Babe Ruth and Ken Williams May 25, 1922 Mid-Week Pictorial Cover
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A slide of May 25, 1922, New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial supplement with Babe Ruth and Ken Williams (bottom left) on the cover. The top left photograph of Ruth is a portrait from the chest up. He is wearing a jacket, a tie, and a derby hat as he looks at the camera with a straight face. The photograph on the right is of Ruth in a batting stance. He is wearing a New York Yankees home uniform. He is bringing his front (right) foot back just before shifting his weight forward to swing the baseball bat he is holding. The photograph of Williams shows him just after swinging the baseball bat he is holding behind him. He is wearing a St. Louis Browns uniform. The caption on the cover reads, "Mighty "Babe" Ruth returns from exile The suspension of the greatest home-run hitter that baseball has ever known terminated May 20. At upper left his shown as he appeared during banishment. At right he is drawing back to line out a "homer." At lower left is the man whom Ruth must beat if he retains his crown - Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Browns, who had eleven home runs up to May 18." Information written on the slide reads, "NY Times cover"