Babe

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Babe
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big
or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can."

• By Alex Nguyen

Ruth
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Introduction

• Born February 6, 1895 in the city of Baltimore,
  Maryland.
• Died August 16, 1948.
• Was married to Helen Woodford, second wifes name
  is Claire Hodgson.
• When he died, Ruth was buried in Hawthorne, New
  York.
• Adopted two girls, Dorothy and Julia Ruth.

1931(New Family) Babe Ruth(Left
Seat) Claire(Right Seat) Julia(Top Right) Mother
In-Law(Left top corner)
Old Family Babe Ruth (Right
Seat) Helen(Left Side) Dorothy(Middle)
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Childhood Life

• Babe Ruths real name as a child was George
  Herman Ruth.
• His parents were very poor , his dad worked and
  his mother was too busy with his sister so Ruth
  had to raise himself in the streets, since he
  never liked staying at home.
• Went to St Mary's Catholic Boarding School for
  discipline and to learn respect, since he was a
  very bad kid. It made him more respectful and a
  better person.
• At St Marys he learned to play baseball and was
  very good at it.

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Adolescence

• Babe Ruth spent his teenage years at St Marys
  Catholic boarding school and spent half his
  childhood there too.
• He played baseball at his school with his
  classmates and he was really good at it, his
  teacher, brother Matthias was proud of him.
• He became very good at baseball and was too good
  for others because he got everyone out and hit
  the baseball really far and it was too hard to
  catch.
• Babe Ruth loved to play pranks during his teenage
  years because he liked to live life to the
  fullest.

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Adulthood Life

• He was very good at baseball and was bought by
  many teams including the Boston Red Sox in 1914,
  New York Yankees in 1919, and the Boston Braves
  in 1935, before he retired in around 1936.
• Babe Ruth had many fans and became rookie of the
  year shortly and soon was respected greatly by
  his fellow teammates.
• He was only paid 5,000 every season, today
  baseball players can make up to 27,000,000 every
  year!
• Got married and adopted two children, Dorothy
  Ruth(7 June 1921-1989) and Julia Ruth(1917-1957)
• On 1936 he retired and died August 16, 1948 from
  a tumor on his neck.

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President Cleveland

• Grover Cleveland was the
• President through 1893-1897
• When Babe Ruth was born.
• The Democratic party included
• Thomas Hendricks and Adlai E. Stevenson Frances
  Folsom Cleveland.
• Grover was the 22nd and 24th president .
• He ran for president at age 47 and 55

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How I changed the World

• Babe Ruth's contribution to
  the world is somehow saving baseball because
  people were very angry after the Black Sox
  Scandal, an incident in which some players were
  banned from the White Sox. Ruth was so amazing he
  kept many fans loving baseball. Babe Ruth also
  helped children and families. He helped children
  by visiting them in orphanages and hospitals, he
  was their best friend. He gave them a joy for
  having a famous visitor and gifted them something
  to live for.

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Baseball Career History

• Babe Ruth played left side on batting and
  pitching.
• He had a total of 714 homeruns.
• Had the highest overall percentages in his
  team(batting, pitching, out field).
• His all time batting average was .342(ratio of
  hits divided by at bats).
• Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA(Baseball
  Writers' Association of America ) in 1936

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Interview

1. Was it tough handling your family and being
   famous at the same time?
2. Did you feel bad for the people that you hurt and
   played pranks during your childhood?
3. What did it feel like to hit a baseball so far
   and get so many fans?

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