Babe Ruth Collapses From Attack of Influenza in Hotel at Spring Training Camgr --—--—->1 Berlenbach Yankee Star Ball to From Attack of Flu Speed King Collapses to Please •» -- Fails <___________—-----J oil III*- oaii'-o Retire From 'lunteia have tor \»:a.e Threatened Majors drives tlie mules through the brush, Is made use of a trick known as i '■ V___J hill and down dale and Frank RAJJRIT"driving." It simply is forming over in Fisher ho O. Feb. 29.—Reports | and a roost in the top Cleveland, a line and walking through the brush. companion With Pneumonia whirh have been current during the of the tower. They can see the rab- Rabbits which run ahead are thou winter that Walter Johnson, star run and s» proceed to shot by hunters stationed at strategic bits as they NVw York Middle Scores 21th of the Washington club, con- will fire a at them. pitcher BOOUE who play points. Many bunnies run into thw volley Bambino Ordered to Bed by templates retiring from the major In the dead rabbits. Knockout, Hut with Marshalltown, la.. game bag in this way. Frank ban- This result* in many Consecutive leagues after this season wore con- this season Lung nLIFFORDMississippi valley tenser, however, has for several years "If you think it's a cinch to hit His Draw- Physician—I.eft firmed by the veteran strikeout king Zeke McGrath vet- Didn't Help likes to tell about known of a better way, especially rabbits while you sway about in a to Be Con- at Hot Springs today, according to who owns the eran amateur hurler, when only n few are in the party. tower made of Svt timber," Power. Appears the flimsy in;' advices received by Cleveland* curve ball In the city. slowest Frank got the idea from the says Frank, “you have another Plaindealer, from its staff correspon- gested. This story Is one of ( lift's fav- tanks used in the war. lie built a Kites* eomiiiK. The thrill isn't in k\v YortK. r»b. dent tonight. orites about lhe veteran amateur tower on an old democrat wagon. hitth-- the rabbit. It's in hanci»K 29. — I'aul li- rlen- Hot Springs, Ark., Fell. 29.—George His retirement hinges, according pitcher. "Five years ago we journey- T his tower rose tip about 15 or '.Ml onto the tower whilo you fire.” ivrrh scored hin -'.til Herman (Babe) Hulk, king of swat, to tiie story, on whether Johnson is his ed over to Shenandoah, la., to play str light knockout today lit the lobby of aide to a Pacific coast collapsed purchase It so his in a tournament,” said Cliff. at Madison Square hotel here ami was removed to league club for which he is negotiat- happened that Zeke was assigned Garden last nc. ht, rtMim, critically ill. If he is successful in landing ing. ■us- now is suffer to pitch a morning game against and the local t Ruth, physicians say, it, Johnson will manage it and take Pitcher Preferred said there Hamburg, la. Things went fine for antrv which he wr* lug from influenza, but they his turn on the mound. Bridegroom blit in the may de- Zeke in the first inning, * IU ran i- Is grave danger pneumonia Johnson is starting his ISth year second inning a strong wind came jujsed to rave out velop within 24 hours. with Washington, during which time Carolina to Berth ^ up which took Zekc’s slow hall just hiii' turned i;h: he set a strikeout record. He also Major League Associated Pres*. was -j Ily the opposite way which it sup- < ___ around and ri>ve«l is as one of the Feb. 29.—Babe Ruth regarded speediest then Cleveland, O., posed to travel. Zeke decided at him. did not to who ever broke Into the northward ex- They York Yankees was order- pitchers more Mathewsnn lias two remarkable team moved playing of the New it was useless to throw any for Paul's performance In fa it Ark., today game. his rookie*. hibition games the North Carolina ed to bed at Hot Springs, curves so he tried a few straight recruits among Stryk- s'-nse of the meeting 'hat man was the to a long- who Worcester led the recruit was marked as "the by his physician, according ones. The first hatter swung er. the boy, was with Berlei.l ha Cleve who neier smiled.” I’assing through justification distance telephone story In the one of the veteran Kastern la*t season at pitcher's league pitcher* manager in refusing to let him frolic staff Teams to the .Carolinas Yeargin became posi- land News from its correspond ones gatehered in a home with the wonderful record of 2< are Badger straight