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just off the property on the street below.
I can only imagine the Contents.
There was an air of anticipation and excitement in Mahanoy City and the surrounding patches as the community and baseball fans in particular awaited the arrival of Babe Ruth in the autumn of 1923. The twenty-eight year old Ruth had just completed his fourth season with the New York Yankees in which he batted .393 ( the best of his career ) and hit 45 home runs. The Yankees had won their first world series less than two weeks before. The Bronx Bombers had defeated the New York Giants in a "subway series" in six games. This would be the first of the Yankee's 27 world championships. Babe was originally scheduled to be in town on Tuesday, the 23rd of October, but that date was postponed because of rain. Babe's appearance was rescheduled for Friday, October 26th. The local schools and collieries closed early in anticipation of the great event. The articles below are from the Record American prior to Ruth's arrival and following the game on Friday.
http://mahanoyhistory.org/babe-ruth.html
http://www.mahanoyhistory.org/lastgame.html
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