mediocre price for the man whose
drawing power has netted Yankee
magnates many times that sum.
In 1920 Ruth pounded out 81 home
runs for the Yankees, but eclipsed
| this the following season by batting
out total of So, a. record that has
never been surpassed.
| Hit 299 Homers.
CHICAGO. August % CP)-Babe
| Ruth the greatest home run hitter
of all time. had knocked out 299 four
/ baggers before he got word of his in
definite suspension today The big
bambino started his home run drive
back in 1915 when he uncorked his
! first circuit blow in the majors with
old Jack Warhop on the hill This
was on May 6, 1915, while he was
a member of the Boston Red SoX and
/ Warhop was pitching for the New
! York Americans. On June of the
| same year, he smashed Warhop for
! his second four bagger, On June %,
Ehe got another off Caldwell of the
| New York club and made the fourth
| for that year on July 81 off James of
ST. Louis. The following season the
bambino smashed out three, and in
| 1917 made only two.
| The following year Babe began to
gauge the distance and turned in IL.
This was the war year, and the sea :
| son was curtailed. - In 1919, Ruth
| turned in 29. The next year he set
a mark of 81 for the season, and in