Death of Babe Ruth's wife...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 14, 1929 



* Babe Ruth 

* Death of wife in fire 



This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "BABE RUTH MOURNS TRAGIC DEATH OF HIS FORMER WIFE" with subhead (see photos).



Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise goo... See More  

Babe Ruth nears end of career...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, July 29, 1932



* Babe Ruth to return to pitching?

* New York Yankees - NYY

* Major league baseball



This 26 page newspaper has a seven column headline on page 21: "Ruth May Return to Pitching Duty With Yanks" with subheads that include: "Babe Through As Day-To-Day Ball Player" and more. See photos for text here.



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Babe Ruth near career's end photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1932



* Babe Ruth workout photo

* New York Yankees

* Major league baseball



This 48 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 31: "Ruth, Swathed in Blankets, Begins Training in Gym Amid Usual Pomp", "Movies Record Every Action as Baseball Monarch Starts Workouts--Entitled to $80,000 Salary, Babe Declares-- Hopes to Set New Home-Run Record&q... See More  

Babe Ruth signs final contract with New York Yankees...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 16, 1934 



* Babe Ruth signs final contract 

* New York Yankees 

* Last year with the team 



This 24 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "So Ruth Takes the $35,000 and Once More All Is Well" and "That, by the Way, Is $10,000 Above First Offer Made by Col. Ruppert.&qu... See More  

Iowa Hawkeyes football...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921



* Iowa Hawkeyes college football

* Notre Dame - Knute Rockne



This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating Knute Rockne'e Fighting Irish.

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Phar Lap mounted... Babe Ruth - Yankees capture League Championship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932



* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse

* New York Yankees capture AL pennant



This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 18: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont". See photo for brief text.



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Lou Gehrig honored... "The luckiest man..."

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, July 5, 1939



* Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium

* New York Yankees



This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 8: "Senators Divide Pair With Yankees; 61,808 See Frays"



This was Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium in which he gave his famous "I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth..." speech. Unfortunately the only tex... See More  

Wingfoot Air Express Crash of 1919....

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 22, 1919



* Wingfoot Air Express Crash

* Chicago, Illinois bank skylight

* Dirigible - airship - blimp



This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TEN KILLED WHEN BALLOON EXPLODES", "Blazing Wreckage of Experimental Dirigible Carries Death and Injury Into Chicago Bank", "Disabled Air Mo... See More  

Boston Red Sox 1915 World Series....

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, October 13, 1915



* Boston Red Sox World Series, with Babe Ruth on the team

* Philadelphia Phillies 1st ever World Series

* Start of the so-called "curse" ?



This 12 page has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOSTON TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT FROM PHILLIES", "Red Sox, with Shore on the Mound, Again Defeat

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Babe Ruth Quits Yankees...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 26, 1935 



* Babe Ruth leaves New York Yankees (1st report)

* Joining the Boston Braves



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "BRAVES SECURE BABE RUTH", "To be Vice President and Assistant Manager of Boston Nat'l Club" with photo of Ruth (see photos). Nice to have on the... See More  

Original Yankee Stadium is born... Babe Ruth...

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, February 6, 1921



* Original Yankee Stadium is born

* 'The House That Ruth Built' has a home

* Site officially picked



This 22 page newspaper has very historic significance concerning the old Yankee Stadium. Page 8 has a small one column heading that reads: "New York Yanks to Have New Home and Playing Grounds Soon". See photo for brie... See More  

Babe Ruth Ends Career w/ Yankees in 1934....

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Earl Averill MLB home run debut... Babe Ruth's wedding day...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 17, 1929



* Earl Averill hits home in debut (1st at bat)

* Cleveland Indians - 1st in AL history

* Babe Ruth wedding day



This 34 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth on the front page with heading: "Ruth Will Marry Today; Abandons Secret Ceremony"



Also various baseball reports on page 24 with a two column he... See More  

Babe Ruth's Yankees contract...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Tennessee, March 7, 1930



* Babe Ruth nearing the end of his career

* New York Yankees contract disagreement



This 30 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 22:

"BABE RUTH REJECTS YANKS OFFER OF $85,000 FOR ONE SEASON" with subheads and photo of Ruth (see photos).



