The Babe Ruth story : typescript / by Babe Ruth as told to Bob Considine, [1948?].

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The Babe Ruth story : typescript / by Babe Ruth as told to Bob Considine, [1948?].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702137207

Corrected typescript draft (312 p.) of a biography of Babe Ruth. Corrected and edited by various members of the E. P. Dutton editorial staff.

.50 linear ft. (1 box).

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Ruth, Babe, 1895-1948

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George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland to Katherine and George Herman Ruth Sr. In 1902, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, an orphanage and reformatory, at the age of seven to teach him discipline. It was here that he learned to play baseball. He signed a contract with the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1914. Ruth received his nickname "Babe" when his minor league teammates referred to him as manager Jack Dunn's new babe. He began his ma...

Considine, Bob, 1906-1975

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Bob Considine was born in Washington, D. C. November 4, 1906. He attended Gonzaga High School in the city and also George Washington University. He began his newspaper career on the Washington Post in 1930, writing sports, drama, and Sunday feature articles. In 1933 he moved over to the Washington Herald, where he served as sports editor and editorial and feature writer. He was transferred to the International News Service (INS) in New York City in 1937 and served as war corresponde...