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Show RUTH LIKES TO TAKE HIS FULL SWING BY N VLTER JOHNSON "How do I pitch to Babo Ruth?" Well thai la the toughest one yet. I n-.-ver piti-h exactly the same to 11 Ruth except in one way, I am always Crying to make him hli a bad ball There are a lot of pitchers in tho I American leagm ..ho insist that Ruth has certain weakneaeea at the bat. Perhaps he h v bul when pitching to I Ruth I never work along that theory. Wiion the big follow steps Into tho box with that murderous club of his I just say to myself, "Well, here Is I Babe, give him everything you have and true! to luck." Then I proceed H I to slip him my very beat fast ball and choicest curve. When fitting on the bench, I have always watched carefully the methods lhat the other pitchers on our staff use against Ruth, and how successful they Sometimes a slow curve, broken out-Side out-Side and low. makes It very annoying i for Babe. George Mogrldgo often uses that style of ball with great success However. If Morgldse happens to slip up on his control, and get the curve Inside, then it i.s goodnight. Babo can hit a curve ball, inside, farther than any man in the game. A fast high ball, and outside, often HJ troubles him. Such a ball makes him HB hit to loft field, and keeps him from HHJ getting the full benefit of his swing. HB i It Is mighty dangerous, though, to J get tho fact one over or Inside. Since a pitcher can't always control tho ball. HB such things often happen. BJ Then again some days he hits any ftfll! 1 kind of pitching you servo him. Un- ifiswJ ; doubtcdlj thi-r- aro certain styles of ItwJ pitching that Ruth likes bettor than ftfll . others, but a pitcher is foolish to fig- bbbvJ ure a batter who can make 59 home runs in a season as having any decided BBI weakness BB My motto Is, give him all you have, BB and try your very best to make him BB wlng at had balls, which is often pos- BJ Bible because of his great desire to BBJ BBI |