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George Herman Ruth Junior, also known as Babe Ruth and arguably the greatest baseball player who ever lived, was born on February 6, 1894. Babe had a childhood that was very difficult. Pitching was his natural talent, but hitting is what he is remembered for today. Babe Ruth is a legend that will live forever. “In 1902, George was sent to live at Saint Mary’s Industrial School, which was a school for boys who, for different reasons, had problems living at home”. The Story of BABE RUTH Baseball’s Greatest Legend, Eisenberg (Pg. 16). His mother would miss and cry for him and Babe would sometimes come home. In 1904, Babes mother became very ill and could not handle Babe mischievous habits anymore. Although it was not a very easy decision, his mother thought it would be better if he were to stay at Saint Mary’s permanently. He continued attending St. Mary’s until his twentieth birthday. Every Sunday, the boys of the school would play sports such as: Volleyball, Basketball, Ice Skating and Baseball. Babe Ruth was noticed by Brother Matthias, on of the priests, for his exceptional ability of catching and throwing a baseball. Soon thereafter, Babe started learning different strategies from Brother Matthias. While he was at St. Mary’s he played with a team called the Red Sox. He was the catcher on the team. One day, Babes team was playing against the Orioles, a very tough team. Babe’s team was loosing and he was making fun of the team pitcher, which happened to be Brother Matthias. Brother Matthias was upset and demanded Babe to take over the pitching duties. Brother Matthias wanted to teach Babe a lesson but it did not work as he planned. Babe was throwing strikes like as if he were a natural pitcher.
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