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Tribute To Babe Ruth
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):30591Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: GENERAL FILEAccession:1986-0425Media:SoundPart:2 of 2Release date:1948-08-17Production company:Mutual Broadcasting SystemDescription:A tribute to Babe Ruth, who has just died, with comments by some major names in baseball and others who knew him. Introduced by Bert [Littell]. Includes: William Harridge, president of American Baseball League; Ford Frick, president of National Baseball League; headmaster of the Baltimore scholl Ruth went to; Mel Allen, Mutual's World Series broadcaster; Claude [Griffith], president and owner of the Washington Senators; David [Briscoll] in conversation with Ruth on a quail hunt on December 10, 1937; baseball players Tom [Zachary], Larry [Cutler], Waite Hoyt; Albert B. Chandler, Commissioner of Baseball. Commentator Bob Emerick reports from Yankee Stadium where Ruth liews in his casket. Schoolboy Joseph Connelly sings Ave Maria. <32mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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