Nation Pays Tribute to Peerless Babe
Ruth died of cancer after a long illness. Personal physician Dr. Hayes Martin and Dr. Loton Rasmussen attended him at home. Ruth's wife Claire and friends paid tribute at his bedside as news spread from the Polo Grounds to other parks.
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Japanese Mourning Great Babe Ruth Across Japan
Japanese mourn Babe Ruth as baseball fans across the country halt games for a minute to honor the famed slugger who wowed Japan with home runs in his prime. The era’s heroics linger in memory despite wartime harshness, with posters and propaganda even taunting U S troops during conflict.
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Ruth’s Body Lies In State At Yankee Stadium
New York August 17 The body of Babe Ruth lies in state in the rotunda of Yankee Stadium from 5 pm today until tomorrow at 7 pm The remains will be taken to Universal Funeral home for private morning by the family until Thursday morning at 11 am when a requiem mass will be at St Patrick’s Cathedral Burial will be at Heaven Cemetery in Westchester County New York.
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Exhibition Baseball Chitades Noted In Meriden Card
An exhibition baseball item from Meriden Connecticut records a play or score with players Helmert Franks Woadlke and Kunktewlez mentioned in a brief game summary. The readable text shows a score of 2 to 0, noting Chitades and a local reporting by AMI DIO 004 WOO SIME.
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Standings and results mix across leagues in scattered lines
A jumbled recap shows standings and results from major leagues and minor circuits. Names like Loult and Philadelphia appear amid scattered box scores and game notes, with references to the National and American leagues and minor associations.
City Playoff Protest Over Baseball Final
An official protest challenges the final city playoff baseball game where Fred's Place beat A and F Agile 61 to 97 and 54 in a three game series. A Roemer of the San Antonio amateur baseball commission called for a conference with umpires Keto Garza and Fony Alejandro to review a disputed ball fair call and a baserunner touch. The series pitted Fred's Place, Spanish-American League champions, against A and B Axde, City Major League champions, for the city title.
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Sportlights on Babe Ruth as sports emperor and icon
Warald Scherwitz presents a tribute piece recalling Babe Ruth as a national symbol eclipsing presidents, with comparisons to Dempsey Grange and others. Rodger Pippen, former teammate, offers a remarkable report and tribute to Ruth, highlighting his standout career and impact on sports fans.
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Babe Ruth remembered as baseball legend in Baltimore obituary
Rodger H. Poppens tribute recalls Babe Ruth as a legend of an era and a man who hit farther than any other. The piece reflects on Ruths rise from St Marys Industrial School to Oriole rookie and his influence beyond the field, praising his joy, charm, and enduring fame while noting his passing.
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Babe Ruth a natural hitter and pitcher from St Marys rise
The article recounts Babe Ruth at his first training trip with the Orioles, noting his extraordinary appetite from 16 meals daily, his multi position talent, and rapid rise from a cigarmaker’s path to a star. It highlights early tests at St Marys, Dunn's confidence, and Ruth’s prodigious hand eye coordination and athletic gifts observed at Columbia tests.
Boys Fly to N Y for Hearst Allstar Game
Dif ford Gustafson and Bandéera's Jimmy Hand head to New York for the Hearst Allstar baseball game on August 25 at the Polo Grounds. Eastern Airlines will transport them. schedule includes hotel stay, practice, Giants Phillies game, Radio City movies, City tour, West Point trip, Bear Mountain visit, and a performance of Angel in the Wings. The trip culminates with the all star game and national meeting.
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Softball Roundup Points BAMC in Monday Duel
Softball Roundup reports a 4 to 3 victory over BAMC as Squadron BM-13 edged Pete’s Place. The city playoffs set Tuesday with eliminations in a double elimination for the remaining Mets defending champions Ue 8:45 am feature.
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