Show last of original ruppert men J 1 mak af N N wally opp veteran first baseman Baa oman with it a few henrs und tind a sigh or two col jake Ri ruppert ippert owner of the new york yankees dropped a sentence into the mall mail tile the other day that sent wally hla his veteran first baseman to the cincinnati reds when new york ball players are discarded and shipped to other less prosperous clubs they have a way of saying that they have been transported down the river there Is 13 very little sentiment in big bengue lin baseball it Is a cold proposition and when the legs of a respected veteran slow him up or when the peg leaves the arm the open Is the only reward with wally and jake ruppert however the case was different hilpp was the only player on the yankee club who was waa a regular when ruppert and his daring former partner colonel huston uston FI paid a roll mil lion dollars for a baseball name called them crazy baseball men wise iti in the ways of 0 the game said that tile the two colonels were crazy when they bought the yankees they sold said they were and when they opened the pocketbook for babe ruth and they wanted a lunacy commission appointed when they built a ball park that would seat or move r but the colonels made their critics weep the yankees won pennants the babe hit home runs day after day but tt it was wally wh who 0 was the real punch in the pinch urban shocker who Is now a member of the yank pitching staff once said eald when he was working for the st louis browns that was the hardest batter in the american league to pitch to you can take your chances on ruth lie he said but you can never floure that two fighter in addition to being a high class ball player and it a gentleman was ranked as one of the best two alsted fighters in the league ho he never carried a chip ou his shoulder but when pressed he knew how to take care of himself it Is related that babe ruth told one afternoon that he like the way was waa running the bases and the babo babe went to the hotel after the game with two shiners and a cut lip from that time on the babe and wally were fast friends there la Is a lot of baseball left in and he certainly will P plug lug up the hole that the cincinnati club has hag had at first base |