The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
HotO Babe Ruth Broke
 Into the National Game
Pitched Orioles to Victory Over Worlds Cham pions In His First Real Contest-Y Youngster
 Starred In Baseball as Catcher
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Who is this Babe Ruth?
 Who is this remarkable young man who was sold to the Yankees by Boston for price said to be greater than si0.Ooo, making him worth his weight in gold?
 Who is this star of stars who values his services at 5000 a year. placing him in a class with bank presidents and rail- road executives?
 BABE A STAR IN SCHOOL
 George Henry Ruth was born in Bal tlmore about twenty-five years ago amid modest surroundings. Unheard of until he entered St. Mary's School on the out skirts of the Monumental City, Young Ruth began carving his name in the Hall of Fame early. He stood out head and shoulders above all the other athletes at the school. He participated in many branches of sport, but his main forte was in welding the ~bludgeon.
 Ruth was most of the baseball team" He played every position, occasionally pitching the first game of a double header and going behind the bat in the second contest. The team was well sup rlied with pitchers, and Babe really was considered a catcher. He caught most of the games, and was called upon to pitch when two games were played or when one of his teammates was heavily bombarded.
 His wonderful batting proclivities in 1913 became gossip around Baltimore, and hundreds of fans were attracted to school games to see this young phenom play. John Dunn, manager of the Ball. timore team. slipped out to the school 1 one afternoon to give the embryo star the once over. Dunn had not seen the youngster in action. He had heard enough. and it was a batter of build |. DUNN LOOKS HIM OVER Young Ruth was usher into the
 drawing room to meet the manager. | Nineteen years old. he stood erect, siX l feet one and half inches Of him. The manager gazed upon the 167 pounds of bone and muscle and was convinced then l and there that the young man could do anything well
 It was a great day for Ruth. T. naked the beginning of the career O,
 the greatest ball player who ever pulle i 1 on the spiked shoes although only ons | fully realized 1t. The one was a little 1 chap of about a dozen summers. He
 looked like pigmy beside the big athlete Tears rolled down his cheeks as Ruth l penned his name to contract. The little fellow brushed them away and
 started for the door. There goes our ball club he said as he passed out into
 the school yard There were eight others on the team, but Babe, in the lads sight was most of them
 | HIS AMBITION REALIZED
 Ruth counted the days until training time. The day arrived and a dozer youngsters, several veterans, Manager Dunn and newspaper men boarded ;
 train for Fayetteville. N. C.. where thu team trained The big fellow realized
 his ambition upon reaching the hotel
 The clubs trainer distributed the uni
 forms, and Babe valued that gray shirt
 with Baltimore" written across tn
 front in big, black letters, great des
 more than if he had been presente'
 with dozen dress suts.
 The next move was to get on tn
 diamond. He did. Manager Dunn wa
 forced to warn the youngster to tax 1t easy The athlete raced around tn field like colt. He was bubbling owe
 with pep" and eager to convince tn
 manager that he had the stuff The frs day failed to produce any thrills. Tn next few days were spent in limberine } lup exercises. and Manager Dunn the announced that the first practice gam would be staged tomofrow (March 191H.
 The announcement put every one O
 their toes. Babe awited the opportunit , to hit one out of the park. He was as signed to play sh0<tstop, and he late } pitched an inning. He covered himse
 with glory in the field. Babe gobble , mp everything that came his way. o