Ruth finishes in grand style....show Newspaper, Mags, etc excerpts of great BB events

[tedzan]

May 26, 1935, Babe Ruth's hits HR's 712, 713 & 714 at Forbes Field. He batted 4-for-4, with six RBI's. His 714th HR cleared the roof of the Right Field stands at Forbes Field,
traveling an estimated 600 feet.

What a tremendous way to end his illustrious career (which ended May 30, 1935).


So, let's see some Newspaper or Magazine excerpts of significant events in BaseBall. The older the clippings the better.


Plus.....Jesse Owens in training for the 1936 Olympics.


TED Z
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[Leon]

here is a Headin' Home ad from the early 1920s....

[ZenPop]

RUTH 7 PIRATES 11 (above the box score)...

...that's awesome!

[tedzan]

Opening Day at the brand new Shibe Park set a new high attendance record in BB in 1909. The A's fans were ecstatic, as Eddie Plank beat Boston. But, the day
ended in a sad note with Plank's long-time battery mate, Doc Powers, being rushed to the hospital. Two weeks later, Powers died from intestinal complications.







............................ Doc Powers .................................................. ........................\/





TED Z

[Eric72]

Ted,

Thanks for posting the press clippings from the day Ruth hit those three homers. Interestingly enough, the player who hit the other homer (Pep Young) is a direct descendant of the Secretary of my employer's Board of Directors.

Before I saw this thread, I had a casual reason to pick up one of Pep Young's cards. Now that I have a bona fide historical (as it relates to baseball) reason, I shall revisit this and pick up something from Mr. Young's playing days. I can't wait to bring it to the next Board Meeting (for my employer, of course...I am not seeking a motion to call to order a Net54Baseball "Board Meeting.")

Ted..again, thank you.

Best regards,

Eric

[cincyredlegs]

Here is a newspaper clipping from 1939 of Babe Ruth and Johnny Vander Meer at Ebbets stadium prior to Vander Meer pitching is 2nd of back to back no hitters.



The next is a newspaper clipping from the 39 World Series showing Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig after the Iron Horse was diagnosed with ALS.



The last is a newspaper clipping from the 39 All Star game showing Lefty Gomez, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx documenting Gehrig's illness would prevent him from playing in the game.



Mark

[Harliduck]

In the first clip I think it is cool to read where they had a "shift" on defensively against Ruth, moving the SS to behind 2nd base. I think I read somewhere that the first recorded "shifts" were against Ted Williams? I could be wrong in that, but that article would prove shifts were alive and well long before Teddy Baseball...

Great stuff...thanks all for sharing for this baseball geek!



EDIT - No mention of a Ruth Shift here - Williams as I mentioned and Boudreau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infield_shift

Another link mentioning Williams being the first -

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gamet...ctics-baseball

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ZenPop

RUTH 7 PIRATES 11 (above the box score)...

...that's awesome!

"The Great Man"

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Ted,

Thanks for posting the press clippings from the day Ruth hit those three homers. Interestingly enough, the player who hit the other homer (Pep Young) is a direct descendant of the Secretary of my employer's Board of Directors.

Before I saw this thread, I had a casual reason to pick up one of Pep Young's cards. Now that I have a bona fide historical (as it relates to baseball) reason, I shall revisit this and pick up something from Mr. Young's playing days. I can't wait to bring it to the next Board Meeting (for my employer, of course...I am not seeking a motion to call to order a Net54Baseball "Board Meeting.")

Ted..again, thank you.

Best regards,

Eric

Eric

I really appreciate your interest in the Babe Ruth press clipping. As a kid, I remember hearing that the Babe ended his career with this tremendous performance
that day in Pittsburgh.

So, I thought it was worth sharing it with others on this forum.

Best regards, fellow Pennsylvanian.


TED Z

[tedzan]

While this Wirephoto is obviously not pre-WWII stuff, I have 2 stories regarding Billy Martin that I think you may find interesting.


Sept 1953............

I had just started High School; and, most of my close classmates were NL fans who were rooting for the Dodgers to finally beat the Yankees in this 5th "Subway Series"
between these two teams. I was the lone Yankees fan amongst these guys. The odds were in their favor, and they were betting me that the Yankees were due to lose
this World Series (WS).

I had the last laugh. Plus, fortunately I was somewhat richer for it. My school friends did not count on a young Billy Martin to upset their parade. Billy batted only .257
during the regular season....so, most would have considered Billy an unlikely hero at the start of this WS. Unpredictable Billy single-handedly defeated the Dodgers. Billy
racked up 12 hits in the Series (to tie Buck Herzog's long-standing record of 12 hits in the 1912 WS).

Furthermore, he drove in 8 runs in this 6-game series.....and, batted .500 with an amazing .958 Slugging Avg.









29 years later follow-up story............Dec 1982....Claridge Casino (Atlantic City, NJ)......to be continued in my next post here.


