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Reusse: 100 years ago Babe Ruth came to Sleepy Eye and ‘landed on the old apple’
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSLEEPY EYE, MINN. – The New York Yankees and the New York Giants met in the 1922 World Series for the second straight season. Once again, all games were played in the Polo Grounds, the home ...
The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Times Brothers Faced Each Other in Sports Championships
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTravis and Jason Kelce will be the first brothers to play each other in the Super Bowl, but these...
THOMA COLUMN | The Babe and Long Bob: A bright second light
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 26—Sleepy Eye will next month celebrate the centennial of Babe Ruth's barnstorming visit to that small Brown County community, an appearance that featured two homers by the Bambino. Ruth ...
These 5 famous figures have all visited Pueblo. Here's why they came to the Steel City
The Pueblo Chieftain via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHow famous a person is depends on who you ask, but some of the visitors who've come to Pueblo over...
Historians ready to remember the "Bambino" in 100th anniversary of Sleepy Eye tour
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 23—One hundred years ago, the great Babe Ruth visited Sleepy Eye to play in an exhibition game. This fall, in memory of that famed barnstorming event, there will be a celebration. "It's ...
Babe Ruth debuted vs. Cleveland Naps on July 11, 1914; hit 500th homer vs. Indians in 1929
The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 11—July 11 is a notable date around the world for many reasons, among them: Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804. Famed British actor Laurence Olivier died ...