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Williams has noticed that the first thing former major league players want to talk about are their connections to Babe Ruth.

Dot Marrow said husband Buck’s proudest moment was when, as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, he hit Babe Ruth. Another example is the framed 1933 newspaper photograph Tigers catcher Roger Hayworth has of himself tagging Ruth as he is sliding into home.

Like other fans, Williams says Babe Ruth remains the legendary hero of American baseball. According to Williams, Ruth did everything he could to stir up the press and the public. For instance, in the 1932 World Series at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Ruth is credited with the remark, “If I had to play in a dump like this every day, I’d play for half my salary.” His implication was that it would be easier to hit a home run in the Chicago stadium.

Game 3 of that same World Series is one of Williams’s favorites. “Oh, there was so much stuff going on in that game,” he adds. “The Wrigley Field people in Chicago were ready to kill him, and Babe liked it.”

The fifth inning of that game became a memorable moment in baseball history, and most of it is really just legend. “Joe Sewell flies out to center field, and then Babe steps up with one out on the board. The first two pitches are down the middle with a curve, and the umpire takes both of them for strikes.” As the Chicago fans scream, and the infield chatters at Babe, Ruth outstretches his arm and holds up two fingers.

“The legend,” Williams says, “is that Ruth was pointing to the place he would hit the ball, but according to Billy Herman, the second baseman, and Cubs catcher Leo ‘Gabby’ Hartman, Ruth was saying, ‘That’s just two (strikes). It only takes one to hit it.’

“Ruth swings at the next pitch. The ball goes past the outfield wall, past the grandstands, past the grandstand wall, and out onto to Waveland Avenue. Most people still say that’s the longest one ever hit in Wrigley Field,” Williams adds with wistful note.

“The Yankee bench said that’s right where he pointed. And, of course, when questioned by the press the next day, Ruth agreed.”

Another connection to Babe Ruth was so unpleasant that the Yankees organization kept it out of the press. While on the road one year, some team members experienced a rash of thefts: money and personal items kept mysteriously disappearing. To touch another teammate’s property was taboo, so it became a great concern.

Babe, however, decided to set a trap. He marked five $100 bills. When he returned late one night, after another infamous evening of hard partying, he first checked the belongings of his roommate, who was in a deep sleep. When Ruth found his gold pocket watch and the marked bills in the player’s duffle bag, he locked the door, and began beating his roommate. Despite the calls and banging on the door by hotel security and teammates, Ruth continued to pummel the player.

“When he finally unlocked the door and produced the thief, the manager kicked the player off the team and the American League blackballed him,” recalls Williams.

“The player, however, was later picked up by the National League, and he played for the St. Louis Cardinals for many years before eventually managing the Dodgers.”

The player was Leo Durocher, the man famous for the comment, “Nice guys finish last.”

While Durocher isn’t Williams’s hero, he has managed to collect many stories and his autographed memorabilia, including his 1961 contract to coach the Dodgers. According to a quote in Durocher’s biography, The Lip, he said that he agreed to coach the Dodgers for $25,000, complaining that it was half the salary he had received for his last managerial job. “But I have the contract for that job,” Doug says with a mischievous cock of his head, “and it was only for $13,000.” Other items include an autographed photo, baseball, and even a Collier’s magazine displaying Durocher’s family, with the caption, “Laraine Taught Leo: Nice Guys Finish First.”

Although Durocher fails to measure up to Williams’s ideal in a baseball player, Joe Sewell is held in high esteem. “He was the first one who wrote me detailed letters. Because of his size—5’5’’ and 148 pounds—his sharp eyes, and his quick reflexes, he was known as the most difficult to strike out. In one season, with 608 at bats, he only struck out four times.”

“Several years ago in New Orleans I had a dream about Sewell,” Williams says. “In fact, it was so vivid, it was almost like a visitation. In it, I am in a huge auditorium, and Sewell and Tris Speakman, the manager of the Indians in the ‘20s, were on the stage. Joe Sewell explains that they are there to take questions, and he says, pointing at me, ‘And I want to start right here down at the front with my good friend Doug Williams.’”

“So I ask what he learned playing for Tris Speakman that later helped him as a coach. In my dream, he says, ‘Tris taught me to always make the opposition commit himself. Force his hand and cause him to commit. Then base your action on what he does. Force your opponent’s hand into acting, and then make your response a reaction to what he does.’”

