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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

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 31, 1930

• Babe Ruth adopts two daughters
• Dorothy Helen Ruth Pirone & Julia Hodgson
• Frank Nitti arrested - Al 'Scarface' Capone

The front page has a three column

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 28, 1925

• Babe Ruth returns to the team (photo)
• New York Yankees

This 12 page newspaper has a one column photo of Babe Ruth with caption: "Babe Ruth

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1939

• Babe Ruth wins golf tournament
• Apawamis Club - Rye, New York

The sport's section (page 35) has a seven column headline: "Babe Ruth's Double Victory Helps Long Island

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 21, 1922

• Babe Ruth suspended
• Arguing with umpire (cursing)
• Ban Johnson

Page 13 has one column headings: "UMPIRE DINEEN AND BABE RUTH IN NEAR FIGHT" and

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1929

• Yankees Babe Ruth
• re. death of wife in fire

The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "DAUGHTER WILLED ESTATE OF MRS. BABE RUTH" with a

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1948

• Babe Ruth funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral
• Best publication to be had ? (rare as such)

Near the bottom of the front page is a 2 column heading; "75,000 Go to Babe

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

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1932

• Babe Ruth's called shot (first report)
• New York Yankees World Series (game 3)
• Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field
• Best title to be had - very rare

This could well be

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

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 26, 1936

• Unusual baseball icon Babe Ruth photo
• Thomasville, Georgia quail hunting trip

Page 5 of this section has a one column photo showing Babe

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 5, 1929

• Harry Herbert Frazee death
• Boston Red Sox baseball fame
• Sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees

The front page has a one column heading: "HARRY H. FRAZEE, FORMER OWNER

THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 1919

• Babe Ruth w/ Boston Red Sox
• Early home run HR record
• 1st MLB Baseball power hitter ?

Near the top of the 2nd section (page 9) is a report headed:

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY  (Sunday) of the New York Times, February 3, 1929

• Babe Ruth playing golf photo
• New York Yankees spring training
• St. Petersburg, Florida

Page 6 of this section only has a rare

NEW YORK TIMES (Rotogravure Section only - 16 pages), New York City, New York, January 13, 1929

It is loaded with photos involving sports, entertainment, fashion and much more.  Page four is a photo

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, May 26, 1922

• Babe Ruth & Ban Johnson
• Fight with umpire & fan... Suspended from baseball

The front page has two column headlines that include: "Demon in Babe

NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, September 10, 1932

• Babe Ruth has appendicitis ?
• New York Yankees
• MLB baseball

The front page has a three column headline: "BABE RUTH FACES OPERATIONS" with subheads that

NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, February 12, 1928

• Unusual Babe Ruth photo
• Boxing as part of his training

The back page of this section has a unusual photo showing Babe Ruth sparring as part of

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Pennsylvania, March 10, 1930

• Babe Ruth signs contract
• New York Yankees
• Major league baseball

Page 8 has one column headings: "BABE RUTH SIGNS UP AT $80,000 TODAY", "Yankee

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 10, 1925

• Yankee Stadium showcases youngsters
• Babe Ruth photo with child player

The sport's section (page 8) has a two column photo showing Babe Ruth with a

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 8, 1925

• Baseball legend Babe Ruth "The Big Bambino"
• "The Bellyache Heard 'Round the World"
• Ill from eating too many hotdogs ? soda ?
• New York Yankees spring training - MLB

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1929

• Babe Ruth gymnasium workout
• New York Yankee to unfit to play ?
• Major league baseball off-season

The sport's section (page 16) has a rare article re. Babe Ruth

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 18, 1934

• Babe Ruth
• New York Yankees
• Bases on balls - walks (2,000th)

This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22:

• YANKEES SWAMPED BY INDIANS 13 TO

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1929

• Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)
• New York Yankees opening day (rained out)
• MLB baseball

Page 31 has one column headings that include: "BABE

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

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL: August 27, 1927.

