Show yu vv vv uv vv uv uv 00 00 i 00 u- u u 00 u- u 00 00 00 Babe Ruth uth Intends To Pass Up P o r Stuff Plans To Use Old Form Farm 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bambino Busts Them 1 hem New York Yankee Slugger Anxious to Break His Own Home Run Record Williams Tells Of Early Interview With Star By JOE WILLIl-MS WILLIl NEW EW March 17 Several 17 erA S-erA ears back the editor of oC a ft Cleveland paper sent this writer titer riter out to the th American league park In that city to get iret geta ft a feature story About bout Babe Ruth Mol Ask AK him to 10 tell till you the lh e secret ret ot of hit his tremendous hitting prompted the genius ct ot the edi- edi editorial edi editorial floor noor Ruth was waa then th n In the th midst ot of othi hi first great batting org ore the theone theone theone one which lifted him to the top topo o of the world orld a as the games mot remarkable run home swatter I asked Ruth the he question In Inthe Inthe the editors editor precise word Th The Babe was u knocking Ion long Ions tIt tIt- flies til's to 10 the outfield At lit the time and per t perspiring pr Yankee athletes pulled the drives dries elo down don n Against the con con con- con iee tete Iele li In deep mid field I I I Just bust bum em cm answered the tho Babe with Ith ith a laconic lIlY finality I that would hate ha e shamed hamed Maupas sant lant ant himself The reader will silL III recall that the Babe continued to bust hut em cm great frequency and nd ferocity for Sl a couple of seasons eon to come Rut But fori last lut ear icar ear and anel the year before Coro b the Babe did not so ItO In tor for busting exclusively Rather he took look hi his 11 hits II as a they came me rell regardless o of sie lie or character j W WANTS ANTS ms RIP ROME HOME RUNS I Matters ma mt be a bit different the Babe Babo this year he ho con I con con- con confides tides fides privately that he prefers busting In Sn lt It er crude de I forms orma to the higher and more polished elements o of known knon as a plain base hitI hitting hit- hit I tinei ting tine I i In whorl short lie Babe ca carps cArM not noti ho who leads lead Ih the league Igue In hitting hilling If IC he ma mil gather father additional glor Io I as a t run home hitter This I Is set oel forth conspicuously tor for t two to 0 rea- rea reason r a- a aon son oon on 1 11 Because It comes come from the tho Babe and 2 bo- bo because be because I cause causo much has hu been heen written In lecent el weeks anent the Babe a I aspli lion to lead the leagues legue a aI I batters baiter Ruth has hu a logical I no- no nolion no notion lion tion that Man Ban Johnson 11 s ne new poli- poli poliCy policy poli policy cy of oC keeping r balls blIs slightly soiled and not too badi nicked In pia Ila will ill help him build up a ne nen run run home record IFER z EM nn O 0 o R I 1 think the pitchers will m pitch to me m oftener with nub the old ball balls than the did with Ith the be new nw one ones Oil s the Babe The pitchers are to attain greater I wit discolored balls and that should encourage them to take more chancel chance with the dan elan dan dan- dangerous dangerous hitters I I am m certainly willing to gam- gam gamble gam gm gamble I ble w them thein They walked me time times list lut a eai That nit a jut Jutt l 10 O chances to make base bue hit hits tiey Iley took avav from m me t at least one or two of ot which OU ii 11 concede might have gone for tor hom homers Let Lt em em cut that num num- number nuta- nuta number ber In halt half this icar ear er and ice ice- see well ell seo eee It I don dont t get more mare than Ihan H 41 anyway For the tho benefit b of oC the stupid children In the back baek row It Is la ye- ye re repeated that the Babe made nUde 41 1 homers homer last lut la t icar ear and nel was Wall tied nith Ith Cy Williams a of ot the Ph Phillies III leo I for Cor the g s honors |