Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 10 | Ruth Refuses to be Photographed with Herb Hoover

Ruth Ref Refuses us es to toBe Be Photographed With Herb Hoover Bambino Away Griffith at Loss to Understand WASHINGTON Sept 1 AP- AP Babe Ruth refused to pose today with Herbert Hoover for the photographers pho- pho at American league baseball baseball base base- ball park before the opening of the game gamo between the New York Yankees Yankees Yan- Yan kees and the W Washington Senators The request that the home run ling king go over to th box of the Republican Republican Re- Re publican presidential candidate was conveYed by Clark Griffith ot of the Washington club at the request request re- re quest of a photographer pher Its a matter Clatter ot of politics Ruth told Griffith In stating his refusal Before asking that Ruth be Invited the Photographer inquired of Mr Hoovers Hoover's secretary i it the nominee would pOse and Mr MI Hoover consent consent- ed Ruth did not appear but as the game was called by the umpire a minute or so later the can candIdate date thought that this had prevented the Yankee star from coming to see him himI I am at a loss to explain such unusual on the part of an American league player under such circumstances Griffith said to- to night when confirming reports of 01 Ruths Ruth's refusal It Is up to Ruth to some explanation Griffith said that Mr Hoover had very graciously consented to the request request re- re quest of the photographers and that naturally he could not understand why Ruth had refused Ruth himself could not be reached tonight Manager Miller Huggins I of the New York team said that he believed there had been some mIsunderstanding misunderstanding mis- mis understanding and that Ruths Ruth's failure failure fail fail- ure to pose probably was due to the fact that the game was called Immediately after the request was made You know the Babe is not the kind ot of fellow who would b bE discourteous discourteous dis- dis courteous to anyone Huggins said