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Lou Gehrig was a better actor than you would think
WatchdogConsidering all we've read and heard about Lou Gehrig's personality over the decades, his acting in this 1938 Western really isn't half-bad. I'm wondering how Yankees executives felt about him engaging in a bar-room brawl, though. A quirky piece...... -
Negron's book makes a Jackie-Babe connection
ken.davidoff@newsday.comSome authors have their studies, their havens where they find the comfort zone necessary for their next book. For Ray Negron, that comfort zone is a storage room in the bowels of Yankee Stadium. Negron, who joined the Yankees as a batboy in 1973, sits...Tags: Justice and Rights, Demographics, Bobby Murcer, Racism, George Steinbrenner
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Veterans get ALS disability
Sun reporterThe Department of Veterans Affairs plans to provide full disability payments for Lou Gehrig's disease, tacitly acknowledging for the first time a generalized link between the fatal neurological disorder and military service. Veterans and patient...Tags: Major League Baseball, Henry E Jr Brown, National Institutes of Health, New York Yankees, Diseases
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Didra leaves Catty softball post
Scott Didra has resigned as Catasauqua's softball coach after one season. He led the Rough Riders to a 12-9 record, 11-7 Colonial League. ''We had a good year,'' Didra said. ''We had a stretch where we won nine out of 11 games, and it was exciting. We...Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Major League Baseball, George Williams, Mental Illness, Pediatrics
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'K-indie' rock, fests and softball fun
MUSIC APLENTY IN PHILLY A powerhouse free concert at Penn's Landing kicks off a week of kid-friendly music in Philadelphia. Demi Lovato, star of the Disney movie '' Camp Rock'' will headline Fam Jams!, a free concert of up-and-coming young stars 1-5 p....Tags: Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Das Awkscht Fescht, Binney and Smith, Camp Rock
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Bartman reportedly turns down offer: $25,000 to show up, sign photo
SportsBuy.com and the National Sports Collectors Convention are offering $25,000—a briefcase with 250 $100 bills inside—to notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman if he comes out of hiding, attends the show and signs a single autograph. ESPN.com...Tags: Major League Baseball, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Baseball
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Nostalgia reigns for icons at Yankee Stadium
johnette.howard@newsday.comThe send-offs for Yankee Stadium have been rolling out long before the 79th All-Star Game pulled into the old ballpark last night. But for the first time, it really did feel as if the countdown had begun. And it really did feel like the start of goodbye....Tags: Jonathan Papelbon, Major League Baseball, Metal and Mineral, Babe Ruth, Multi-Sport Events
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Newsday's 100: The super elite Hall of Fame
When Goose Gossage is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next Sunday, he'll become the 234th player so honored. Does he belong there? Well, 85.8 of the 543 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America said he does in the most...Tags: Dan Brouthers, Babe Ruth, Early Wynn, Eddie Collins, King Kelly
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'Indestructible': Ben Byer's fighting spirit survives
Tribune reporterThe July 3 death of filmmaker Ben Byer, creator and subject of "Indestructible," lends this documentary record of his struggle against ALS an unbearable poignancy. Despite his debilitation, Byer planned to attend the three screenings at the Gene Siskel...Tags: Movies, Genetics, Medical Specialization, Gene Siskel
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American League All-Stars win 4-3 in 15 innings
AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Marquee starters were long gone. So were nearly all the other pitchers. His bullpen empty, National League manager Clint Hurdle approached David Wright and asked whether he had the right stuff to take the mound and close out the All-...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Jonathan Papelbon, Babe Ruth, Terry Francona
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