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Babe Ruth in Yarmouth Co. Nova Scotia
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Babe Ruth in Yarmouth Co. Nova Scotia
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| Tid Bits: George Herman Ruth Jr., a.k.a. Babe Ruth
The Sultan of Swat was one of two children to survive infancy out of the eight Ruth siblings born in this house. Ruth lived on Camden Street "Baltimore" until the age of 19, when he was plucked by Jack Dunn from St. Mary's Industrial School, where he was affectionately labeled a trouble-maker of the highest order.(S) During two seasons, 1920 and 1927, he hit more home runs (114) than
any entire team in the American league, a feat never produced again by
any other player. (S)
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In Yarmouth, Babe Ruth boarded at this home on Cliff Street. |
In the autumn of 1936, Babe Ruth, who was a regular fishing
and hunting guest in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, was introduced to the toller
on a duck hunting trip. He was so impressed with the unique retriever,
that he brought one back to the United States. They caught on some, but
really gained popularity in the last 10 years or so. (S)
Picture Source www.BabeRuth.com |
 Babe
Ruth fished here, guided by Peter and Louis Vacon, local Acadian-French
outdoorsmen who hosted The Babe on his celebrated hunting and fishing trips
in the Tusket area. In a community where story-telling is a favourite stoveside
pastime, there is the oft-told tale of one of Babe's favourite wake-up
exercises while ensconced at Billy Lovitt's nearby woodland camp. After
an evening of cards, yarns and Jack Daniels, Babe and the guides would
retire to be "up and at 'em" by dawn. The Babe, of course, would tiptoe
outside at 3 or 4 a.m. and discharge both barrels of his 12-gauge Remington
into the air. Out would spill the guides, Peter and Louis, swearing in
French and struggling to get their pants and shoes on as they careened
out of the doorway. Never a man to sleep more than a few hours at a time,
Babe would then rack the shotgun, march back into the cabin and make everyone
breakfast as they waited for the dawn, muttering to themselves as the big
slugger grinned over the stove.(S).For
complete story go to Source: River
Log Against All Odds by Michael McAdam |
| As the season progresses the scene shifts and the rivers of the Eastern Shore start to heat up. By mid June salmon begin to ascend these rivers in good number and continue in spurts through until the end of September with each raise of water. The big river along this section of the Atlantic coast is the world famous St. Mary's - where Babe Ruth used to come to fish and occasionally to fall out of a boat. The legendary fishing guide Dan Macintosh invented and popularized one of the early classics of salmon dry flies, named appropriately, the MacIntosh. (S) |
| Now, for the old-time guides; I mention a few names but this is not complete in any way, shape or form. There was Blair Archibald in Stillwater here; Charlie Pye of Sherbrooke; Henry MacLean and his sons of Stillwater; Bill MacIntosh and a large family, all excellent guides; Tim McGrath; Walter Smith; and many others. We even had, as I mentioned before, some very notable people come and fish along the river and one of the greatest sports celebrities from the United States spent some time here and I am referring, in this particular case to the great Babe Ruth. His first trip here, I think, introduced him to what the older people remember as McKenna's Pictou Twist chewing tobacco for which he acquired a taste. Babe Ruth's career might have been considerably shortened had not one of our local guides, Dan MacIntosh, pulled him out of the Stewart Pool down here, early in May just as he was going by the end of the boat. I think Babe himself would never have made it. But anyway, he was taken back into the boat, had his stay here and went home with a goodly number of salmon and I don't think any of them caught by himself. (S) |
| Among the thousands of people he has served in small
ways are celebrities in sport, politics, business and the clergy.
Probably the best known have been in sports world and among these have
been Jack Sharkey (Link),
ex-world heavy-weight boxing champion, and the late Babe
Ruth, baseball's immortal slugger, both of whom he knew personally
and met with a shake of the hand whenever they landed here. (S)
Aside from being heavyweight champion in his own right, Jack Sharkey had the distinction providing the linear connection between two distinct eras of heavyweight boxing. Sharkey was the only man to fight both Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis. (S) Picture Source Cyber Boxing Zone |
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| HILL, Arthur James (Sonny) - 89, Yarmouth, died Monday, May 20, 2002, in Yarmouth Regional Health Centre. Born in Weehawken, N.J., he was the son of Georgianna Hatfield (Springhaven, Yarmouth Co.) and Henry E. Hill (Ohio, U.S.A.). After completing his education at Newton High School and Boston University, he returned to Yarmouth in 1937, to ranch mink and eventually open a popular restaurant and other tourist-related industries. The Snackerie Restaurant and Honey Hill Motel were Yarmouth landmarks for over two generations. He was a world-class hunter and fly fisherman, whose guiding expertise was sought by a wide spectrum of individuals including Babe Ruth and Arnold Palmer. After retirement he supported wildlife conservation and environmental causes and organizations. He is survived by son, Arnold, Marion, Mass.; daughter, Carole, Yarmouth; seven grandchildren.; two great-grandsons. Visitation in Sweeny's Funeral Home, Yarmouth. Funeral was Friday, May 24 in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Yarmouth, Father Mel Langille officiating. Burial in Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery. (S) |
| Link | Comment | |
| 1. | Babe Ruth’s Christmas | Letter from Michael Quinlan & Babe's last days |
| 2. | Babe Ruth Museum | |
| 3. | Adam’s Outdoor Adventures | Some of the couverts have been hunted and first enjoyed by Babe Ruth and a generation later by Ted Williams. |
Other Famous Individuals to visit our lovely area
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| 1. | Tuna fishing in Wedgeport | Arthur Irving, Franklin D. Roosevelt U.S. President, Zane Gray |
Research by
Godfrey J. LeBlanc
GrassRoutes Internet
www.yarmouth.org
On
Feb. 6, 1895, George Herman "Babe" Ruth was born at 216 Emory St., the
home of his