Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Take a picture with the record-setting home run bat.
George “Babe” Ruth has a history in Howard County. He played for the “original” Orioles, and in October of 1914 he married Helen Woodford at St. Paul’s Church in Ellicott City. Ruth is returning to Ellicott City this summer – in a way. His 1927, record-setting home run bat will be at the Miller Branch Library on July 12. You can take a look at, or be photographed with, the bat at this event, which will celebrate Ruth’s connections to Howard County with ballpark food and drink, as well as a special guest. Baseball historian and history professor Jerrold Casway has written several books about 19th century baseball and speaks often about the history of baseball. He will be on hand to talk about the “original” Orioles, an American …
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Head into the day a little more informed.
We should see a little relief from the oppressive heat today. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high of 82 degrees with clear, sunny skies. Phew. George Herman "Babe" Ruth announced his intent to retire from baseball on this day in 1935. Ruth was actually married right here in Ellicott City. Mike Radinsky has the story. If you want to check out the roads before heading to work (or out for a long weekend), visit the SHA Chart website. You can see where the accidents, heavy traffic and other incidents are. Centennial High School seniors are graduating today. Congratulations! The ceremony is at 4 p.m. at Merriweather Post Pavillion. Roads will likely be busy around rush hour, so if you drive that way, you may want to take a …
Saturday, February 5, 2011
He is probably the most famous ballplayer in the world and a Baltimore native, and he got married in Ellicott City.
The burly young man standing in front of the clerk of the Circuit Court believed he was nineteen. The girl with him told the boy she was sixteen. Years later he would discover that his real birth date was February 6, 1894, actually a year earlier than he thought, making him twenty. He was from what we today call a “dysfunctional” family. They were working class Baltimoreans, living in a lower class neighborhood called ‘Pigtown,’ the nickname given for the herds of pigs that were routinely run through the streets to a nearby slaughterhouse. The father had owned a successive string of bars, his homemaker mother gave birth to eight children. Only two survived. His parents, he said, believed him to be a “bad kid,” and were unable to cope …
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J Leland
3:38 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
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