Babe Ruth: Going Down Swinging

<Tab/> Going down swinging Etched in stone, are the words of Cardinal Spellman: "May the divine spirit that animated Babe Ruth to win the crucial game of life, inspire the youth of America." They are placed on the tomb of the great Babe Ruth. To understand their significance, one should consider Babe Ruth's younger days, baseball career, charitableness and death. George Herman Ruth, Jr. was born to Kate and George Ruth …

…successes came in the hardest way imaginable. His unproductive family life devoured his youth. His desire drove him to achieve baseball greatness. Unselfishness helped him help others. Until his dying days, his greatness was uncharted. Perhaps his epitaph has come true. The goals are set and America's youth are inspired. <Tab/> <Tab/> Works Cited Beim, George, and Julia Ruth Stevens. Babe Ruth: A Daughter's Portrait. Dallas: Taylor, 1998.