Ruth to Boston

Judge Emil Fuchs: . . . The generosity of Colonel Ruppert enables me to accept the attractive offer and opportunity of the Boston Braves as contained in your kind letter of Feb. 23. . . . Wholeheartedly I return home again to Boston and New England to complete my life's job among friends. . . . Mrs. Ruth and our daughter join me in the expression of our joy in again being with the kindly and fair people of Boston and its surroundings. I am mindful of the great battle and sacrifice you have made to give Boston a good ball club and a winner. I shall fight shoulder to shoulder with you. . . .

In the spirit of the memory of Christy Mathewson, that we both hold sacred . . . I pledge to you and to the people of New England that we shall keep the faith. . . .

Appearing on sports pages along with pictures of himself, interminable sob stories, compliments from New York's Mayor LaGuardia, statistics of his life earnings, and his adopted daughter's views on Paris fashions, this letter last week contained the gist of a story that has preoccupied U. S. sports editors since the baseball season ended last October. It was George Herman Ruth's answer to the offer of a job.

What it meant was the end of Babe Ruth's connection with the New York Yankees, for whom he has played since 1920, for whom he has probably earned $10,000,000. What he was pledging himself in the spirit of Christy Mathewson to do was to function as player, vice president and assistant manager of the Boston Braves, for a salary of $25,000 and a percentage of the profits.

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