The Babe Page #6

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I'm not in the dark

on that anymore!

The only thing I don't understand

is why they let you out!!!

because you are incorrigible!

That's it, it's over!

Aw, kid, c'mon,

don't say that.

Let's have ribs and forget about

it! You're right, I've been bad!

No!

I am through, George!

Helen, give me a chance! Let waysides

be waysides! Don't leave me like this!

I am through with chances!

I'm through with us!

I'm taking Dorothy back

and I'm filing for divorce.

Good-bye! Let us off!

What's all--?

Oh, this is swell, huh?

Babe's bar and grill?

This is a beaut!

Let me be, Hug!

Misconduct, Ruth!

Not now, Huggins!

It's gonna cost ya!!!

two grand!

Dump the rest of this

down the drain or it'll be three!

Get your--

Why is everybody ridin' me?

Let me go!

I ain't hurt nobody!

I ain't hurt nobody!

Help! Help!

- Help, help, help!

- You gonna fine me now?

- He-e-e-lp!

- You still gonna fine me?

No fine!

- I can't hear you! What?

- No fine!

Miller Huggins fines Babe Ruth

$5,000 for misconduct...

and the Sultan of Swat

is suspended for two weeks.

Strike three, you're out! Bambino

strikes out for the third time today!

Babe has not reached base

in his last 20 at bats.

Good try, Babe!

Up your ass, kid!

Here's your bicarb,

Babe!

Hey, thanks, Eddie!

He's got no arm, no arm.

- Pitch it in there!

- Go,Jimmy!

There you go!

Good boy, Lou.

Atta boy!

Boy got lucky with that

one! Sweet Lou, sweet Lou.

He got lucky!

That's the seventh home run

for young Lou Gehrig!!!

who thus far leads the Yanks

in round-trippers!

The Bambino's customaryjaunts

around the base paths...

have become a rarity

this summer.

Aplummeting batting average and lack

of run production plagues the Babe.

And Colonel Ruppert's

Sultan of Sulk...

has so far amassed more

suspensions than he has home runs.

The crowds of Yankee Stadium...

do not deal with their

disappointment for long...

and Babe's

most trusted fans turn.

You're all washed up,

you bum! Go sit down!

Strike two!

Strike two for the Bambino.

And here in the House

That Ruth Built...

the fans are

letting him hear it!

Hey,you bum!

Babe's been

in a long slump!

He's collected a record five

suspensions already this season!

No batter, no batter.

Time!

What is he doin'?

What are you doin'? What's it look like?

Wait, folks. He's taken

a right-hander's stance.

He's going to take a try

at hitting right-handed!

He's battin' right!

Stay at first!

- Get back on first!

- No, don't run it out!

Out!

You big bum! Why don't you go

back to where you came from!!!

you stupid bastard!

It's safe! Safe!

You're out!

- Ow!

- You crazy--

You're outta this ball

game! Kiss my Dutch ass!

Goddamn it!

You fat bastard!

You are washed up!

You're finished,

you big, dumb, stupid--

I'll have you thrown out of this

park, you bum! Shut your trap!

You're yellow!

You're yellow!

Get off of there!

Get off!!

Come on, I'll take ya,

everyone of ya!

You're yella, all of ya!

You're yellow!

You're all alike!

You're yellow!

You're yellow, everyone

of ya! You're all yellow!

You're all yellow!

Leave him alone!

- You're a bum!

- Leave him alone!

Leave him alone!

Jidge!

Jidge!

Jidge, you there?

Satan finds work

for idle hands.

Satan finds work

for idle hands.

Satan finds work

for idle hands.

Satan finds work

for idle hands.

Satan finds work

for idle hands!

Who is it?

It's your buddies,

Jidge!!!

just your buddies!

There!

I'll take care of him,

Jump!

Come on, sit up!

I heard her say it!

Say what, baby?

She said,

""I hate you!''

She never loved me!

She told me!

Helen?

No, Matka!

My mother!

The House

That Ruth Built!

Banana oil!

Everybody pulled out

on me today, even the kids!

How come you didn't?

We're pals,

aren't we?

They called me a bum!!!

little kids, about seven!

What the hell's happened,

Clara?

You got two speeds,

Babe!

Fast and stop!

You're takin' in everything!!!

like you're afraid

it's gonna go away;

like some kid in a candy store eatin'

as much as he can before he gets caught!

Maybe I'm not one

to talk, but!!!

you gotta slow down!

I missed ya,

Clara!

I missed ya!

I've missed you too,

Bambino!

Babe Ruth, the Bam...

the Bambino,

the Maharajah of Mash...

gets married in New York to former

Ziegfeld Folly, Claire Meritt Hodgson.

The foundering legend

pledges to SenatorJimmy Walker...

"I won't touch a drink

until October!'"

Ruth returns to the

deserted Home Plate Farm.

Bust 'em Babe

sheds 20 pounds.

This scribe comes up and asks me

about the psychology ofhittin'.

I says, ""What's psychology

got to do with hittin'?''

Hey, the gym's down here! I know!

We gotta stop at Macy's first!

Underwear people asked me

to endorse their stuff!

We gotta stand by the undies

for a couple hours, shake hands!

How much they payin' ya? I

told them fifty bucks an hour!

Seemed like

a good fella!

Fifty bucks! Tell him a

grand an hour or forget it!

They're usin' ya, hon!

A grand an hour? Yeah!

Another thing,

these candy bar people!!!

they can't get away naming

a chocolate bar ""Baby Ruth''!!!

and saying they've named it

after the president's daughter!

They're takin' money

out of your pocket, the bums!

Good candy bar too!

You can't let these sharks

eat you up!

You gotta make your money now! What

do you mean, ""Make my money now''?

When baseball's gotten

what they can from you--

Baseball's never gonna get all they

can 'cause I'm gonna be the manager!

I know that, but-- You've

been readin' the papers!!!

all this crap about me being

washed up! I didn't say that!

I went down to the farm

and busted the belly off me!

Yes, you did!

And how!

That was up there with the hicks in

the sticks! As soon as you come back!!!

you join up with the night

boys and drink like a duck!

As long as you do that,

you're gonna be carvin' air!!!

watchin' ""Iron Man''

break your record!

Whoa, wait a minute here!

Wait a minute, sister!

Iron Man, is that what you're

calling this Gallagher boy?

His name is Gehrig and I didn't

come up with the nickname!

He's hit 14 home runs! Thirteen!

He hit one into the right field

stands Tuesday against Cleveland!

You were late

for that game!

What's he doin' hittin'

into the right field stands?

He's disciplined! He's a

workhorse! He's a mama's boy!

His mother comes

to all the games!

He hugs and kisses

on her for hours!

He's got 14 home runs!

You have zip!

Slambino...

has just hit his second

long ""Tater'' today!

Twenty-three

for the big fellow!

Go on!

That's the way, Babe!

Twenty-three, Garrison!

The name's Gehrig!

Get ready for number thirty!

Stay out of the right field

stands! Hear, mama's boy?

You wanna hit one, shoot for center

or left! Right field's the Babe's!

The veteran Ruth has just given

the Iron Horse a pep talk!!!

some encouraging words from

hard-wrought experience!

Way to go, Babe!

Whoa, what a shot! You're the best!

Gehrig belts one

long and deep.

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