The Babe's NY debut

From the New York Times of 100 years ago:

http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/06/03/105037253.html?pageNumber=9&zoom=16&WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-09660-06-08-PH&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=

Interesting how sports reporting has changed over the last century.

Hank

That's awesome reading. Great find.

Great stuff! Not just for the Babe, but look at the importance of college baseball, the appearance of the Federal League, "Yamada Defeats Klinger With Cue", and what wonderful ads -- collars, rye whiskey, autocars, graphite grease, one piece underwear. Go to the next page and there are all sorts of editorials about WWI, railways, Mexico, and the Leo Frank case (the tragic story of the lynching of a Jewish man in Georgia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Frank)

Bill

The front page article discussing the sinking of the Lusitania one month prior is a cool historical read. The Lusitania WAS carrying British war munitions, but it's interesting to see some New York City residents with decidedly Germanic surnames giving affidavits that they saw cannon of different types on board the Lusitania before it's fateful final voyage. It was obviously an effort to absolve Germany of the blame for the sinking. German Americans, and Irish Americans as well (hated Great Britain), were strongly in favor of US neutrality in the early years of World War I, if not outright supportive of Germany. It took the sinking of the Lusitania, quite a few instances of German espionage against the US, and finally, the Zimmerman telegram to fan enough flames for a US declaration of war in April of 1917.

Andy cool find. I particularly like the very last part, time of game - one hour and forty-eight minutes. Say what?

More about the Babe and only the Babe could get away with this!

OTD: Babe Ruth arrested, played in game
On June 8, 1921, he was jailed for speeding until 4 p.m. -- an hour after the Yankees game began. He had his jersey delivered to the jail, changed in his cell, then was police escorted to the game. He pinch-hit walked in a 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Amazing find,and read. Thanks for sharing.