Tells of Babe Ruth dealing with his new contract extension. He would agree with Y... See More  

Babe Ruth returns to New York Yankees...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg Sentinel, Massachusetts, June 2, 1925



* Babe Ruth returns to the lineup

* New York Yankees

* Back from ulcer surgery ?



This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Babe Ruth,Back In Game; Fails At Home Run..." See photo for text on Babe Ruth's comeback after months recovering from surgery.



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Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium... The owner of the Hope Diamond dies...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1947



* Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium

* New York Yankees

* Owner of the Hope Diamond dies



This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 9: "Ruth Gets Thunderous Ovation in Stadium", "Former Slugger Honored; Tells Kids Baseball Is Greatest Game". This tells of the famous ceremony at Yankee Stadium. S... See More  

The death of Tony Lazerri...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 8, 1946



* Tony Lazerri death with photo

* New York Yankees fame

* Major league baseball MLB



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21: "TONY LAZERRI DIES; STARRED ON YANKS" and "Second Baseman During Era of Babe Ruth Succumbs at 42--Famed as Clutch Hitter". Also a one column photo of Lazerri. Nice to h

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Babe Ruth gets married...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1929



* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)

* New York Yankees star



This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth" with some text.



Also a nice banner headline on page 10 that reads: "Babe Ruth Married to Former Actress in Dawn Ceremony in New Yo... See More  

Babe Ruth near death..

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 12, 1948.



* Babe Ruth near death

* New York Yankees



This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Babe Ruth Fights On" and "Gravely Ill But Smiling, Says Close Friend" with photo. Also photo on page 2 with caption: "Condition Critical". He would die a few days later. Other news, sports and ... See More  

Cy Young death in 1955...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 7, 1955 



* Honus Wagner death 

* Pittsburgh Pirates 



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 34: "Wagner Great Credit To Game, Frick Says" "New Generation Pays Tribute to Departed Hall of Fame Member; Has .329 Lifetime Mark"



Tells of the death of famous Pittsburgh Pirates baseball star Ho... See More  

Ty Cobb's last career at-bat...

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, September 12, 1928 



* Ty Cobb last at-bat in MLB 

* Great Babe Ruth headline 



This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on page 16: "Hopes of Mackmen Fade When Babe Hits 49th Homer" with subheads. (see)



As nice as this is on Babe Ruth, this item is probably more historic on the great Ty Cobb.



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Lindbergh's...

MID-WEEK PICTORIAL, New York, August 15, 1931 The cover of this issue is of Col. and Mrs Charles Lindbergh packing their plane in Canada to preparation to fly to Tokyo. Some of the other photos within the issue are of Mrs. Lindbergh, Will Rogers, Babe Ruth and Clarke Gable. This issue contains many more photos of various persons of the time, sports and news.



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Babe Ruth is near death...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1948 



* Babe Ruth close to death w/ photo 

* New York Yankees - MLB 



The fottom half of the front page has a two line, two column head: "Babe Ruth's Condition Now Termed 'Critical' " plus a nice one column, full-figure photo of "Babe Ruth" (see).



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Babe Ruth suspension...

THE WORLD, New York City, September 5, 1925 

 

* Babe Ruth suspension 

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball 



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Yankees Meet Athletics Today Without Babe Ruth" with subhead. (see) Nice to have in a NYC paper.



Also Babe Ruth's personal column.



Other news of the day with much on the recent USS Shenan... See More  

Babe Ruth near death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948 



* Babe Ruth near death 

* New York Yankees 



This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital" with photo showing youngsters gathering outside the hospital with caption: "Getting Latest Report On Their Idol"



He would die a... See More