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Show BABE AGAIN IN THORNY TKiCKET' , Throws Dust Into Eyes of! Umpire and Chases Noisy Fan CTnCAC.O, Sfay 26. (By thc As wifiiati 1 Fress.) Babe Ruth ol the New "ork Yankee-, today was ileelan d Ineligible to play until a complete in- ve.tU(atlon has bCCU BSadl Ol the argument ar-gument wM i nipiro Hildebrandi which resulted In the home ran king's being put out of tin- jame ami then clixnolnte tho Manas when he be-camo be-camo offended nt the booing u fans. Tb decision was banded down by I Pmddem Ban Johnson of the Azner- j i Inin livih-n( ihiw niornlntr. fr. Johnson said an Investigation would be made at one- and thai a fi-. fi-. nui decision would bd made bj tomorrow. tomor-row. Rutii however wfll not be pcr- mltt.xl to plaj today. "I Iuim- received r.nly the report of Umpire Bildcbrandi said Mr Johnson. i hac started gathering COtnpletO evidence und expect to have this iii my hands bj tomorrow, in the meantime Babe Ruth win not ap- pear. on the New York lineup " NEW V'':K. May 26. Babo Ruth, still srr.artir.g from tho scratches of thc bramble huh he Jumped into iart full, when he ignored Commissioner Landis' warning and went barnstorming, barnstorm-ing, wa-s ln another thorny thicket today to-day Temperamental Babe forgot hlmvelf Thursday nnd threw dust Into the face of Umpire Hlldebrand who hail called him out trying to Stretch a I single Into a two-bagger. The umpire um-pire waved Ruth out of tho ;;anie and Babe was booed by the baseball fans While he frequently lias been Jeered good naturedly when he struck out or failed to hit safely with Ihe, bases filled, the booea Thursday voiced irate disapproval A big voiced individual indi-vidual In the stands yelled something and Babe lost control of his temper He went over to the dugout and Into the stands. The offender, reported to be a railroad conductor, fled Babe's misdemeanor was reported to league headquarters and today ho wan awaiting the verdict and the sen- . tence. It appeared that Babe would draw anotlu-r suspension, or a heavy fine, or both. JOHNSON AWAITS REPORT CHICAGO. May 26 Ban Johnson president of thc American league, on hearing of Bal.e Ruth's action In New York Thursdav, asserted that ho would be guided by what Umpires Hlldebrand and Nnllln report on tho Incident. "I am sorry to hear that." was Johnson's only comment when he learned that the home run klnif had been put out of the game for throwing throw-ing dut In Umpire Hlldebrand's eyes following the decision at second base It wa expected that Commissioner Landls, who was In St Louis Thursday Thurs-day would keep his hands off the cose as it Is said to be purely a league matter. oo |