		9. Williams has noticed that the _______ thing former major league players want to talk about is their connection to Babe Ruth.    a. first   b. furthermore   c. in addition   d. as well
		10. Dot Marrow said husband Buck's proudest moment was when, as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, he hit Babe Ruth. _______ example is the framed 1933 newspaper photograph of Tigers catcher Ray Hayworth has of himself tagging Ruth as he is sliding into home.    a. And   b. Moreover   c. Another   d. For one thing
		11. Like other fans, Williams says Babe Ruth remains the legendary hero of baseball. According to Williams, Ruth did everything he could to stir up the press and the public. One instance occurred in the 1932 World Series at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Ruth is credited with saying, "If I had to play in a dump like this every day, I'd play for half my salary." His implication was that it would be easier to hit a home run in the Chicago stadium. Game 3 of that same World Series is _______ of Williams's favorites. "Oh, there was so much stuff going on in that game," he adds. "The Wrigley field people were ready to kill Babe, and he liked it."    first   one   final   for instance
		12. The fifth inning of that game became a memorable moment in baseball history, and most of it is really just legend. "Joe Sewell flies out to center field, and then Babe steps up with one out on the board. The ______ two pitches are down the middle with a curve, and the umpire takes both of them for strikes." As the Chicago fans scream, and the infield chatters at Babe, Ruth outstretches his arm and holds up two fingers.     a. also   b. and   c. another   d. first
		13. "The legend," Williams says, "is that Ruth was pointing to the place he would hit the ball, but according to Billy Herman, the second baseman, and Cubs catcher Leo 'Gabby' Hartman, Ruth was saying, 'That's just two (strikes). It only takes ______ to hit it.' "Ruth swings at the _____ pitch. The ball goes past the outfield wall, past the grandstands, past the grandstand wall, and out onto to Waveland Avenue. Most people still say that's the longest one ever hit in Wrigley Field," Williams adds with wistful note. "The Yankee bench said that's right where he pointed. And, of course, when questioned by the press the next day, Ruth agreed."     a. one; furthermore   b. two; in addition   c. one; next   d. three; besides
		14. _________ connection to Babe Ruth was so unpleasant that the Yankees organization kept it out of the press. While on the road one year, some team members experienced a rash of thefts: money and personal items kept mysteriously disappearing. To touch another teammate's property was taboo, so it became a great concern.     a. Another   b. For one thing   c. Last   d. Next
		15. Babe, however, decided to set a trap. He marked five $100 bills. When he returned late one night, after another infamous evening of hard partying, he first checked the belongings of his roommate, who was in a deep sleep. When Ruth found his gold pocket watch _____ the marked bills in the player's duffle bag, he locked the door and began beating his roommate. Despite the calls and banging on the door by hotel security and teammates, Ruth continued to pummel the player. "When he finally unlocked the door and produced the thief, the manager kicked the player off the team and the American League blackballed him," recalls Williams. "The player, however, was later picked up by the National League, and he played for the St. Louis Cardinals for many years before eventually managing the Dodgers." The player was Leo Durocher, the man famous for the comment, "Nice guys finish ____________."     a. as well as; last   b. first; last   c. third; another   d. one; and
		16. While Durocher isn't Williams's hero, he has managed to collect many stories and his autographed memorabilia, including his 1961 contract to coach the Dodgers. According to a quote in Durocher's biography, The Lip, he said that he agreed to coach the Dodgers for $25,000, complaining that it was half the salary he had received for his _____ managerial job. "But I have the contract for that job," Doug says with a mischievous cock of his head, "and it was only for $13,000." Other items include an autographed photo, baseball, and even a Collier's magazine displaying Durocher's family, with the caption, "Laraine Taught Leo: Nice Guys Finish ________."     a. besides; First   b. also; Second   c. last; First   d. and; moreover
		17. Although Durocher fails to measure up to Williams's ideal in a baseball player, Joe Sewell is held in high esteem because he was the _____ player who wrote Williams letters. Williams says Sewell had a sharp eye and was known as the most difficult player to strike out.     a. also   b. first   c. and   d. furthermore
		18. In _____ season, with 608 at bats, Sewell only struck out four times.     a. one   b. and   c. also   d. furthermore
		19. "Several years ago in New Orleans I had a dream about Sewell," Williams says. "In fact, it was so vivid it was almost like a visitation. In it, I am in a huge auditorium, and Sewell _____ Tris Speakman, the manager of the Indians in the '20s, were on the stage. Joe Sewell explains that they are there to take questions, and he says, pointing at me, 'And I want to start right here down at the front with my good friend Doug Williams.'"     a. moreover   b. first of all   c. first   d. and
		20. "So I ask what he learned playing for Tris Speakman that later helped him as a coach. In my dream, he says, 'Tris taught me to _____ make the opposition commit himself and then base your action on what he does. In other words, force your opponent's hand into acting, and then make your response a reaction to what he does.'"     a. second   b. last of all   c. first   d. third