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Babe Ruth

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Babe Ruth, Long Beach and the creation, care and feeding of the sport celebrity

Avatar photo by Steve Lowery November 16, 2018

In 1927, Babe Ruth was dragged into the Long Beach Police Department, the greatest athlete of his time accused of skirting child labor laws with an 8-year-old girl. How his case was handled says everything about the creation and care of America’s first, modern sport celebrity.

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