Word: babes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...captain during the search. For two and a half hours they held what White called "a strictly pink-tea conversation." The Jap captain, who said he had spent ten years in New York City as a youth, asked how the New York Yankees were doing, wanted to know if Babe Ruth was still alive, said he missed American movies and magazines. (When they went back to their ship, the Americans sent over some old copies of TIME and the Reader's Digest...
Legs & Lefties. The only player who holds an edge over the little Giant as a right fielder is the mighty George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, whose big bat always obscured his prowess afield. But at bat and in the field, 173-lb. Mel gives the 215-lb. Bambino a good...
Some day, too, Sluggers Johnny Mize and Babe Young will come home from the wars. Meanwhile, Carl Hubbell's new farm system should produce some help. Whether or not Mel Ott can eventually build the really big-time club the Polo Grounds' potential million-a-year customers deserve is another matter...
...Since Babe Ruth's time, the American League has been measuring its muscle in terms of home runs and base hits. But by last week, with the season a third gone, it was plain that pitchers were replacing hitters as the strong men. With nothing much to brag about except their twirlers, the Tigers and Yankees were several lengths in front of the field. With every club congratulating itself on at least one star pitcher, 43 of 191 games were shutouts. The big names: Newhouser, Borowy, Leonard, Christopher-and an easygoing, hearty-eating rookie from Mississippi named Dave...
George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, who has mostly watched baseball from the grandstand since his days as the "King of Swat," planned to launch a fresh career as a wrestling referee with an April 4 match in Boston, said he would go on a crosscountry tour if the new job pans...