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...selection of Restic came as a surprise. Rumors had circulated that pro quarterbacks Frank Ryan and Babe Parilli were top candidates, while Yovicsin's assistant defensive coordinator. Ralph Jelic, was also mentioned frequently. Yesterday morning's Boston Globe suggested Mark Levy, a special teams coach for the Los Angeles Rams, would be picked...
...couple never marry). In a climax as overwrought as the fruitiest of Bergman-either Ingrid or Ingmar-ex-med student Danny delivers his son without a doctor's aid, while fending off his 'father-in-law's' drunken attempts to break into the delivery-room. Just as the babe sees light, its grandfather brains himself on a lampstand...
Died. Charlie Root, 71, Chicago Cubs pitcher remembered as the foil for Babe Ruth's greatest grandstand play; of leukemia; in Hollister, Calif. With his blazing right-hand delivery, Root was a star in his own right, running up a 201-160 record (best year: 1927 with 26-15) over 17 seasons. But he is best known for that day in the 1932 World Series when the Babe, in response to a fan's heckling, pointed to the bleachers, then blasted a Root pitch over the centerfield stand to the cheers of 51,000 witnesses...
...Babe Ruth of Hockey
...sometimes called the Babe Ruth of hockey. Now, the story comes to mind of Ruth hitting a homer specially for a sick little boy. It's a commonly told story, for the public loves to create myths about its sports heroes. Somehow these stories get tied up with the Biblical healing myths, and people seem to unconsciously expect something magical from their heroes...