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[tedzan]

Dec 1982....Claridge Casino in Atlantic City was the site of a BB card Show extravaganza with celebrities galore. Promoted by Tom Catal, Lou Avon, and Mead Chasky.
It was a great success for all, attendees and dealers alike. Guest signers were Mickey, Willie, and the Duke, Whitey Ford, Mohammad Ali, and more. Special guest was
Billy Martin, who rarely appeared at BB card shows back then. Tom Catal's close connection with Mickey Mantle arranged for Billy to make this rare appearance.

I was set-up at a table near where Billy was signing. The line to get Billy's autograph exceeded any other celebrity's line for hours. If I wasn't busy wheeling-n-dealing
with collectors, I would look over at Billy's booth. Billy never said much, nor did he look up as he was signing. Perhaps, he was "hung over". Anyway, after a couple of
hours the number of people in line diminished to less than 50. So, I left my table and got in line. I presented to him this 1953 WS AP Wirephoto to sign.
He looked at it, then looked up at me, and asked me......"I like this photo, where did you find it ?"

I don't recall my reply to his question, but I proceeded to tell him......"that all my friends were rooting for the Dodgers, and his performance in that 1953 WS made me
the happiest 14-year old kid in the neighborhood."

He smiled as he signed my photo, and said......"yes, that was a great WS, thanks for showing me this photo, it brings back good memories." Then he shook my hand.

Like I said earlier in this story......what a great BB card show.






TED Z

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

In the first clip I think it is cool to read where they had a "shift" on defensively against Ruth, moving the SS to behind 2nd base. I think I read somewhere that the first recorded "shifts" were against Ted Williams? I could be wrong in that, but that article would prove shifts were alive and well long before Teddy Baseball...

Great stuff...thanks all for sharing for this baseball geek!



EDIT - No mention of a Ruth Shift here - Williams as I mentioned and Boudreau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infield_shift

Another link mentioning Williams being the first -

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gamet...ctics-baseball

The Ted Williams infield "shift", contrary to some reports, was not the first "shift".

In the Babe Ruth days, opposing teams would situate their fielders in certain shifts. Usually depending on who their pitcher was. This article in
the Pittsburgh newspaper correctly reports that Pittsburgh's SS (Arky Vaughan) was positioned behind 2nd base in the inning Ruth hit a Single.

The more typical "Ruth shift", by opposing teams, was positioning the Left-fielder in CF....with the other two outfielders in Right-Center and RF.

Anyway, was this strategy really effective ? I don't think so.....since many times Ruth would just drive the ball beyond these outfielders.






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[tedzan]

Thanks Leon and Mark for posting your old newspaper BB clippings depicting Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Gomez, VanDer Meer, Derringer, and Moore.

I'm sitting here in the "frozen North", our home surrounded by 12" of fresh fallen heavy snow, hoping to see a few more excerpts from Sports
pages of old newspapers. Especially, if they are of significant events in BB. Pre-war or post-war....whatever....show us your stuff.


T-Rex TED

[Peter_Spaeth]

Was Ruth known contemporaneously as "The Great Man" or was that just spontaneous inspiration by the writer, I wonder? One could not write that story today -- imagine someone describing Barry Bonds that way.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Was Ruth known contemporaneously as "The Great Man" or was that just spontaneous inspiration by the writer, I wonder? One could not write that story today -- imagine someone describing Barry Bonds that way.

My wife's Dad, Joe (an avid Yankees fan), saw Ruth and Gehrig play. He didn't recall Ruth being referred to as "the Great Man". Joe had a bunch of sports page clippings
that he saved as a kid from the Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, and Trenton Times (circa 1930's). It wasn't in any of these write-ups.

I may be wrong....but I'd say this term to describe Ruth was created by that reporter in the Pittsburgh newspaper.


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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by tedzan

My wife's Dad, Joe (an avid Yankees fan), saw Ruth and Gehrig play. He didn't recall Ruth being referred to as "the Great Man". Joe had a bunch of sports page clippings
that he saved as a kid from the Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, and Trenton Times (circa 1930's). It wasn't in any of these write-ups.

I may be wrong....but I'd say this term to describe Ruth was created by that reporter in the Pittsburgh newspaper.


TED Z

It's wonderful writing. A bygone era. I love the line that he "pyramided" three home runs. And here I thought turning nouns into verbs (he "podiumed") was a modern thing.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's wonderful writing. A bygone era. I love the line that he "pyramided" three home runs. And here I thought turning nouns into verbs (he "podiumed") was a modern thing.

Funny, you should bring that up....just today I heard a weather dude on TV refer to pools of melting snow as "ponding".


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[Big Ben]

I picked up this old newspaper, The Sunday Star from Washington DC as a gift for a guy who was my college roommate. Before I sent the paper to him, I scanned some items as it was a bit of a time capsule. Batting leaders from September 1915!

[tedzan]

September 1915 newspaper is vintage stuff.

Good ole Cobb, as usual, is the leader of the pack.....with a .375 BA

Thanks for sharing this with us,

TED Z