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... turned out to be true . I had a wonderful time watching the games and getting to know the players . I met Babe Ruth at Hot Springs , Arkansas , where he was " boiling out " before reporting to the Yankee training camp at New Orleans ...
... turned out to be true . I had a wonderful time watching the games and getting to know the players . I met Babe Ruth at Hot Springs , Arkansas , where he was " boiling out " before reporting to the Yankee training camp at New Orleans ...
Page 90
... turned out two volumes on sports and one tiny booklet on natural history . Of course , we were writing on a lower and less lucrative level at least , I was- but we were veteran professionals at turning out printable , readable and ...
... turned out two volumes on sports and one tiny booklet on natural history . Of course , we were writing on a lower and less lucrative level at least , I was- but we were veteran professionals at turning out printable , readable and ...
Page 118
... turned sideways , slapped my knee and bent over double with laughter at my own joke . The audience let loose with a hearty laugh , too , but the students almost immediately realized that the jest was sacrilegious and the laughter ...
... turned sideways , slapped my knee and bent over double with laughter at my own joke . The audience let loose with a hearty laugh , too , but the students almost immediately realized that the jest was sacrilegious and the laughter ...
Contents
MYSELF WHEN YOUNG I | 1 |
THE NEWSPAPER GAME | 17 |
HOBNOBBING WITH CHAMPIONS | 31 |
Copyright | |
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