Farrell with firs- raters at tins imn with the Cleveland American seven tively mournful. Finally ent, run and the second batter knocked victories and defeat*. us lie did is moment. Fighting ipst team there. Ruth collapsed the discovered the trouble. "The kid league a three-bagger. Y eargin, pitcher recalled couldn’t peat the s»- Bowl in A. B. C. he declared. It was the night, lie of the Hotel Majestic wa» a homesick,” in the lobby to throw a curve from Greenville, N. I'., "So Zeke decided admit- raters. and had to be assisted to his room. rookie with the Jioston Hub In correct diagnosis. Yeargin hall again and he wound up as If to Collaborating with Paul in diagnosed the case as im- ted it. Yes, he boasted of it. lie His physician Chicago, Feb. 29.—Out-of-town to the training last spring, lii* work F.si deliver a tantalizing outdrop and he wanted night's 1)Lie:ness was Young a mild attack of influenza. I hike the was a bridegroom, bowlers make their bow In the Amer- ball never reached the pressed Farrell, crafty with a • : that batter but the bride. Syracuse. » young man There is danger, however, ican 24th annual and Fred the man- to see his Carolina Bowling congress’ hitter. It was blown over the first coach, Mitchell, a "lie -oo within farmed him at his own ii.g arm and prepo-- Ruth will develop pneumonia tournament the also was sweet on the hoy. Mitchell tonight, way base stand by the wind and the man- ager, We are almost «-eii' the to Greenville. lie won 10 afijicsrrtnce the next 24 hours, correspondent smoothed for them and the newness to make him feel good, request waved Zeke to the Finally, just i- not 'he rn in Dr. W. T. " cot- ager promptly nine in the C arolina league. that' Fishei the;. says. According to worn off the 28 drives at the 132d Mitchell told Y eargin that he was and lost bench. ir< collar aels. there is a great deal of conges the team Now, with a jear of married life ton, armory by 652 Chicago squads. None going to keep him with rf"r 54 "Outside of this one Incident Cliff son that He pessed out peacefully tion over Ruth's left lung. hut "booster all season and not farm him out behind him, Mathew figures Chicagoans, all leagues," seconds of tlie sixth round fiom in bed until noon, ; was a good pitcher.” this will welcome a Ruth remained have had a hand In the breaking In. at all. young pitcher had left-hook to the STIC, h. utte when he went for a walk. He , would have big league trial far from the Caro- SamuelsonArcade No. 4 led these, Now, most any boy of f short time when he fields and mountain meanwhile plaintive rr.es been out but a with Godshall to in Honolulu been elated over this grand news, lina cotton 2,823. Play wasn't fouled. It is the v weak and staggered back to and that he will make good Fisher became From tonight the big tourney, Feb. 29.—Harold Godshall hut not Yeargin. lie began to get ranges Honolulu, er s idea that he. F.sner. wasn't badly about collapsing in the the under tile supreme test. the hotel, just which has already more than 10,000 of Los and Robert Kinsey sad and low in his mind. As helped Angeles, hurt. lobby. A couple of by-standers intrants from 111 cities, takes on its of and Clarenre J. "Peck” Griffin The knockout was the sec- him to his room. punch national flavor. Four Wisconsin San Francisco, are to come to Hono- nurse ond of two real punches Berler.bach Dr. Wootton and a trained teams and four from Illinois are the lulu to participate In an Invitational ^ in: summoned. An ex- Berlenbaeh Scores lanced during the feast. were immediately first to toe the foul line, joining with for next tennis tournament scheduled Twenty-Fifth came flf* Ruth had been The fir«t of these in the amination revealed local entrants in the 8:15 o’clock assoeia April, the Hawaiian Tennis round. Berienbach around stricken with flu. stepping division. Four are from Fond Du tion was advised today. Stone McGill in Eleventh Round from leh.nd Fisher to score with a Lac, the rest from Freeport, Rock- Stops right hook to the jaw. ford, Woodstock and Aurora. Returns of South. and McGill lit 1-2 The upstate entry retained the i*er Jakie May The 10:15 division tonight includes Wins Gage Title New York, Feb. 28.—'Two of the Stone weighed llfi pendicular under (his punch, bet all visitors, from Decatur, Peoria, Macon, Oa., Feb. 29.—Mercer be- ring's most promising title aspirants pounds.