Evening star., 1950-07-23
Song-Writing Career
Was Forced on Rubv
The Three Little Words Tunesn1ith
Would Rather Play Second Base
By Horny Macarthur

the Washington Mats ever get down to one fan-whic is
faith do even
they in ninth day in league Harry Ruby
still will be backing them up.
Mr. Ruby is highly successful songwriter by trade but he
actually frustrated second who probably would chuck
everything has, this date utility
with Talking about past theatrical experience
he likely to remark I was where sensible would be in
baseball
travels his luggage includes bag
ing glove and spiked shoes Gould songwrter travel without
emp" unegned amazement first place Ruby
visited he landed during the week orith
Stadium where donned uniform for workout
This passion for the national pastine Mr. Ruby in a
ca musical Three Little Words based on the lives Ruby and
his partner the late Bert Kamar He always wanted to be ball
fate successful tunesrnits Makes better
Ruby feels than story about whose most serious
problem is finding time to count his royalties
He Was Reody for Big Time
loyalty to the Washington baseball team dates back
He has forgiven fate for the fact that his
brother and Schacht with whom he went to school at s. AZ
professional ball players He considerably
saed then p back IN the x @ e whsn MATS sa'' invited him
embarrassed to tell this" Mr. Ruby saying the
b old but going to work out at second base
and somebody going to say Hey this guys good We need
Another experience with the Mats much painful.
principal participant finds funny in retrospect He
Just getting Hollywood and had big job coming
up got Walter Johnson inviting him to come
play second base in Washington game Mr. schacht
this never occurred to Mr. Ruby with Of humor
everything his favoe sport number of surprised
balplayng friends OF Mr. Runys looked up sarto lew Gays
later he reported in the clubhouse
nothing to do but put him in uniform After he
ate his heart awhile the bench during exhibition
game with the Orioles Clark Griffith decided the only
human thing to do was to put Mr. Ruby in the game
Then Come the Debocle
ST know would all right have to tell myself
mysebut for big psychological block Mr.
Ruby explains the story when ran out on the
field Nick Atrok the grandsand and announced
loud voice that wrote Three Little Words
playing Buddy Myer. WINGED crnged got
mad people expecting clown and all wanted
play second base didn't want to be the guy who wrote
Three Little wanted to be the who was playing
second base for Buddy Myer
We'll the first got first and the second hit
roller down perfect double play ball. but
was busy being mad notice Joe Cron yelled for me to
cover second but about that that
was spot finally got there in time for the putou
missed the double play.
when got bench, Griffith just said. Harry were
asking waivers you. It broke my heart"
Who Loves BosebuH?
Of heartbreak for Mr. Ruby him
day Hollywood when he song studio lot with
diamond theme song, "Take Out to the Ball Came"
said Mr.. Ruby to Mr. Norworth 'the feel
baseball should have written that wrote You
really love the game. though"
Love game?" said Norworth in dsdain. Buy
and crckeack don't get backyou have
baseball write that? haven't than two
In all my life I hate baseball"
This, naturally little shock to who
up HOLLYWOOD job and travelled 5000 miles play second
the Mats for inning Of exhibition Mr. Ruby
never will understand it.