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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
Iconic shot. Apparently Gehrig was absolutely bullsh*t at Ruth for coming forward with an unexpected big dramatic hug. By that point Gehrig was done with Ruth and they had barely spoken for years. Reportedly Gehrig looked at it like one more self-engrandizing move by Ruth to hog the spot light and try to come off as a great guy. Of course none of this comes through in the picture.
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Wow really? I was always under the impression they remained good friends but that makes sense. Curious where you heard that...always love learning new things about ruth and gehrig