• Tom Sheehan

• Babe Ruth

• Kansas City Jockey Club Races

This issue covers Tom Sheehan's 21st victory of the year in addition to the Kansas City Jockey Club Races

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, September 25, 1934

• Babe Ruth's last game at Yankee Stadium
• New York Yankees - MLB baseball

The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading:

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1920

• Babe Ruth breaks his home run record (season)
• New York Yankees - MLB baseball
• Best title to be had ?

The sport's section (page 6) has a one column heading: "BABE SETS

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 30, 1934

• Babe Ruth's last home run as a Yankee
• New York Yankees - Major league baseball
• Best title to be had ?

Page 3 of the sport's section reports on Babe Ruth's last home run

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January 14, 1932

• George Herman Ruth
• Babe Ruth refuses salary offer from the New York Yankees
• Colonel Ruppert

This 20 page newspaper a nice banner

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1974

• Hank Aaron home run #714 (1st report)
• Ties Babe Ruth's record
• Atlanta Braves - MLB

Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Aaron Ties Babe Ruth

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 15, 1920

• Babe Ruth makes his Yankees debut
• MLB - Major League Baseball

The top of page 9 has a brief & inconspicuous mention of the game in which Babe Ruth

FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 8, 1921

• New York Yankees 1st World Series
• Babe Ruth not playing ?

This 14 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "RUTH OUT OF

NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1948

• Babe Ruth death - Yankee Stadium viewing
• Best publication to be had ? (rare as such)

The front page has a two column heading: "77,000 File by Ruth's Bier; Cardinal to

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, January 14, 1932

• George Herman Ruth
• Babe Ruth refuses salary offer from the New York Yankees
• Colonel Ruppert

This 10 page newspaper a two column

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 13, 1932

• New York Yankees opening day game
• Babe Ruth's famous HR swing photo
• MLB - Major League Baseball

The sport's section (page 13) has a banner headline: "Ruth and Byrd

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1948

• Babe Ruth on his death bed ?
• New York Yankees baseball icon

The front page has a two line, two column heading on the front page: "Babe Ruth's Condition

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 21, 1954  Inside has a great, full page article on Willie Mays with a banner headline: "Hall of Fame? Willie Would Take World Series" with subheads: "I Won't Think

THE WORLD, New York, NY, May 26, 1922

• Babe Ruth
• George Herman Ruth
• Fight with umpire & fan
• Suspended from baseball

This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 12: "Ruth Flings Dust On

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1942

• Babe Ruth near death?
• New York Yankees

This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines  on page 21: "Babe Ruth Critically Ill on Coast, Shows Gain in Pneumonia

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1946

• Babe Ruth visits Mexico City

The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "BABE RUTH HAILED BY 15,000 MEXICANS" with subheads. Ruth made a public appearance at a

THE WORLD, New York City, August 31, 1925

• Babe Ruth suspended and fined
• New York Yankees
• MLB baseball

This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Ruth Accuses Huggins Of Making Him

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1932

• Babe Ruth hurts leg
• New York Yankees
• MLB baseball

The sport's section (page 22) has a four column headline: "Ruth Sustains Injury to Leg as Yankees Win" with subheads

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

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 5, 1934

• Babe Ruth all-stars play in japan

The Sports Section (page 15) has one column headings: "JAPANESE FANS IDOLIZE RUTH" "Babe Impressed by Orderliness of

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19, 1948

• Babe Ruth funeral services
• St. Patrick's Cathedral - NYC

The front page has most of a column with heads: "FUNERAL FOR BABE RUTH IS HELD IN

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 13, 1929.

• Babe Ruth Cartoon Pictorial
• Artist Feg Murray

This 40+ page newspaper has a nice four column cartoon pictorial of new York Yankee slugger Babe

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1922

• Babe Ruth suspended
• Arguing with umpire (cursing)
• Ban Johnson
• Best title to be had ?

The sport's section (page 10) has a one column heading: "JOHNSON SUSPENDS RUTH FOR

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1930

• Babe Ruth opens haberdashery shop
• Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic
• Hurricane San Zenon

The front page has a two column headline: "HURRICANE TOLL NOW 1,200;