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It is now more than 46 years since Babe Ruth died. In May it will be 60 years since he played his last big league game. Baseball's popularity has risen […]

One fan's tribute to baseball greats-- and almost-greats In the summer of 1954, a 14-year-old baseball nut fromNewark, New Jersey, named Barry Halper went to Yankee Stadium to see an […]

We were in a summer cottage and our 6-year-old, Jimmy, was playing outside. Suddenly he appeared at the back door, tears streaming down his cheeks. "I didn't mean to . […]

I was watching a professional football game on television and at the same time leafing through a book called the Beginners' Guide to Wildflowers. You know how it is on […]

My dog is black. He is a little dog. His name is Angus. Most people think he is a Scottie. But he is not. His mother was a Scottie, but […]

Offers baseball news briefs. Difficulties of Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, and concerns for other stadiums; Difficulties of baseball manager Tim Johnson; Death of Harold Henry (Pee Wee) Reese; Others. INSETS: The Standings;In the Box;The Hot Corner;Not Just Talk (Kevin Millar)

Remembers the life and baseball career of Joe DiMaggio, following his death on March 8, 1999. His abilities and attitude toward the game; His effect on Major League Baseball; How he looked and acted on the field and off; His character and style; Statistics of his career with the New York Yankees. INSETS: DiMaggio by the Numbers;A Clipper Chronology.

LEAD: CLASSIC BASEBALL CARDS The Golden Years 1886-1956. By Frank Slocum. Foreword by Yogi Berra. Illustrated. Unpaged. New York: Warner Books. $79.95. BASEBALL IN THE '50S A Decade of Transition. [...]

Looks back at Babe Ruth and the powerful grip he still holds on America's imagination four decades after his death. His reputation as a holy terror in his youth; His schooling at St. Mary's; How he signed with the Baltimore Orioles, a minor league baseball team in the International League; His baseball career; The Ruth museum in Baltimore, Maryland; The opinion that he was the best baseball player who ever lived.

This section offers world news briefs related to sports as of February 1974. Tanzanian officials decided to withdraw middle-distance runner Filbert Bayi from its participation in indoor meets in Toronto, Ontario and San Diego, California. Several Cleveland Indians baseball players suffered injuries after playing basketball including Frank Duffy, Buddy Bell, and Tommie Smith. Indian cyclist Sakti Prosad Potader has been touring the world since 1970.

The article discusses the latest developments in sports as of December 24, 1973. The South African government moved on the request by tennis player Arthur Ashe that African American players should be allowed to participate in all tournaments and not just the annual South African Open in the country. New Orleans city councilman James A. Moreau recommended to the Baltimore folks not to build a domed stadium if the private business sector will not support it. Japan's Mizushima Kikaku Co. has created an electric horse named Gallop.

The reports on an ongoing decline in attendance to the games of the National Football League (NFL) in the last 14 games played, as of December 12, 1982. Half the games scheduled were blacked out on television due to the large number of unsold tickets. Television networks airing the games have also reported low ratings. The concern of Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt regarding the issue is noted.

The article presents sports-related information. Jim Heffernan, director of public relations of the National Football League (NFL), expresses disappointment over the decision of Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts to issue tip sheets. Doctor Samuel H. Gruber, associate professor of marine science at the University of Miami, explains the reason in shark attacks in Florida and Bahamas. George Steinbrenner, owner of he New York Yankees dismissed the team's manager, Gene Michael.

This section offers news briefs related to sports in the U.S. as of December 25, 1972. The smoking of cigars and pipes in Metroliner trains was banned after Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote a letter of protest to Transportation Secretary John Volpe. A game-winning hit was produced by Gonzalo Marquez of the Oakland Athletics baseball team during the American League playoff in fall. Only three out of seven National Football League (NFL) games were won by the Kansas City Chiefs in their new Arrowhead Stadium.

This section offers sports news briefs. The scandal involving former Illinois governor and now federal judge Otto Kerner has affected the state of the horse racing in the state, in which Kerner allegedly made big profits from racetrack stock when he was still governor. Denver is facing huge problems when it hosts the 1976 Winter Games as it faces environmental activists who claims that the sporting event will damage the natural beauty of Colorado. The University of California, Los Angeles defeated The Citadel 105-49 in Los Angeles, California in 1971.