OCR Text |
Show RUTH BACK IN YANKEE LINEUP i I Meusel Also Receives Reinstatement Rein-statement From Commissioner Commis-sioner Landis CHICAGO, Mav 20 (By the Amo-clalerl Amo-clalerl Press.) Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel of the New fork Yankees were reinstated by Baseball Commissioner Landis today The homo run king now is eligible to 1 1 1 his drive for 1922 slugging honors in this afternoon's game with the St. Louis Browns at New York. The telegrams from Ruth and Meusel asking reinstatement were re- celVSd at the commissioner's ortice bout 8.50 a m. The Judge was not j there, but his secretary. Leslie O'Con-ner, O'Con-ner, had received his Instructions Friday Fri-day night and promptly sent telc-Igrarm telc-Igrarm to Ruth and Mouscl reading as I follows: "Your reinstatement application granted effective immediately (Signed) K. M. LANDIS" A third telegram was sent Empires Chill and Owens reading: "Ruth and Meusel reinstated effective effec-tive immediately. Eligible for today's game. "K. M. LANDIS." The applications for reinstatement from Ruth and Meosel were identical. Thoy read as follows: "I hereby respectfully apply for Immediate Im-mediate reinstatement to enable me to play In the game here todav, Sutur-day. Sutur-day. May 20." An application for reinstatement was also received from Bill Piercy. Boston American league pitcher, suspended su-spended for placing in post season games Plercy's telegram follows: "I hereby make application for reinstatement re-instatement to enable ine to pitch a Iganie today, Mnv 20. Klndlv wire " BOY I IMPRESSED. Shortly before 1 o'clock a messvn-I messvn-I ger boy ambled dow n the hall to the 'judge's office, which was locked, j "Is this this guy Landis9" he asked a reporter after squinting at the lone , word "baseball" on the door, j "Ye, what do you want?" answered , the reporter. 'Here's some telegrams from Hi so ball players," said tho boy shoving them into the reporter's hands. "Sign here." The reporter signed, stuck the le!-I le!-I ograms In his pocket and, assured that 1 he could not bo scooped, waited for Mr O'Connor "Don't you feel kind of big after j delivering such important telegrams," i he asked the boy as tho latter started away. "Naw, them guys ain't nothin' to I me. I handle bigger stuff than that every dayK" the youngster answered. OTHERS Ol IT I.AKLY Prcvlous to the barnstorming trip in which the three players took part, lodge Iandis warned them that they would be disqualified. Several other player had planned to take part In the trip, but they changed their minds after the judge's warning The trip was called off at the instance in-stance of the owners of the New York club, after only a few games had 1 been played. Judge Landis refused to comment on this decision. o M KS RELIEF ED XEW YORK, May 20. A great Weight was taken off the minds of Colonels Rupert and Huston, owners ot the Yankees, when dudpe Landis reinstated their clouting outfielders. Babe Ruth and Bob M use, today. The two colonels said so themselves when the Associated pre.-s iino.iued them of the Judge's action. ' We h'jped and expert, l that both would be permitted to play today," said Colonel Huston, "but ne erthelcss. It s 'a relief to be assured of it Thanks to 'prompt action by Judge Landis. It's going to be a great day at the Polo ! Grounds. 'We're, all set to go " Ruth was not at home when th -good news came. The switchboard operator op-erator at his hotel said he had gone to the Polo Grounds "to practice knocking knock-ing home runs over the grandstand." ESTERN LE .l 1. V. L. Pt t. St. Joseph 25 6 .806 Sioux Cltv .19 12 .013 ; Wichita 18 14 .563 TuIsa 1G 16 .500 Des Moines . 14 20 . 412 Oklahoma City 13 if 406 'Omaha 12 20 .375 'Denver 11 21 . .u44 oHtcrday's Results Oklahoma City: R n E. 'Tulsa 10 f8 1 I Oklahoma City 4 12 3 I Batteries Lukanovlc, Boehler and i Crosby; Sherman. Young and Finer. At Des Moines: R. H. E. Denver 4 7 1 Des Moines ." .2 3 0 BatteHea lla.ll and Parker; Mellee iand Bree.n. i At Sioux City: R. 11. E. I Omaha 2 8 3 Sioux Cltv 5 8 1 Batteries Okrie and Wilder Tesar and hangllng At Wichita: R. H. E. St. Joseph 5 S 1 Wichita 3 11 2 Batteries Grover and Grabowski, Husser and Haley. |