Babe Ruth, 1895-1948: American Baseball Legend Download MP3
(Right-click or option-click the link.) I'm Shirley Griffith.
And I'm Doug Johnson with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN
AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the
history of the United States. Today, we tell about Babe Ruth,
America's greatest baseball player. Some say he was the greatest
sports hero of all time. George Herman Ruth was born in
Baltimore, Maryland, in eighteen ninety-five. George's parents
owned a bar where people came to drink alcohol. His mother died
when he was very young. His father was killed in a street fight.
Young George was forced to live on the streets of Baltimore. He
stole things. He fought with other children. He got into
trouble. At the age of eight, he was sent to live at Saint
Mary's industrial school for boys. Catholic religious workers
operated the school. The religious workers helped George to act
better. And they taught him how to play baseball. By the age of
eighteen, George was an excellen