Sport: Baseball: Mid-Season

When Babe Ruth became angry because his employer, Judge Emil Fuchs, had refused him permission to visit New York to welcome the Normandie, and resigned from the Boston Braves last month, baseball addicts wondered what he would do next. Last week, an editorial in the American Magazine contained an unhappy suggestion. It was named "FAME,'' signed, "Babe Ruth, Guest Editorial Writer.'' Excerpts:

"The people who cheer loudest when you succeed are those who throw pop bottles the hardest when you fail. . . . Loud cheers make heroes. Pop bottles make martyrs. ... I...

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