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Hucks: A Conversation Piece, No More

A boxscore that shows Babe Ruth had two hits in three official at-bats during a game in 1921 isn’t as valuable as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Corey Shamburg of CdA found that out when he asked a sports memorabilia answer man for the Redding (Calif.) Record-Searchlight about a discovery made by his brother recently. Brother Ken was dumping some construction waste in Shreveport, La., when he noticed wood debris in the trash pile. He investigated further and found some old newspapers in prime condition, including the 1921 New York Yankee boxscore with Ruth’s name in it. According to Babe Waxpack of the Record-Searchlight, the newspaper clip has value only as a conversation piece/DFO, Huckleberries. More here.

Question: Do you think today's kids know much if anything about Babe Ruth?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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