The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-02
~ Babe Ruth

SIS LOUIS, Aug a
friend 81 nine sent ne recently
clipping from y Phila deIphia.
paper ii which one ST the
baseball writer's accused the
Yankees of easing up and let
ting the White EDx and Browns
vim ball games
That's bunk and + the writer
didn't know it was bunk ut the
tlrae he wrote II, then there's eonnas
TITe YANKEES lost games to the
White SOx and the Browns. true.
enough. They also lest n the
TIGERS. But to say that those
alnes were lost because the Yam
KEGS leased up' Is unfair to the
Yankees and it's unfair to the team
that won. The statement II foolish
Oh the face Of e.
According 10 that writer those
James were lost because the
Yankees had such long lead
that The box office receipts were
falling of. Now consider this.
SO far MS the players are con-
Cerned the box office receipts
mean nothing. We get Unr AaI-
aries regularly. We don't work
on ncrcemtage bagis. We
win the peIinant We also share
n the worlds series receipts.
We're ont ID win
Rfeht here and now let me put
yo,I straight On beha lf of the Yam
kpea club. Were out to win If
We can win 15s of the 164 games
PLAYED We would win them. H we
can win 10 games this season
wesM be in there to do From.
Miller IIuggfns on dawn the cry
81 the Yankees club = q every
game NE esa
mere = iot 81 taIk about the
Yankees being too strong TOR the
rest 81 fHe league fiich may or
NOT he true. B5It you ran ~ ARK
This down. We're not goIn9 to let
IN even Ii We get forty games out
'front.'. THAT old pennant is never
safe until ii Ii lnathematically
ciinched. and until It is we've still
rot & fight on our hands.
The trouble with 4 story Of tia &
kind IS that it makes the wrong
impression with the fans. Fans are
quick to get impressions ANYHOW.
only wish that the fellows who
think the Yankees aren't trying
could sit III our clubhouse some
time after I'VE dropped tough one
10 hear the boys moan you'd think
we had only d half game lead
While I'm on the subject I've got
something to say TO fans too. That
about razzing. Razzing the old
timers is all right. We're all used
TO Ii. But when the fans start In
RAGING some kid who is just break
ing into the game, they're very apt
To ruin ! very good ball player.
The best-IoOling kid ball player
I've seen come up in some time
Il Jimmy F0xx, Of the Athletics.
Net. not SO long ago, when
Jimmy struck out In pinch,
the raspberries fell in fI0clzs.
That's unfair. Young ellis,
over at Washington, had -
stand for the same thing one
day when he happened 30 boot
couple.
I've heard fans 80 the stadium
ride Leo Durochef when the kid
was out there doing the best he.
could and trying 10 make good.
Over in Chicago one day they GOT on
young CisseiI and rode him all after
noon because he kicked one ana
cost the sox ! run In The first
inning.
As / said befofs razzing il part
OF baseball After q man has been
around 4 few seasons he gets used
To il. and can take his razzing ~ il
comes.
But still Insist that the fans
who sTazz new and untried
youslgster simply because hes
nervous and excited and kicks one
or two. are unfair Give the kids
chance. Lay off the kids at least
until they've had time to get their
feet@ on the ground, get over the
first excitement of big league play.
and find out what it's all about
lCopyriSht, 1928. by The Chrisfy
Walsh Syndfcate.1